Abyssocottidae
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| Abyssocottidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cottoidea |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genera | |
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The Abyssocottidae are a family of fishes in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. They are known commonly as the deep-water sculpins.[1] The entire family is endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia and associated rivers.[2]
Sculpins of this family live in deep water, usually below 170 m.[1] Species include Abyssocottus korotneffi and Cottinella boulengeri, which are among the deepest-living freshwater teleost fish.[3]
The seven genera in the family[1] include:[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Abyssocottidae. FishBase. 2011.
- ↑ Hunt, D. M., et al. (1997). Molecular evolution of the cottoid fish endemic to Lake Baikal deduced from nuclear DNA evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 8(3), 415-22.
- ↑ Jakubowski, M. (1997). Morphometry of gill respiratory area in the Baikalian deep-water sculpins Abyssocottus korotneffi and Cottinella boulengeri (Abyssocottidae, Cottoidei). Journal of Morphology 233(2), 105-12.
- ↑ Abyssocottidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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