Neocottus thermalis
| Neocottus thermalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Neocottus |
| Species: | N. thermalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neocottus thermalis Sideleva, 2002 | |
Neocottus thermalis is a deepwater sculpin.[1] It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2002.[2] It is a freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 430 to 480 metres (1,410 to 1,570 ft).[1]
References
- 1 2 Neocottus thermalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Sideleva, V. G., 2002 [ref. 26019] Fish fauna of the area of high hydrothermal activity (Frolikha Bight, Lake Baikal), with the description of a new species of the genus Neocottus (Abyssocottidae). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 2): 274-278.
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