Limnocottus bergianus
Limnocottus bergianus is a deepwater sculpin.[1] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935.[2] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 100–1000 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.5 centimetres.[1]
| Limnocottus bergianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. bergianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935 | |
References
- Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
- Taliev, D. N., 1935 [ref. 15741] Neue Formen der Cataphracti aus dem Baikalsee. Trudy Baikal'skoi limnologischeskoi stantsii = Travaux de la Station limnologique du Lac Baikal v. 6: 59-68.
- Food items reported for Limnocottus bergianus at www.fishbase.org.
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