Limnocottus godlewskii

Limnocottus godlewskii is a species of deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia; it is a common fish in the lake.[3] It lives at a depth range of 2–830 metres, and inhabits the silty bottom. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19 centimetres.[3]

Limnocottus godlewskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Limnocottus
Species:
L. godlewskii
Binomial name
Limnocottus godlewskii
(Dybowski, 1874)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cottus godlewskii Dybowski, 1874
  • Limnocottus godlewskii bergi Dybowski, 1908

L. godlewskii spawns in January and February.[3]

References
  1. Dybowski, B. N., 1874. Die Fische des Baical-Wassersystemes. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 24 (no. 3-4): 383–394.
  2. Synonyms of Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Limnocottus godlewskii at www.fishbase.org.


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