Procottus major
Procottus major | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Abyssocottidae |
Genus: | Procottus |
Species: | P. major |
Binomial name | |
Procottus major Taliev, 1949 | |
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Procottus major is one of the four recognized species of the deepwater sculpin fish genus Procottus, endemic to Lake Baikal, Siberia.[1] It was originally described as a subspecies of Procottus jeittelesii. It dwells at a depth range of 50 to 900 metres (160 to 2,950 ft), most often around 140 to 460 metres (460 to 1,510 ft). Males can reach a total length of 16.7 centimetres (6.6 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Procottus major at www.fishbase.org.
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