Procottus major

Procottus major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Procottus
Species: P. major
Binomial name
Procottus major
Taliev, 1949
Synonyms[1]
  • Procottus jeittelesi major Taliev, 1949

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. 1 2 3 Procottus major at www.fishbase.org.
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