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Asprocottus pulcher

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Species of fish

Asprocottus pulcher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species: A. pulcher
Binomial name
Asprocottus pulcher
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms
  • Cottinella pulchra (Taliev, 1955)

Asprocottus pulcher is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955. It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 50–250 metres.

References

  1. Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Asprocottus pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159626865A159626875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159626865A159626875.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asprocottus pulcher". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Taliev, D. N., 1955 Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1–603.
Taxon identifiers
Asprocottus pulcher
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