| Limnocottus bergianus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. bergianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935 | |
Limnocottus bergianus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935. 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.
L. bergianus feeds primarily on bony fish and gammarids.
References
- Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Limnocottus bergianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632719A159632725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632719A159632725.en. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limnocottus bergianus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- Taliev, D. N., 1935 Neue Formen der Cataphracti aus dem Baikalsee. Trudy Baikal'skoi limnologischeskoi stantsii = Travaux de la Station limnologique du Lac Baikal v. 6: 59-68.
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| Limnocottus bergianus | |
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