Asprocottus intermedius

Asprocottus intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Asprocottus
Species: A. intermedius
Binomial name
Asprocottus intermedius
Taliev, 1955
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprocottus herzensteini intermedius Taliev, 1955

Asprocottus intermedius is a deepwater sculpin.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus herzensteini.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 200-800 metres.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Asprocottus intermedius at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Asprocottus intermedius at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Taliev, D. N., 1955 [ref. 4316] Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottidae). Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow and Leningrad. 1-603.
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