Batrachocottus baicalensis, Bighead sculpin

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Batrachocottus baicalensis (Dybowski, 1874)

Bighead sculpin
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Batrachocottus: Greek, batrachos = frog + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Dybowski.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 70 - 130 m (Ref. 2058), usually 70 - ? m (Ref. 2058). Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Lake Baikal and Irkutsk Reservroir downstream to the Burduguz River in Russia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2058)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 6 - 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 15-18; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 13

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found mostly over stony bottom (Ref. 26334).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Berg, L.S., 1965. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 3, 4th edition. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1949). (Ref. 2058)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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