Abyssocottus korotneffi

Overview

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Family : Deep-water sculpins ; Eggs very large, up to 4.25 mm. About 20 eggs in each ovary.

Common Names

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Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

柯氏淵杜父魚, 柯氏淵杜父魚, 柯氏渊杜父鱼

Common Names in Russian:

малоглазая широколобка

Description

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Family Abyssocottidae

Distribution: primarily Lake Baikal, Siberia. Postcleithra reduced or absent; dorsal fin with 3-10 spines and 10-21 soft rays ; anal fin with 8-16 soft rays; pelvic fin with one spine and 2-4 soft rays; vertebrae 30-37. Generally occur below 170 m .The family Abyssocottidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 6 genera and 20 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. This family may be found from 57° n to 52° s and 100° w to 106° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, abyssos = bottomless + Greek, kottos = a kind of fish; derived from Greek, kotta = head

Habitat

May be found at depths of 120 to 1000 meters. Usually found at depths of 460 to 500 meters.

Biome: Fresh water . Bathydemersal .

Biology

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Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Scorpaeniformes ()
        Suborder: Cottoidei ()
        Family: Abyssocottidae () - Deep-water sculpins
        Genus: Abyssocottus () - Berg, 1906
        Specific name: korotneffi - Berg, 1906
        Scientific name: - Abyssocottus korotneffi Berg, 1906

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Abyssocottus

There are approximately 6 species in this genus:

A. bergianus · A. elochini · A. gibbosus · A. gibbosus subulatus · A. godlewskii griseus · A. korotneffi

Bibliography

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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).
Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
NODC: Typifies
Sideleva, V.G., V.P. Prirodina, and I.V. Khanayev (1995). Karyotypes of benthic Lake Baikal Cottoids, with remarks about karyological evolution in relation to bathymetric distribution. J. Ichthyol. 35(9):295-304.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
FishBase
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Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Iwamoto, Tomio (from FishBase).
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486231
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-114738
Fishbase Species ID: 47208
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 67557
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 203394
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101067