Asprocottus herzensteini intermedius

Description

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

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: Asprocottus () - Taliev, 1955
        Specific name: herzensteini
        Subspecies: intermedius
        Scientific name: - Asprocottus herzensteini intermedius Taliev, 1955

Unambiguous Synonyms

Asprocottus herzensteini intermedius Taliev 1955

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Asprocottus

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

A. abyssalis · A. herzensteini (Herzenstein's Rough Sculpin) · A. herzensteini abyssalis · A. herzensteini intermedius · A. herzensteini parmiferus · A. herzensteini platycephalus · A. intermedius · A. korjakovi · A. megalops eurystomus · A. minor · A. parmiferus · A. platycephalus · A. pulcher

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Contributors

MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 1, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3941857
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1708343
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2368763