Cottinella boulengeri (Short-Headed Sculpin, Short-Headed Sculpin)

Overview

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Family : Deep-water sculpins ; About 110-200 eggs are contained in both ovaries (Ref. 2058).

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Short-Headed Sculpin

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

仔杜父魚, 仔杜父魚, 仔杜父鱼

Common Names in Russian:

короткоголовая широколобка, широколобка короткоголовая

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 400 to 1600 meters.

Biome: Fresh water . Bathypelagic .

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: Cottinella () - (Berg, 1906)
        Specific name: boulengeri - (Berg, 1906)
        Scientific name: - Cottinella boulengeri (Berg, 1906)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Abcichthys scorpio (Ogilby, 1910)
Abyssocottus boulengeri
Abyssocottus boulengeri Berg, 1906
Leiocranium scorpio (Ogilby, 1910)
Paracentropogon scorpio Ogilby, 1910
Vadesuma scorpio (Ogilby, 1910)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cottinella

There are approximately 1 species in this genus:

C. boulengeri (Short-Headed Sculpin)

Bibliography

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Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov (1997). An annotated check-list of the freshwater fishes of Russia. J. Ichthyol. 37(9):687-736.

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Notes

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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.
Campos-da-Paz, Ricardo (from FishBase).
FishBase 2006.
Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2490874
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-116593
Fishbase Species ID: 48058
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 69961
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 643918
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 108110