Limnocottus pallidus
Limnocottus pallidus is a freshwater fish, a species of deepwater sculpin endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia.[2] It dwells at a depth range of 150–1000 metres. Males can reach a total length of 13.1 centimetres and females 14.6 cm. L. pallidus can weigh up to 16 grams, and live up to 12 years.[2]
| Limnocottus pallidus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Limnocottus |
| Species: | L. pallidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnocottus pallidus Taliev, 1948[1] | |
References
- Taliev, D. N., 1948. On the rate and the causes of divergent evolution in the Cottoidei from Lake Baikal. Trudy Baikal'skoi Limnologicheskoi Stantsii v. 12: 107–158.
- Limnocottus pallidus at www.fishbase.org.
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