Asprocottus
Genus of fishes
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Asprocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
| Asprocottus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Asprocottus L. S. Berg, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Asprocottus herzensteini Berg, 1906[1] | |
Species
There are currently eight recognised species in this genus:[2]
- Asprocottus abyssalis Taliev, 1955
- Asprocottus herzensteini L. S. Berg, 1906 (Herzenstein's rough sculpin)
- Asprocottus intermedius Taliev, 1955
- Asprocottus korjakovi Sideleva, 2001
- Asprocottus minor Sideleva, 2001
- Asprocottus parmiferus Taliev, 1955
- Asprocottus platycephalus Taliev, 1955
- Asprocottus pulcher Taliev, 1955
