Neocottus werestschagini
Species of fish
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Neocottus werestschagini is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935, originally under the genus Abyssocottus.[3] It is a rare freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It dwells at a depth range of 877 to 1,400 metres (2,877 to 4,593 ft), and inhabits silty sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Neocottus |
| Species: | N. werestschagini |
| Binomial name | |
| Neocottus werestschagini (Taliev, 1935) | |
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The diet of N. werestschagini consists of bony fish, gammarids, and debris.[2]
