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Baikal Oilfishes
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Baikal Oilfishes

Comephorus

Comephorus, known as the golomyankas or Baikal oilfish, are a genus comprising two species of peculiar, sculpin fishes endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. Comephorus is the only genus in the subfamily Comephorinae. Golomyankas are pelagic fishes and the main food source for the Baikal seal.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Little Baikal oilfish

speciesComephorus dybowski

Big Baikal Oilfish

speciesComephorus baikalensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87581.