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Cottocomephorus
Cottocomephorus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This genus is endemic to Lake Baikal and its surrounding tributaries in Russia. They have relatively large pectoral fins and reach up to 22 cm (8.7 inches) in total length. They are an important food for the Baikal seal, during the winter second only to the golomyankas.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Longfin Baikal sculpin
speciesCottocomephorus inermis
Baikal Yellowfin
speciesCottocomephorus grewingkii
Cottocomephorus alexandrae
speciesCottocomephorus alexandrae
Cottocomephorus comephoroides
speciesCottocomephorus comephoroides
Where it lives
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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 87655.