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Procottus jeittelesi major

Description

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Family Abyssocottidae

Distribution: primarily Lake Baikal, Siberia. Postcleithra reduced or absent; dorsal fin with 3-10 spines and 10-21 soft rays ; anal fin with 8-16 soft rays; pelvic fin with one spine and 2-4 soft rays; vertebrae 30-37. Generally occur below 170 m .The family Abyssocottidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 6 genera and 20 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. This family may be found from 57° n to 52° s and 100° w to 106° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, abyssos = bottomless + Greek, kottos = a kind of fish; derived from Greek, kotta = head

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Procottus jeittelesi major Taliev, 1949
  2. Procottus jeittelesi subsp. major Taliev, 1949
  3. Procottus major

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Procottus

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

P. gotoi · P. gurwicii (Dwarf Sculpins) · P. jeittelesi major · P. jeittelesii (Red Baikal Sculpin) · P. major

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Last Revised: 2008-10-10