Baikal yellowfin (Cottocomephorus grewingkii)

Scientific name: Cottocomephorus grewingkii Dybowski, 1874

Baikal yellowfin (Cottocomephorus grewingkii)

The Baikal yellowfin (Cottocomephorus grewingkii) is a freshwater fish of the family Comephoridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 4–20°C (39–68°F).

Baikal yellowfin care at a glance

Temperature
4–20°C (39–68°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottocomephorus grewingkii
Family
Comephoridae (Baikal oilfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Depth range
20–300 m (66–984 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 300 m
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Former USSR: Endemic to Lake Baikal and its tributaries. Occurs virtually in all regions of the open part of Lake Baikal. Also found in the Angara (as far as the mouth) and in the Irkut; enters the estuaries of the rivers falling into Baikal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5; K=0.26)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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