Little Baikal oilfish (Comephorus dybowskii)

Scientific name: Comephorus dybowskii Korotneff, 1904

Little Baikal oilfish (Comephorus dybowskii)

The Little Baikal oilfish (Comephorus dybowskii) is a freshwater fish of the family Comephoridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 4–18°C (39–64°F). Native range: Former USSR, Lake Baikal.

Little Baikal oilfish care at a glance

Temperature
4–18°C (39–64°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 36

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Comephorus dybowskii
Family
Comephoridae (Baikal oilfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Former USSR: Lake Baikal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23; tmax=4)

Sources

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

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