Short-headed sculpin (Cottinella boulengeri)

Scientific name: Cottinella boulengeri Berg, 1906

Short-headed sculpin (Cottinella boulengeri)

The Short-headed sculpin (Cottinella boulengeri) is a freshwater fish of the family Abyssocottidae. Native range: Asia, Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.

Biology

About 110-200 eggs are contained in both ovaries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cottinella boulengeri
Family
Abyssocottidae (Deep-water sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.2
Depth range
400–1600 m (1312–5249 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 1600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Asia: Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=110-200)

Sources

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

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