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Abyssocottidae (Deep-water sculpins)
Etymology: Abyssocottus: Greek, abyssos, deep, depth + Greek, kottos, a kind of fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Berg.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 120 - 1600 m (Ref. 26334), usually 460 - 500 m (Ref. 42042). Deep-water, preferred ?
Asia: Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 9 - 9 cm
Max length : 12.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42042); 13.2 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 51998)
Eggs very large, up to 4.25 mm. About 20 eggs in each ovary.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Berg, L.S., 1965. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 3, 4th edition. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1949). (Ref. 2058)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5; tmax=12; Fec=40; K=0.3).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100) .