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Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Abyssocottus: Greek, abyssos, deep, depth + Greek, kottos, a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Berg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 120 - 1600 m (Ref. 26334), usually 460 - 500 m (Ref. 42042). Deep-water
Asia: Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 8.8, range 9 - 9 cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130169); 13.2 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 25.00 g (Ref. 130169); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 51998)
Maximum length 13,2 TL (Ref. 42042). 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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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