Asprocottus herzensteini, Herzenstein's rough sculpin

Asprocottus herzensteini Berg, 1906

Herzenstein's rough sculpin
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Abyssocottidae (Deep-water sculpins)
Etymology: Asprocottus: Latin, aspredo, asperitas = roughness + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).  More on author: Berg.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; bathydemersal; depth range 22 - 887 m (Ref. 2058).   Deep-water

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Asia: Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2058)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Abundant at depths beyond 60 m (Ref. 2058)

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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. 120744)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec<100).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100) .