Cyphocottus

Genus of fishes

Cyphocottus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Abyssocottinae
Genus: Cyphocottus
Sideleva, 2003
Type species
Cottus megalops
Gratzianov, 1902[1]

Cyphocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Cyphocottus eurystomus (Taliev, 1955)
  • Cyphocottus megalops (Gratzianov, 1902)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cyphocottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cyphocottus


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