Batrachocottus - Baikal sculpins

Classification

Genus: Batrachocottus - Baikal sculpins
Family: Cottidae - Cottids
Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Batrachocottus is a genus of sculpins (Cottoidea) endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Batrachocottus baicalensis (Dybowski, 1874) (Bighead sculpin)
Batrachocottus multiradiatus L. S. Berg, 1907
Batrachocottus nikolskii (L. S. Berg, 1900) (Fat sculpin)
Batrachocottus talievi Sideleva, 1999

Species

Baikal bighead sculpin
(Batrachocottus baikalensis)

Bighead sculpin
(Batrachocottus baicalensis)

Batrachocottus multiradiatus

Fat sculpin
(Batrachocottus nikolskii)

Batrachocottus talievi

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