Herzenstein's rough sculpin
Asprocottus herzensteini, the Herzenstein's rough sculpin, is a deepwater sculpin, a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.[1] It was described by Lev Berg in 1906.[2] It dwells at a depth range of 22–887 metres, and is abundantly found below 60 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres.[1]
| Herzenstein's rough sculpin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Abyssocottidae |
| Genus: | Asprocottus |
| Species: | A. herzensteini |
| Binomial name | |
| Asprocottus herzensteini Berg, 1906 | |
References
- Asprocottus herzensteini at www.fishbase.org.
- Berg, L. S., 1906 (27 Nov.) Übersicht der Cataphracti (Fam. Cottidae, Cottocomephoridae und Comephoridae) des Baikalsees. Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 30 (no. 26): 906–911.
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