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Procottus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Abyssocottidae

Rank
  
Genus

Procottus zooexbaikalrupicturesfishProcottusjeittelesi

Similar
  
Cottocomephorus, Paracottus knerii, Cottocomephoridae

Procottus is a genus of deepwater sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Procottus gotoi Sideleva, 2001
  • Procottus gurwicii (Taliev, 1946) (Dwarf sculpin)
  • Procottus jeittelesii (Dybowski, 1874) (Red sculpin)
  • Procottus major Taliev, 1949

    • References

    Procottus Wikipedia
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