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Abyssocottidae

Hump-back [White] sculpin

Abyssocottus gibbosus

Humpbacked Baikal dweller from four hundred to sixteen hundred meters

White
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Small

Hump-back [White] sculpin is a freshwater fish of deep Lake Baikal. Records span roughly 400 to 1,600 meters, and its back forms a pronounced hump.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Abyssocottidae
Genus: Abyssocottus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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