Limnocottus bergianus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1935.[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 100–1000 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.5 centimetres.[2]

Limnocottus bergianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Limnocottus
Species:
L. bergianus
Binomial name
Limnocottus bergianus
Taliev, 1935

L. bergianus feeds primarily on bony fish and gammarids.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Limnocottus bergianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632719A159632725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632719A159632725.en. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limnocottus bergianus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. ^ Taliev, D. N., 1935 [ref. 15741] Neue Formen der Cataphracti aus dem Baikalsee. Trudy Baikal'skoi limnologischeskoi stantsii = Travaux de la Station limnologique du Lac Baikal v. 6: 59-68.