Procottus major is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species is endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.[2] It was originally described as a subspecies of the similar but smaller red sculpin (P. jeittelesii). P. major can be found at depths of up to 900 m (3,000 ft),[2] especially on a muddy or rocky-mud bottom.[3] In the spring and summer it typically occurs deeper than 100 m (330 ft), and in the fall and winter from 30 to 200 m (98–656 ft).[3] It can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), but is usually 18–22 cm (7.1–8.7 in).[3] It feeds on smaller animals, especially gammarids, and breeding occurs in the winter at depths of 60–140 m (200–460 ft).[3] This species is fished and its young are an important food source for other fish.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Procottus |
| Species: | P. major
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| Procottus major Taliev, 1949
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References edit
- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Procottus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159636240A159636367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159636240A159636367.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Procottus major" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ a b c d e "Большая красная широколобка [big red sculpin]" (in Russian). zooex.baikal.ru. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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