The Vitim sculpin (Cyphocottus megalops) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This sculpin is endemic to Lake Baikal, Siberia.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 140–370 metres, usually inhabiting the silty bottom at around 100 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.5 centimetres. It can live for up to 9 years.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cyphocottus |
| Species: | C. megalops
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyphocottus megalops (Gratzianov, 1902)[2]
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References edit
- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Cyphocottus megalops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159632421A159632455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159632421A159632455.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Gratzianov, V. J., 1902 [ref. 1868] Die Ichthyo-fauna des Baikalsees. Dnevnik Zoologicheskogo otdeleniya Obshchestva lyubitelei Estestvoznaniya v. 3 (no. 3): 18–61.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyphocottus megalops" in FishBase. August 2006 version.
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