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Limnocottus

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Limnocottus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Abyssocottinae
Genus: Limnocottus
L. S. Berg, 1906
Type species
Cottus godlewskii

Limnocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.

Species

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There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Limnocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.