Neocottus

Neocottus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Abyssocottinae
Genus:
Sideleva, 1982
Type species
Abyssocottus werestschagini
Taliev, 1935[1]

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

Species

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

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.