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Cottocomephoridae (baikal sculpins)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cottocomephoridae, or the bighead sculpins or Baikal sculpins, are a family of scorpaeniform fishes mostly endemic to Russia (one species ranges into Mongolia) where they are mostly found in Lake Baikal and surrounding lakes and rivers. The Catalog of Fishes does not recognize Cottocomephoridae as a separate family, but includes its members in the Cottidae.
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Genus

Batrachocottus (Longwing Baikal sculpin) (6)
Cottocomephorus (Longwing Baikal sculpin) (4)
Leocottus (1)
Paracottus (Longwing Baikal sculpin) (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0