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Comephorus (Baikal oilfish)

Synonyms: Comophorus; Elaeophorus

Wikipedia Abstract

Comephorus, known as the golomyankas or Baikal oilfish, are a genus comprising two species of peculiar, sculpin fishes endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. Comephorus is the only genus in the family Comephoridae. Golomyankas are pelagic fishes which make the main food source of the Baikal seal.
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Species

Comephorus baikalensis (greater oilfish) (Attributes)
Comephorus dybowskii (lesser oilfish) (Attributes)

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