Neocottus thermalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Neocottus
Species:
N. thermalis
Binomial name
Neocottus thermalis
Sideleva, 2002

Neocottus thermalis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2002.[3] It is a freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 430 to 480 metres (1,410 to 1,570 ft).[2]

The IUCN classifies this species as Critically Endangered because it is known only from the vicinity of Frolikha Bay in northern Lake Baikal, a very restricted range, and is threatened by pollution, water extraction and waste-water treatment.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Neocottus thermalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159634086A159634109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159634086A159634109.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Neocottus thermalis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Sideleva, V. G., 2002 [ref. 26019] Fish fauna of the area of high hydrothermal activity (Frolikha Bight, Lake Baikal), with the description of a new species of the genus Neocottus (Abyssocottidae). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 2): 274-278.


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