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Cottocomephoridae (Bighead sculpins)
Etymology: Paracottus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 2058). Boreal; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?
Asia: Lake Baikal and its tributaries, Gramninskie lakes (in the Baikal basin), the Enisei River and Lake Verkhnyanya Agata in its basin, and lakes in Tuva.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.8 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2058); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2058)
Found mainly in the littoral zone, occurring exclusively over stone or sand. Spawns near shore at depths not exceeding 1.5 m, from the end of May to mid July. About 600 eggs are deposited under stones during spawning. Spent females move away to deeper waters (10-30m); males guard the eggs until the fry stage (Ref. 2058).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Berg, L.S., 1965. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 3, 4th edition. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1949). (Ref. 2058)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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