Comephorus dybowskii
| Comephorus dybowskii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Comephorus |
| Species: | C. dybowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Comephorus dybowskii Korotneff, 1904 | |
Comephorus dybowskii, the little Baikal oilfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This fish is endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.[2][3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Polish biologist Benedykt Dybowski (1833-1930), who was known as the “learned professor who has studied this strange genus of fishes the most”. [4]
References
- ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Comephorus dybowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159627633A159627649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159627633A159627649.en. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Comephorus dybowskii". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Timoshkin, O.A., 1995. Guide and key to pelagic animals of Baikal. Novosibirsk "Nauka", Siberian Publishing Firm RAS.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family COTTIDAE (Sculpins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 May 2025.