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Comephorus dybowskii

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Comephorus dybowskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Comephorus dybowskii". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. ^ Timoshkin, O.A., 1995. Guide and key to pelagic animals of Baikal. Novosibirsk "Nauka", Siberian Publishing Firm RAS.
  4. ^ 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.