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Stone sculpin (Paracottus knerii)
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Stone sculpin (Paracottus knerii) specimen
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Cottocomephoridae

Stone sculpin

Paracottus knerii

Male guards eggs on lake bed

  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Asia (unspecified)
  • Small

Stone sculpin is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 14.4 cm.

Maximum length
14.4 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
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.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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