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Neocottus

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Neocottus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Subfamily: Abyssocottinae
Genus: Neocottus
Sideleva, 1982
Type species
Abyssocottus werestschagini
Taliev, 1935[1]

Neocottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neocottus". FishBase. December 2012 version.