Abyssocottus elochini Taliev, 1955
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Abyssocottus elochini is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 250–300 metres.
Wikipedia contributors, Abyssocottus elochini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:38.034861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Abyssocottus elochini Taliev, 1955
- Name authority
- Taliev, 1955
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Abyssocottidae
- Genus
- Abyssocottus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyAbyssocottidae Berg, 1907
- genusAbyssocottus Berg, 1906
- speciesAbyssocottus elochini Taliev, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Abyssocottus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Abyssocottus gibbosus Berg, 1906 | AbyssocottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Abyssocottus korotneffi Berg, 1906 | AbyssocottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Abyssocottus fuscus Bogdanov, 2013 | AbyssocottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Taliev, D. N. (1955). Sculpin fishes of Lake Baikal (Cottoidei). Izdatel’stvo Akademii Nauk S.S.S.R., Moscow and Leningrad, 1–603, 2 foldout tables. [In Russian.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64C93. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.