Asprocottus minor Sideleva, 2001
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
Asprocottus minor is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2001, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus korjakovi. It is a freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia.
Wikipedia contributors, Asprocottus minor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:04:37.668767+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Asprocottus minor Sideleva, 2001
- Name authority
- Sideleva, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Abyssocottidae
- Genus
- Asprocottus
- 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
- genusAsprocottus Berg, 1906
- speciesAsprocottus minor Sideleva, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Asprocottus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Asprocottus herzensteini Berg, 1906 | AbyssocottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asprocottus parmiferus Taliev, 1955 | AbyssocottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Asprocottus korjakovi minor Sideleva, 2001 Sideleva, 2001 | synonym |
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.
- Sideleva, V. G. (2001). List of fishes from Lake Baikal with descriptions of new taxa of cottoid fishes. In: New Contributions to Freshwater Fish Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg, No. 287: 45–79. 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:6878N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.