Paracottus knerii (Dybowski, 1874)
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
The stone sculpin (Paracottus knerii) is a species of cottoid fish. It is endemic to Russia, where it is found in Lake Baikal and surrounding tributaries as well as the Gramninskie Lakes, Lake Verkhnaya Agata and the Enisei River and various lakes in Tuva. The stone sculpin is the only recognised species in the monotypic genus Paracottus .
It is often eaten by the Baikal seal, especially in the autumn.
Wikipedia contributors, Stone sculpin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:31:15.255023+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paracottus knerii (Dybowski, 1874)
- Name authority
- (Dybowski, 1874)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Cottocomephoridae
- Genus
- Paracottus
- 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
- familyCottocomephoridae Berg, 1906
- genusParacottus Taliev, 1949
- speciesParacottus knerii (Dybowski, 1874)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paracottus kneri putorania Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 | synonym |
| Paracottus kneri (Dybowski, 1874) (Dybowski, 1874) | synonym |
| Paracottus knerii kneri Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 | synonym |
| Paracottus insularis Taliev, 1955 Taliev, 1955 | synonym |
| Paracottus knerii putorania Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 Koryakov & Sidelov, 1976 | synonym |
| Cottus kneri Dybowski, 1874 Dybowski, 1874 | synonym |
| Cottus knerii Dybowski, 1874 Dybowski, 1874 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020417 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:6TNC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.