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Limnocottus griseus (Taliev, 1955)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Limnocottus griseus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Abyssocottus godlewskii. It is a freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 250–1300 metres.

Wikipedia contributors, Limnocottus griseus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:22.478830+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Limnocottus griseus (Taliev, 1955)
Name authority
(Taliev, 1955)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Abyssocottidae
Genus
Limnocottus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderCottoidei
  12. familyAbyssocottidae Berg, 1907
  13. genusLimnocottus Berg, 1906
  14. speciesLimnocottus griseus (Taliev, 1955)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Limnocottus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Limnocottus godlewskii (Dybowski, 1874)AbyssocottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Limnocottus bergianus Taliev, 1935AbyssocottidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 16 records assigned to Abyssocottidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Abyssocottus godlewskii griseus Taliev, 1955 Taliev, 1955synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1524945 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:72BNQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.