Baikal oilfish

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Baikal oilfish

fish

Also known as: Comephoridae

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scorpaeniform
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Family Comephoridae (Baikal oilfishes)Size to about 20 cm (8 inches). Freshwater, endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. 1 genus (Comephorus) with 2 species.Family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins) Body naked, with loose skin, or with plates bearing prickles; lateral line reduced; pelvic fin with one spine and…
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Family Comephoridae (Baikal oilfishes)Size to about 20 cm (8 inches). Freshwater, endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. 1 genus (Comephorus) with 2 species.Family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins) Body naked, with loose skin, or with plates bearing prickles; lateral line reduced; pelvic fin with one spine and…
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