Neocottus thermalis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins.[2] It was described by Valentina Grigorievna Sideleva in 2002.[3] It is a freshwater, deep water-dwelling fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, in Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 430 to 480 metres (1,410 to 1,570 ft).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Neocottus |
| Species: | N. thermalis
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| Neocottus thermalis Sideleva, 2002
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The IUCN classifies this species as Critically Endangered because it is known only from the vicinity of Frolikha Bay in northern Lake Baikal, a very restricted range, and is threatened by pollution, water extraction and waste-water treatment.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bogutskaya, N. (2020). "Neocottus thermalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T159634086A159634109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159634086A159634109.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neocottus thermalis". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Sideleva, V. G., 2002 [ref. 26019] Fish fauna of the area of high hydrothermal activity (Frolikha Bight, Lake Baikal), with the description of a new species of the genus Neocottus (Abyssocottidae). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 2): 274-278.
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