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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Comephoridae (Baikal oilfishes)
Etymology: Comephorus: Greek,kome, es = long hair + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1600 m (Ref. 26334). Boreal; 4°C - 18°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?

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Asia: Lake Baikal, Russia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12480)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 36

Prefers deep waters but the females and occasionally the males may be found on the surface. Depth of distribution in January and February is 150-250 m; 100-120 m in March and April. Feeds mainly on the amphipod Macrohectopus branickii. Spawns in July to October. Fat content of the body is about 25%. The dead fish does not sink but float up to the surface and freeze into ice. In spring, they are cast ashore by the waves (Ref. 26334).

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Timoshkin, O.A., 1995. Guide and key to pelagic animals of Baikal. Novosibirsk "Nauka", Siberian Publishing Firm RAS. (Ref. 12480)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Comephorus baikalensis (Pallas, 1776)