Cyphocottus eurystomus

Cyphocottus eurystomus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These sculpins are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.^[2] It was described by Dmitrii Nikolaevich Taliev in 1955, originally as a subspecies of Asprocottus megalops.^[3] It is a freshwater fish which is endemic to Lake Baikal, Russia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 50–600 metres.^[2]

Cyphocottus eurystomus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Cyphocottus
Species:	C. eurystomus
Binomial name
Cyphocottus eurystomus (Taliev, 1955)
Synonyms[2]
Asprocottus megalops eurystomus Taliev, 1955 Limnocottus eurystomus (Taliev, 1955)