Dwarf sculpin

Procottus gurwicii, the dwarf sculpin, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.^[4] It was discovered in 1946 when a single male specimen was found in the coastal waters of the lake, at a depth of about 93 metres. The specimen measured a total length of 6.2 centimetres.^[4]

Dwarf sculpin
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Procottus
Species:	P. gurwicii
Binomial name
Procottus gurwicii (Taliev, 1946)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Metacottus gurwicii Taliev, 1946 Procottus gurwici (Taliev, 1946) Procottus jeittelesi minor Taliev, 1946