Scientific Name
Comephorus dybowskii

Common Name
Little Baikal oilfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 36

Classification

Classified By

Korotneff, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Baikal oilfishes (Comephoridae)

Distribution

Region

Former USSR

Distribution

Former USSR: Lake Baikal.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Boreal

Water Temperature From

4 °C

Water Temperature To

18 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

3.44 s.e. 0.57 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23; tmax=4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated