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Leocottus kesslerii (Dybowski, 1874)

Kessler's sculpin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Eponymy: Karl Fedorovich (Theodorovich) Kessler (1815–1881) was a Russian-German zoologist and collector who was one of the founders of the St Petersburg Society of Naturalists (1868), and its President (1868–1879). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 50 - 170 m (Ref. 2058), usually 50 - 70 m (Ref. 2058). Boreal

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Asia: Lake Baikal and small lakes in its basins; lower Selenge, Angara and Baingol rivers.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 5.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2058)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs where the bottom is sand, sand-and-stone and sand-and-silt. Stays at a depth range of 3-15 m during the winter months. Spawns from mid May until the end of June, over sand and stone bottom, 3-5 m depth, as well as in shallow inlets and tributary mouths. Eggs are deposited under stones and are guarded by the male. Males are larger than females. (Ref. 2058).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kottelat, M., 2006. Fishes of Mongolia. A check-list of the fishes known to occur in Mongolia with comments on systematics and nomenclature. The World Bank, Washington, DC. 103 p. (Ref. 57778)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 June 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00386 - 0.01635), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 4.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=6; K=0.23).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).