Comephorus baikalensis

E855044

Comephorus baikalensis is a species of deep-water, translucent sculpin-like fish endemic to Russia’s Lake Baikal and adapted to its cold, oxygen-rich depths.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Comephorus baikalensis canonical 2
Comephorus dybowskii 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
adaptation cold water tolerance
high dissolved oxygen environment
behavior pelagic
binomialName Comephorus baikalensis
bodyOfWater Lake Baikal
buoyancy reduced skeletal density
class Actinopterygii
coloration pale
commonName Baikal oilfish
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ONNER
country Russia
diet pelagic crustaceans
zooplankton
distribution pelagic zone of Lake Baikal
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
endemicTo Lake Baikal
environment freshwater
family Comephoridae
genus Comephorus
habitat deep water
kingdom Animalia
morphology sculpin-like appearance
translucent body
namedAfter Lake Baikal
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeleton weakly ossified bones
taxonRank species
trophicLevel planktivore

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Comephoridae hasMember Comephorus baikalensis
Comephoridae hasMember Comephorus dybowskii
linked to: Comephorus baikalensis
Comephorus baikalensis binomialName Comephorus baikalensis