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lesser oilfish
Comephorus dybowskii Korotneff, 1904
Also calledKleiner Ölfisch (deu)
First described in: Korotneff, A. de. (1904). Résultats d'une expédition zoologique au Lac Baïkal pendant l'été de 1902. <em>Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale (Paris).</em> ser. 4, v. 2: 1-26, Pl. 1.
Comephorus dybowskii, the little Baikal oilfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
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In human culture
The fish is named in honor of Polish biologist Benedykt Dybowski (1833-1930), who was known as the "learned professor who has studied this strange genus of fishes the most".
== References ==
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2334857.