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.Timoshkin, O.A., 1995. Guide and key to pelagic animals of Baikal. Novosibirsk "Nauka", Siberian Publishing Firm RAS.
Etymology 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".
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