Baikal sculpins (Batrachocottus)

General data
- Main name: Baikal sculpins
Classification
- Family: Cottidae - Cottids
- Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Batrachocottus is a genus of sculpins (Cottoidea) endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia. There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Batrachocottus baicalensis (Dybowski, 1874) (Bighead sculpin) Batrachocottus multiradiatus L. S. Berg, 1907 Batrachocottus nikolskii (L. S. Berg, 1900) (Fat sculpin) Batrachocottus talievi Sideleva, 1999