Russia
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Russia is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005) for mammals, Dickinson (2003) for birds, the EMBL Reptile Database (2005) for reptiles, Frost (2004) for amphibians, and FishBase 2004 (2004) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Hydrodamalis 1 spp. (Mammal Sirenia Dugongidae)
Asprocottus 7 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Comephorus 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Comephoridae)
Batrachocottus 4 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cottocomephoridae)
Salvethymus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Salmonidae)
Abyssocottus 3 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Cottinella 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Limnocottus 6 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Neocottus 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Procottus 4 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae)
Mesocottus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cottidae)
Cottocomephorus 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cottocomephoridae)
Paracottus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cottocomephoridae)
Andriashevicottus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Artedielloides 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Cyclopsis 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cyclopteridae)
Azygopterus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Stichaeidae)
Pseudalectrias OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Stichaeidae)
Bilabria 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae)
Lycogrammoides 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae)
Lycozoarces 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae)
Petroschmidtia 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Cyphocottus 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Abyssocottidae) 2003
Magadanichthys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae) 2006