lubricus, Paracottus (Leocottus) kessleri Taliev [D. N.] 1955:250, Figs. 97-98 [ ref. 4316] Lake Baikal, Russia. Syntypes: ZIN 56982 (2). Type catalog: Spodareva et al. 2023:240 [ref. 40445]. •Synonym of Cottus kesslerii Dybowski 1874 -- (Sideleva 1982:15 [ref. 14469], Sideleva 1998:151 [ref. 23595]). •Synonym of Leocottus kesslerii (Dybowski 1874) -- (Sideleva 2001:59 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:16, 151 [ref. 27815], Kottelat 2006:60 [ref. 28831], Bogdanov 2023:75 [ref. 40329]). Current status: Synonym of Leocottus kesslerii (Dybowski 1874). Cottidae. Habitat: freshwater.