'''''Cottocomephorus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Baikal sculpin]]s [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Baikal]] and its surrounding tributaries in [[Russia]]. They have relatively large [[pectoral finsfin]]s and reach up to {{convert|22|cm|in|abbr=in}} in length.<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Cottocomephorus| month = June | year = 2017}}</ref> They are an important food for the [[Baikal seal]], during the winter second only to the [[golomyanka]]s.<ref name=zooex>{{cite web| title=Байкальская нерпа [Baikal seal] | url=http://zooexcurs.baikal.ru/vertebrata/phoca.htm | publisher=zooex.baikal.ru | language=Russian | accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>
