Psychrolutes
| Psychrolutes | |
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| Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes Günther, 1861 |
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Psychrolutes is a genus of fish of the family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins). Though found predominantly in the deep sea, a handful[1] of species are present in the intertidal regions of the North Pacific rim.[2] In June 2003, During the north-west of New Zealand, scientists trawled a specimen of P. microporos at a depth between 1,013 metres (3,323 ft) and 1,340 metres (4,400 ft) on the Norfolk Ridge.[3]
Species[]
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Psychrolutes inermis (Vaillant, 1888)
- Psychrolutes macrocephalus (Gilchrist, 1904)
- Psychrolutes marcidus (McCulloch, 1926) (Blobfish)
- Psychrolutes marmoratus (T. N. Gill, 1889)
- Psychrolutes microporos J. S. Nelson, 1995
- Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke, 1990 (Western Australian sculpin)
- Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861 (Tadpole sculpin)
- Psychrolutes phrictus & , 1978 (Blob sculpin)
- Psychrolutes sigalutes (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Soft sculpin)
- Psychrolutes sio J. S. Nelson, 1980
- Psychrolutes subspinosus (, 1902)
References[]
- ^ "Psychrolutidae" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Orlov, Alexei. "Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861". FishBase. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Census of Marine Life pictures of new ocean species discovered". The Daily Telegraph, UK. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Psychrolutes in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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