Psychrolutes

Psychrolutes
Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Psychrolutes
Günther, 1861

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 NORFANZ Expedition north-west of New Zealand, scientists trawled a specimen of P. microporos at a depth between 1,013 meters and 1,340 meters on the Norfolk Ridge.[3]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[4]

References

  1. (PDF) http://access.afsc.noaa.gov/ichthyo/pdf/family/Psychrolutidae.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4135. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Census of Marine Life pictures of new ocean species discovered". The Daily Telegraph, UK. October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  4. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Psychrolutes in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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