Psychrolutes occidentalis
| Western Australian Sculpin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes |
| Species: | P. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke, 1990 | |
The Western Australian sculpin (Psychrolutes occidentalis) is a species of deep-sea fish of the Psychrolutidae family.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean known only from around Rowley Shoals, off northwestern Australia.
Biology
The species is found on the continental slope, and is benthic.
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