| Psychrolutes | |
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| Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861 | |
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| Synonyms | |
Psychrolutes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. Though found predominantly in the deep sea, a handful of species are present in the intertidal regions of the North Pacific rim. 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 metres (3,323 ft) and 1,340 metres (4,400 ft) on the Norfolk Ridge.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- 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 (blobfish)
- Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke, 1990 (Western Australian sculpin)
- Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861 (Tadpole sculpin)
- Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & C. E. Bond, 1978 (blob sculpin)
- Psychrolutes sigalutes (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) (soft sculpin)
- Psychrolutes sio J. S. Nelson, 1980
- Psychrolutes subspinosus (A. S. Jensen, 1902)
Catalog of Fishes classifies Gilbertidia as a synonym of Pyschrolutes, but FishBase treats it as a valid genus.
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psychrolutes". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pschrolutes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Psychrolutidae". FishBase.
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