| Psychrolutes macrocephalus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes |
| Species: | P. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychrolutes macrocephalus (Gilchrist, 1904) | |
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Psychrolutes macrocephalus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads. This is a bathydemersal fish which is found in the southeastern Atlantic from off the Northern and Western Cape of South Africa with reports from Namibia and Japan. It has been recorded at depths from 419 to 1,012 m (1,375 to 3,320 ft).
References
- ^ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Psychrolutes macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114177120A116192793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114177120A116192793.en. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psychrolutes macrocephalus". FishBase. February 2023 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Psychrolutes macrocephalus | |