Psychrolutes
| Psychrolutes | |
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| Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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[2] of species are present in the intertidal regions of the North Pacific rim.[3] 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.[4]
Species[edit]
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[5]
- 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,[6] but FishBase treats it as a valid genus.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Psychrolutes in 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, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Psychrolutidae" in FishBase. Februaryyear=2023 2006 version.
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