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Psychrolutes

Psychrolutes
Psychrolutes phrictus 1.jpg
Blob sculpin, Psychrolutes phrictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Psychrolutes
Günther, 1861
Species

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Psychrolutes is a genus of fish of the family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins). 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 meters and 1,340 meters on the Norfolk Ridge.

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:



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