Blob Sculpin
Psychrolutes phrictus
Also known as: Blobfish, Blobfish Sculpin, Deepsea Sculpin, Deepsea Blob Sculpin, Flathead Sculpin, Giant Blob Sculpin
- Blobfish
- Blobfish Sculpin
- Deepsea Sculpin
- Deepsea Blob Sculpin
- Flathead Sculpin
- Giant Blob Sculpin
Overview
Found singly, or in schools, close to the bottom, over very deep waters of the ocean.
Widespread North Pacific
These Sculpins, are bottom dwelling fish shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific
Found singly, or in schools, close to the bottom, over very deep waters of the ocean.
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyPsychrolutidae
- genusPsychrolutes
- speciesPsychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978
SourcesWoRMS
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