Genus of fishes
Psychrolutes ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae , the fatheads and toadfishes. Though found predominantly in the deep sea, a handful[ 2] [ 3] 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
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 , 1995Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke , 1990Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther , 1861Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & C. E. Bond , 1978Psychrolutes sigalutes (D. S. Jordan & Starks , 1895) (soft sculpin)Psychrolutes sio J. S. Nelson, 1980 Psychrolutes subspinosus (A. S. Jensen , 1902) Catalog of Fishes Gilbertidia synonym of Pyschrolutes ,[ 6] FishBase [ 7]
References
^ 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 ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psychrolutes " . FishBase ^ 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
