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Psychrolutidae
The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, toadfishes, flathead sculpins, tadpole sculpins,) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails. The skin is loosely attached and movable, and the layer underneath it is gelatinous. The eyes are placed high on the head, focused forward closer to the tip of the snout. Members of the family generally have large, leaf-like pectoral fins and lack scales, although some species are covered with soft spines. This is important to the species as the depths in which they live are highly pressurized and they are ambush/opportunistic/foraging predators that do not expend energy unless they are forced to. The blobfish has a short, broad tongue and conical teeth that are slightly recurved and are arranged in bands in irregular rows along the premaxillaries; canines are completely absent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychrolutidae
The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, toadfishes, flathead sculpins, tadpole sculpins,) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails. The skin is loosely attached and movable, and the layer underneath it is gelatinous. The eyes are placed high on the head, focused forward closer to the tip of the snout. Members of the family generally have large, leaf-like pectoral fins and lack scales, although some species are covered with soft spines. This is important to the species as the depths in which they live are highly pressurized and they are ambush/opportunistic/foraging predators that do not expend energy unless they are forced to. The blobfish has a short, broad tongue and conical teeth that are slightly recurved and are arranged in bands in irregular rows along the premaxillaries; canines are completely absent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacocottus
''Malacocottus'' is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen .... Malacocottus are typically occupied in the benthic zone near the bottom of the northern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * '' Malacocottus gibber'' Ki. Sakamoto, 1930 * '' Malacocottus kincaidi'' C. H. Gilbert & J. C. Thompson, 1905 (Blackfin sculpin) * '' Malacocottus zonurus'' T. H. Bean, 1890 (Darkfin sculpin) References Further reading * * * Psychrolutidae Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean Marine fish genera {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychrolutes
''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 and on the Norfolk Ridge. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' 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) * ''Psychrolutes occidentalis'' ( R. Fricke, 1990) (Western Australian sculpin) * '' Psychrolutes paradoxus'' ( Günther, 1861) (Tadpole sculpin) * ''Psychrolutes phrictus'' (Stein Stein is a German, Yiddish and Norwegian word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polar Sculpin
''Cottunculus microps'', the polar sculpin, is a species of fathead sculpin, a deepwater fish found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It was first described in 1875 by the Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett, curator of the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. Description Like other members of its family, the polar sculpin has a large head, a short tapering body and a small tail. The skin is loosely attached and there is a gelatinous layer beneath it. This fish has a maximum length of about but a more usual length is between . The head is rounded when viewed from above; its width is usually greater than its length. There are four rounded bony knobs behind and between the eyes and the skin is very rough. The colour of this fish is greyish-brown and there are three or four broad, dark-coloured vertical bands on the sides of the body. The dorsal fin has about 7 spines and 14 soft rays and the anal fin 10 to 11 soft rays. The pectoral fins are pale-coloured wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasycottus
''Dasycottus setiger'', the spinyhead sculpin, is a species of fathead native to the northern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of SL and is popular as a game fish. This species is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References Psychrolutidae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1890 {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottunculus
''Cottunculus'' is a genus of fatheads found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. Species There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cottunculus granulosus'' Karrer Karrer is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Annie May Hurd Karrer (1893–?), American plant physiologist * Chris Karrer(born 1947), German guitarist and composer * Felix Karrer (1825–1903), Austrian geologist * Josef Karrer (bor ..., 1968 (Fathead) * '' Cottunculus microps'' Collett, 1875 (Polar sculpin)Byrkjedal, I., Hadler-Jacobsen, S., Rees, D. & Orlov, A. (2014):Molecular and morphological variation in saddled fathead sculpins (Psychrolutidae: ''Cottunculus'') of the north-east Atlantic Ocean, with a synonymy of three species. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 85 (3): 821–837.'' * '' Cottunculus nudus'' J. S. Nelson, 1989 (Bonyskull toadfish) * '' Cottunculus spinosus'' Gilchrist, 1906 * '' Cottunculus thomsonii'' ( Günther, 1882) (Pallid sculpin) * '' Cottunculus tubul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebinania
''Ebinania'' is a genus of fatheads. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Ebinania australiae'' Jackson & Nelson, 2006 * '' Ebinania brephocephala'' ( D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1903) * '' Ebinania costaecanariae'' ( Cervigón, 1961) * '' Ebinania gyrinoides'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) * ''Ebinania macquariensis ''Ebinania'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and belo ...'' J. S. Nelson, 1982 (Macquarie blobfish) * '' Ebinania malacocephala'' J. S. Nelson, 1982 * '' Ebinania vermiculata'' Matsubara, 1932 References Psychrolutidae {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurymen
''Eurymen'' is a small genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Eurymen bassargini'' Lindberg, 1930 * '' Eurymen gyrinus'' C. H. Gilbert & Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ..., 1912 (Smoothcheek sculpin) References Psychrolutidae {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbertidia
''Gilbertidia'' is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Gilbertidia dolganovi'' Mandritsa Mandritsa ( bg, Мандрица, "Small dairy"; ) is a village in southernmost Bulgaria, part of Ivaylovgrad municipality, Haskovo Province. It is known as the only Albanian village in Bulgaria. As of 14 December 2006, Mandritsa has a population ..., 1993 * '' Gilbertidia pustulosa'' P. J. Schmidt, 1937 References Psychrolutidae Taxa named by Carlos Berg {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophrynichthys
''Neophrynichthys'' is a genus of fatheads native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean waters around New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Neophrynichthys heterospilos'' K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 2000 * '' Neophrynichthys latus'' ( F. W. Hutton, 1875) (Dark toadfish) References Psychrolutidae Marine fish of New Zealand Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambophthalmos
''Ambophthalmos'' is a genus of fatheads found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen .... Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Ambophthalmos angustus'' ( J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Pale toadfish) * '' Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros'' K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1999 * '' Ambophthalmos magnicirrus'' ( J. S. Nelson, 1977) References Psychrolutidae {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blob Sculpin
The blob sculpin (''Psychrolutes phrictus'') is a species of deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It feeds mainly on crustaceans, molluscs, and sea pens. It lives off the continental shelves in very deep water (839–2800 m) in the North Pacific Ocean by the coasts of Japan, the Bering Sea, and California. When the female lays eggs the adult fish guard the nest. Description Maximum length is . The head is broad and flattened, the eyes are large and widely separated, and the mouth is curved with fleshy lips. There is no spine in front of the operculum (the bony flap that covers the gills), the branchiostegal membranes are fused to the isthmus (the fleshy projection separating the gill openings), and there are many small cirri (fleshy threads) scattered over the head and body. The operculum is poorly ossified and is covered by a gelatinous layer. Behind the head, the body tapers rapidly to the caudal peduncle and there is a gelatinous layer between the skin and the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |