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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei
Family: Psychrolutidae Fatheads

Genus: Psychrolutes

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35.8 cm SL
Psychrolutes inermis (Vaillant, 1888)

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Psychrolutes inermis
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Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Psychrolutes macrocephalus (Gilchrist, 1904)

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Psychrolutes macrocephalus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Psychrolutes marcidus (McCulloch, 1926)

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Psychrolutes marcidus
[Smooth-head blobfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 31.9 cm SL
Psychrolutes marmoratus (Gill, 1889)

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Psychrolutes marmoratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Psychrolutes microporos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Psychrolutes occidentalis
[Western Australian sculpin]

Photo by Nichols, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861

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Psychrolutes paradoxus
[Tadpole sculpin]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978

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Psychrolutes phrictus
[Blob sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 8.3 cm TL
Psychrolutes sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)

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Psychrolutes sigalutes
[Soft sculpin]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific

Psychrolutes sio Nelson, 1980

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Psychrolutes sio
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Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Psychrolutes subspinosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Psychrolutes inermis Eastern Atlantic 35.8 SL 1888
Psychrolutes macrocephalus Southeast Atlantic 30 TL 1904
Psychrolutes marcidus Smooth-head blobfish Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1926
Psychrolutes marmoratus Southeast Pacific and Sou 31.9 SL 1889
Psychrolutes microporos Southwest Pacific 63 TL 1995
Psychrolutes occidentalis Western Australian sculpin Eastern Indian Ocean 11.5 SL 1990
Psychrolutes paradoxus Tadpole sculpin North Pacific 7 TL 1861
Psychrolutes phrictus Blob sculpin North Pacific 70 TL 1978
Psychrolutes sigalutes Soft sculpin Northeast Pacific 8.3 TL 1895
Psychrolutes sio Southeast Pacific 1980
Psychrolutes subspinosus Northeast Atlantic 12 SL 1902



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