Pallid sculpin
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| Pallid sculpin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus |
| Species: | C. thomsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) | |
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The pallid sculpin (Cottunculus thomsonii) is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes).[3][4][5][6]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name refers to Charles Wyville Thomson.[7]
Description
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The pallid sculpin is up to 43 cm (17 in) in length and up to 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) in weight.[2] It is greyish-brown in colour.[8]
Habitat
[edit]The pallid sculpin is bathydemersal, living at depths of 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean.[2][9]
Behaviour
[edit]Feeds on small invertebrates.[7]
References
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- ↑ Russell, B.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F. & Bannermann, P. (2015). "Cottunculus thomsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T190065A15602980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190065A15602980.en. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottunculus thomsonii". FishBase. February =2023 version.
- ↑ "Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)". www.gbif.org.
- ↑ "Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii - (Günther, 1882)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ↑ Richards, William J. (August 8, 2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-50021-7 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Fisheries, United States Bureau of (June 26, 1930). "Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year ... with Appendixes". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- 1 2 Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-4710-7 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal: Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii". species-identification.org.
- ↑ "Cottunculus thomsonii: Pallid Sculpin | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.