Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blob Sculpin
Common Names in Japanese:
Nyûdôkajika, NyËšdôkajika, Nyûdôkajika
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
變色隱棘杜父魚
Description
Family Psychrolutidae
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Naked or body with plates bearing prickles. Interorbital space usually wider than exposed eye diameter. Reduced lateral line with 20 or fewer pores . Pelvic fin 1 spine, 3 soft rays . Dorsal fins usually continuous, with the anterior portion spinous and often partially hidden by skin . Seven branchiostegal rays . Vomerine teeth present or absent. No palatine teeth . Postorbitals 1 or 2 (usually ringlike, if two). A system of well-developed bony arches (with or without spines) under skin on cranium . Vertebrae 28-38. Maximum length about 65 cm. Depth range of occurrence from inshore shallow water to about 2,800 m .The family Psychrolutidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 7 genera and 29 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Etymology of this family name : Greek, psychrolouteo = to have a cold bath
Habitat
Occurs in very deep waters (Ref. 2850).
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,629 meters (0 to -11,906 feet).Mean = -931.170 meters (-3,055.020 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,089.370 based on 30 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .
Biology
Diet
Feeds on sea pens , crabs and mollusks (Ref. 2850).
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
()
- Suborder:
Cottoidei
()
- Family:
Psychrolutidae
()
- Fatheads
- Genus:
Psychrolutes
()
- (Jensen, 1902)
- Specific name:
phrictus
- Stein & Bond, 1978
- Scientific name: - Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978
- Specific name:
phrictus
- Stein & Bond, 1978
- Genus:
Psychrolutes
(
- Family:
Psychrolutidae
(
- Suborder:
Cottoidei
(
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Family
: Fatheads
.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Psychrolutes
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
P. macrocephalus · P. dolganovi · P. inermis · P. macrocephalus · P. marcidus (Australian Sculpin) · P. marmoratus (Fathead) · P. microporos · P. occidentalis (Western Australian Sculpin) · P. paradoxus (Tadpole Sculpin) · P. phrictus (Blob Sculpin) · P. sigalutes (Soft Sculpin) · P. sio · P. subspinosus · P. paradoxus
Bibliography
- Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- McAllister, D.E. (1990). A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus No. 64. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ottawa, Canada. 310 pp.
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Notes
Contributors
- Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- McEachran, John (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858538
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-34795
- Fishbase Species ID: 11732
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13539808
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 167414
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4E10030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122519
