Blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus)

Scientific name: Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978

Blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus)

The Blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a marine fish of the family Psychrolutidae. Native range: North Pacific, Japan and the Bering Sea to off San Diego, California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Many small cirri scattered on head and body; no preopercular spine; branchiostegal membranes fused to isthmus; peritoneum pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Psychrolutes phrictus
Family
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
500–2800 m (1640–9186 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 2800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Japan and the Bering Sea to off San Diego, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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