Biology:Pallid sculpin
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus |
| Species: | C. thomsonii
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| 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
The specific name refers to Charles Wyville Thomson.[7]
Description
The pallid sculpin is up to 43 cm (17 in) in length and up to 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) in weight.[8] It is greyish-brown in colour.[9]
Habitat
The pallid sculpin is bathydemersal, living at depths of 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean.[8][10]
Behaviour
Feeds on small invertebrates.[7]
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190065/15602980.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127237.
- ↑ "Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2334884.
- ↑ "Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii - (Günther, 1882)". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/125439.
- ↑ 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 9780203500217. https://books.google.com/books?id=wH3MBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Cottunculus+thomsonii%22&pg=PA1191.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=8ZFOAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Cottunculus+thomsonii%22&pg=PA392.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107. https://books.google.com/books?id=cu9ADwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Cottunculus+thomsonii%22&pg=PA442.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cottunculus thomsonii, Pallid sculpin". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/15623.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=2186.
- ↑ "Cottunculus thomsonii : Pallid Sculpin | NBN Atlas". https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000335497.
Wikidata ☰ Q1892143 entry
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