Cottunculus spinosus
Cottunculus spinosus is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes) found in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Cottunculus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus |
| Species: | C. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906 | |
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This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in). It is found at depths of 1,460 to 2,180 m (4,790 to 7,150 ft) off South Africa.[2]
References
- Nelson, J.S., 1986. Psychrolutidae. p. 491-492. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Cottunculus spinosus" in FishBase. 2 2023 version.
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