Pallid sculpin

The pallid sculpin (Cottunculus thomsonii) is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes).[3][4][5][6]

Pallid sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Species:
C. thomsonii
Binomial name
Cottunculus thomsonii
(Günther, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cottus thomsonii Günther, 1882
  • Cottunculus torvus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883

Etymology

The specific name refers to Charles Wyville Thomson.[7]

Description
Dorsal view of the pallid sculpin's head

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

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

Feeds on small invertebrates.[7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (=2023). "Cottunculus thomsonii" in FishBase. February =2023 version.
  3. "Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)". www.gbif.org.
  4. "Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii - (Günther, 1882)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  5. 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 – via Google Books.
  6. 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.
  7. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
  8. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii". species-identification.org.
  9. "Cottunculus thomsonii : Pallid Sculpin | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
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