Cottunculus tubulosus
Cottunculus tubulosus is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes) found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Cottunculus tubulosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus |
| Species: | C. tubulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottunculus tubulosus Byrkjedal & Orlov, 2007 | |
This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[2]
It was described in 2007 by Ingvar Byrkjedal and Alexei Markovich Orlov.
References
- Byrkjedal, I. and A.M. Orlov, 2007. A new species of Cottunculus (Teleostei: Psychrolutidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Zootaxa 1580:63-68.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Cottunculus tubulosus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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