Soft sculpin

The soft sculpin (Psychrolutes sigalutes) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. This species is found in the North Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to the southern Puget Sound in Washington. It is found at depths between 0 and 225 m (0 and 738 ft), mainly in rocky substrates and among sponges, it has also been reported from soft substrates. This species reaches a maximum published total length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[1]

Soft sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Psychrolutes
Species:
P. sigalutes
Binomial name
Psychrolutes sigalutes
(Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gilbertina sigalutes Jordan & Starks, 1895
  • Gilbertidia sigalutes (Jordan & Starks, 1895)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Psychrolutes sigalutes" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
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