Cottunculus spinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Species:
C. spinosus
Binomial name
Cottunculus spinosus
Gilchrist, 1906
Synonyms
  • Cottunculoides spinosus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Cottunculus spinosus is a species of fish in the family Psychrolutidae (blobfishes) found in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean.[1]

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

  1. Nelson, J.S., 1986. Psychrolutidae. p. 491-492. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Cottunculus spinosus" in FishBase. 2 2023 version.


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