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

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

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

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  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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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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