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

Pallid sculpin
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Species:
C. thomsonii
Binomial name
Cottunculus thomsonii
(Günther, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cottunculus thompsoni Günther, 1882
  • Cottunculus torvus Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Cottus thomsonii Günther, 1882

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


Description


Dorsal view of the pallid sculpin's head
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.[8] It is greyish-brown in colour.[9]


Habitat


The pallid sculpin is bathydemersal, living at depths of 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean.[8][10]


Behaviour


Feeds on small invertebrates.[7]


References


  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882)". www.marinespecies.org.
  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. "Cottunculus thomsonii, Pallid sculpin". www.fishbase.se.
  9. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Pallid sculpin - Cottunculus thomsonii". species-identification.org.
  10. "Cottunculus thomsonii : Pallid Sculpin | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.

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