Psychrolutes macrocephalus
Psychrolutes macrocephalus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads. This is a bathydemersal fish which is found in the southeastern Atlantic from off the Northern and Western Cape of South Africa[2] with reports from Namibia and Japan.[1] It has been recorded at depths from 419 to 1,012 m (1,375 to 3,320 ft).[2]
| Psychrolutes macrocephalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes |
| Species: | P. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychrolutes macrocephalus (Gilchrist, 1904) | |
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References
- Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Psychrolutes macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114177120A116192793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114177120A116192793.en. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Psychrolutes macrocephalus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
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