polar sculpin

Cottunculus microps

Four bony nodules near eyes

polar sculpin is a marine fish from North Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Atlantic: English Channel, North Sea, Norwegian coastline, Svalbard, southwestern Barents Sea, off Spitzbergen, Bear Island, the Faeroes and Iceland, southeastern coasts of Greenland. Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada and Greenland.

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