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blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
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Ecological Illustration of blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
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Psychrolutidae

blobfish

Psychrolutes marcidus

Psychrolutid Fish beneath Australian Waters

  • Continental endemic
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium

blobfish is known from Southwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Psychrolutidae
Genus
Psychrolutes
Water type
Marine
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