Psychrolutes


Psychrolutes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. Though found predominantly in the deep sea, a handful of species are present in the intertidal regions of the North Pacific rim. In June 2003, During the NORFANZ Expedition north-west of New Zealand, scientists trawled a specimen of P. microporos at a depth between and on the Norfolk Ridge.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
  • Psychrolutes inermis
  • Psychrolutes macrocephalus
  • Psychrolutes marcidus
  • Psychrolutes marmoratus
  • Psychrolutes microporos J. S. Nelson, 1995
  • Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke, 1990
  • Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861
  • Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & C. E. Bond, 1978
  • Psychrolutes sigalutes
  • Psychrolutes sio J. S. Nelson, 1980
  • Psychrolutes subspinosus
Catalog of Fishes classifies Gilbertidia as a synonym of Psychrolutes, but FishBase treats it as a valid genus.