Psychrolutes marcidus (McCulloch, 1926)
Smooth-head blobfish
photo by CSIRO

Family:  Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 600 - 1200 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Australia (off Broken Bay, New South Wales (33°34'S) to off southern Australia, including Tasmania).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A temperate species (Ref. 7300) recorded from the continental slope (Ref. 9563, 75154). Benthic (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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