Subfamily
Oligocottinae
Artedius harringtoni. Photo: (c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads, fathead sculpins, or tadpole sculpins, including the blobfishes. About 40 species in 9 genera are recognized. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails. The skin is loosely attached and movable, and the layer underneath it is gelatinous.The eyes are placed high on the head, focused forward closer to the tip of the snout. Members…
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