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Cottunculus granulosus

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Cottunculus granulosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Species:
C. granulosus
Binomial name
Cottunculus granulosus
Karrer, 1968

Cottunculus granulosus is a species of fish in the blobfish family Psychrolutidae found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 21.7 cm (8.5 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986. Important fishes trawled off Patagonia. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo. 369 p.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottunculus granulosus". FishBase. February 2015 version.