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Cottunculus sadko

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Cottunculus sadko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Cottunculus
Species:
C. sadko
Binomial name
Cottunculus sadko
Essipov, 1937

Cottunculus sadko is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads. This species is found from Greenland to the Norwegian and Kara Seas in the northeast Atlantic Ocean.[1] However, some authorities regard this taxon as a synonym of the Polar sculpin (C. microps).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottunculus sadko". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cottunculus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2023.