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Cottunculus tubulosus

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

Cottunculus tubulosus is a species of fish in the blobfishe family Psychrolutidae. It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was described in 2007 by Ingvar Byrkjedal and Alexei Markovich Orlov.

Description

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This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Byrkjedal, I. and A.M. Orlov, 2007. A new species of Cottunculus (Teleostei: Psychrolutidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Zootaxa 1580:63-68.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cottunculus tubulosus". FishBase. February 2015 version.