fathead sculpin

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fathead sculpin

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Also known as: Psychrolutidae

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scorpaeniform
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Family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins) Body naked, with loose skin, or with plates bearing prickles; lateral line reduced; pelvic fin with one spine and three soft rays; vertebrae 28–38. Size to 65 cm (26 inches). Shallow to deep waters (2,800 metres [9,200 feet]) of the Atlantic, Pacific, and…
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Family Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins) Body naked, with loose skin, or with plates bearing prickles; lateral line reduced; pelvic fin with one spine and three soft rays; vertebrae 28–38. Size to 65 cm (26 inches). Shallow to deep waters (2,800 metres [9,200 feet]) of the Atlantic, Pacific, and…
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