Dark toadfish
Encyclopedia
The dark toadfish, Neophrynichthys latus, is a fathead
of the family
Psychrolutidae
, found on the continental shelf
around New Zealand
.
Fathead
Fathead may refer to:* Any of several kinds of fish:** Fathead minnow** Fathead carp** Fathead sculpin** Cubiceps** Trochocopus pulcher of the family Labridae** Psychrolutes microporos of the family Psychrolutidae...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Psychrolutidae
Psychrolutidae
The fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads or fathead sculpins, including the blobfishes. There are 9 genera and about 30 species. This poorly known family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails...
, found on the continental shelf
Continental shelf
The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. Much of the shelf was exposed during glacial periods, but is now submerged under relatively shallow seas and gulfs, and was similarly submerged during other interglacial periods. The continental margin,...
around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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