Psychrolutes microporos

E855039

Psychrolutes microporos is a deep-sea fish species in the fathead sculpin family, related to the blobfish and adapted to life at extreme ocean depths.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Psychrolutes microporos canonical 1
Psychrolutes phrictus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
adaptation adapted to high hydrostatic pressure ⓘ
adapted to low light conditions ⓘ
gelatinous body tissue ⓘ
reduced skeletal ossification ⓘ
belongsToGroup benthic marine fishes ⓘ
deep-sea fishes ⓘ
bloodTemperature cold-blooded ⓘ
bodyCharacteristic large head ⓘ
relatively small fins ⓘ
soft flabby flesh ⓘ
bodyShape tadpole-like body ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName fathead sculpin ⓘ
diet small benthic invertebrates ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ
distribution deep ocean regions of the southwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic predator ⓘ
energyStrategy low-energy lifestyle ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
family Psychrolutidae ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
genus Psychrolutes ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ
hasBackbone true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
livesAt extreme ocean depths ⓘ
livesIn saltwater ⓘ
movement slow-moving ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Psychrolutes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
pressureAdaptation minimal gas-filled spaces in body ⓘ
relatedTo Psychrolutes marcidus ⓘ
blobfish ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
researchStatus little studied species ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation enhanced lateral line sensitivity ⓘ
skeletonCharacteristic lightly ossified skeleton ⓘ
skeletonType internal skeleton ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatLevel poorly known ⓘ
visionAdaptation adapted to low ambient light ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psychrolutidae → notableSpecies → Psychrolutes microporos ⓘ
Psychrolutidae → notableSpecies → Psychrolutes phrictus ⓘ
linked to: Psychrolutes microporos