Psychrolutes
Psychrolutes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. Though found predominantly in the deep sea, a handful of species are present in the intertidal regions of the North Pacific rim. In June 2003, During the NORFANZ Expedition north-west of New Zealand, scientists trawled a specimen of P. microporos at a depth between and on the Norfolk Ridge.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:Psychrolutes inermis Psychrolutes macrocephalus Psychrolutes marcidus Psychrolutes marmoratus Psychrolutes microporos J. S. Nelson, 1995 Psychrolutes occidentalis R. Fricke, 1990 Psychrolutes paradoxus Günther, 1861 Psychrolutes phrictus Stein & C. E. Bond, 1978 Psychrolutes sigalutes Psychrolutes sio J. S. Nelson, 1980Psychrolutes subspinosusCatalog of Fishes classifies Gilbertidia as a synonym of Psychrolutes, but FishBase treats it as a valid genus.