Cottunculus spinosus
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| Cottunculus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Cottunculus |
| Species: | C. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906 | |
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Cottunculus spinosus is a species of fish in the blobfish family Psychrolutidae. It is found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean off South Africa at depths of 1,460 to 2,180 m (4,790 to 7,150 ft).[3][4]
