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Polar Sculpin

Cottunculus microps

Classification

Cottunculus microps, the polar sculpin, is a species of fathead sculpin, a deepwater fish found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It was first described in 1875 by the Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett, curator of the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. Description Like other members of its family, the polar sculpin has a large head, a short tapering body and a small tail.

Distribution

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