Scientific Name
Psychrolutes occidentalis

Common Name
Western Australian sculpin

Biology
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Classification

Classified By

Fricke, 1990

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Fatheads (Psychrolutidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: known only around Rowley Shoals, Western Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

350 m

Depth To - meters

704 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 704 m (Ref. 28169)

Trophic Level

3.26 s.e. 0.46 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.1 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated