| Psychrolutes microporos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Psychrolutes |
| Species: | P. microporos
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychrolutes microporos J. S. Nelson, 1995 [1]
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Psychrolutes microporos is a species of deepwater marine fish in the family Psychrolutidae, commonly known as a blobfish or fathead. It is found in the abyssal zone in waters around Australia and New Zealand. A photograph of an individual taken in 2003 has become famous on the internet.[2]
- ^ Psychrolutes microporos - Nelson, 1995 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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