Kingdom: Animalia
Multicellular; Eukaryotic
Phylum: Chordates
Posses a dorsal nerve chord (notochord)
Class: Actinopterygii
Posses bony spines/ridge on back (Lepidotrichia)
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Carnivorous; feed on crustaceans and smaller fish
Family: Psychrolutidae
Lacking scales; lives on sea floor; bottom dwelling
Genus: Psychrolutes
Fat head tapers back into small body
Species: P. Marcidus
Body cannot hold together above sea level, and loses form almost immedietly
Multicellular; Eukaryotic
Phylum: Chordates
Posses a dorsal nerve chord (notochord)
Class: Actinopterygii
Posses bony spines/ridge on back (Lepidotrichia)
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Carnivorous; feed on crustaceans and smaller fish
Family: Psychrolutidae
Lacking scales; lives on sea floor; bottom dwelling
Genus: Psychrolutes
Fat head tapers back into small body
Species: P. Marcidus
Body cannot hold together above sea level, and loses form almost immedietly