Pale toadfish

The pale toadfish (Ambophthalmos angustus, previously classified as Neophrynichthys angustus^[2]) is a fathead sculpin of the family Psychrolutidae.

Pale toadfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Psychrolutidae
Genus:	Ambophthalmos
Species:	A. angustus
Binomial name
Ambophthalmos angustus (J. S. Nelson, 1977)
Synonyms[1]
Neophrynichthys angustus J. S. Nelson, 1977

Habitat and appearance

The fathead sculpin is found on the continental shelf around New Zealand, between 250 and 1,000 metres deep. It is up to 30 cm long.