The pale toadfish (Ambophthalmos angustus, previously classified as Neophrynichthys angustusKeith L. Jackson and Joseph S. Nelson, Ambophthalmos, a new genus for "Neophrynichthys" angustus and "Neophrynichthys" magnicirrus, and the systematic interrelationships of the fathead sculpins (Cottoidei, Psychrolutidae), Can. J. Zool. 76(7): 1344–1357 (1998), .) is a fathead sculpin of the family Psychrolutidae.
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.
References
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)