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Family Bathymasteridae - Ronquils
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Class |
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Teleostei |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 3 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : Yes |
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Marine |
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Aquarium |
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none |
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Remark |
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Distribution: North Pacific. Dorsal and anal fins long, height nearly even along their full length, seprated from large, truncate to round caudal fin by distinct caudal peduncle. Dorsal fin with 43-49 branched and unbranched rays and anal fin with 31-36 rays, these counts including 1-6 weak, flexible spines at front of dorsal fin and 1 or 2 in anal fin. Pectoral fins large and rounded. Pelvic fins thoracic, with 1 spine and 5 rays. One pair of nostrils. Scales weakly ctenoid, almost smooth, to strongly ctenoid. Sensory pores on top of head and cheeks usually distinct. Lateral line distinct, running high on body and nearly straight to end of dorsal fin, with 75-105 scales. Palatine and vomerine teeth present. Gill membranes separate, free of the isthmus; except in Rathbunella broadly joined and forming a free fold across the isthmus. Branchiostegal rays 6. Swim bladder absent. Vertebrae 46-55. Colored olive brown to dull red, bluish black or purplish with vivid green, blue, yellow, red, orange and white bars and spots or other markings, varying somewhat by population or between the sexes. Maximum length more than 38 cm. Marine; intertidal zone to outer continental shelf, mainly along rocky shores and at depths less than 150 m. Also Ref. 7463. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, master, -eros = someone that researches, that looks for ( Ref. 45335). |
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Reproductive guild |
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guarders |
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Deep Fin Classification  |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Perciformes | Cottoidei | Zoarcales | Bathymasteridae |
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| Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination |
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Bathymaster signatus Cope, 1873 | accepted | senior | original |
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | accepted | senior | original |
Bathymaster derjugini Lindberg, 1930 | accepted | senior | original |
Bathymaster leurolepis McPhail, 1965 | accepted | senior | original |
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus (non Gilbert & Burke, 1912) | misapplied | misapplied | original |
Ronquilus jordani (Gilbert, 1889) | accepted | senior | new |
Bathymaster jordani Gilbert, 1889 | synonym | senior | original |
Rathbunella hypoplecta (Gilbert, 1890) | accepted | senior | new |
Bathymaster hypoplectus Gilbert, 1890 | synonym | senior | original |
Rathbunella alleni (non Gilbert, 1904) | misapplied | misapplied | original |
Rathbunella alleni Gilbert, 1904 | accepted | senior | original |