Raniceps raninus
| Raniceps raninus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Suborder: | Ranicipitoidei |
| Family: | Ranicipitidae Bonaparte, 1835 |
| Genus: | Raniceps Oken, 1817 |
| Species: | R. raninus
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| Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Raniceps raninus, the tadpole fish, is a species of gadiform fish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom and the North Sea. It is the only member of the genus Raniceps, the family Ranicipitidae and the suborder Ranicipitoidei.[2] It was formerly placed in the family Gadidae, but phylogenetic studies support it belonging to a distinct family.[3]
This species grows to a total length of 27.5 cm (10.8 in). It is of no importance to the commercial fishery industry, though it can be found in the aquarium trade and is displayed in public aquaria.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Raniceps raninus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.; et al. (2014). "Raniceps raninus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18125145A45098685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18125145A45098685.en.
- ^ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN 1055-7903.
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