Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Livebearing brotulas

Genus: Barathronus

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Barathronus affinis
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Barathronus algrahami
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean, 1886

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Barathronus bicolor
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Barathronus bruuni
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Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Barathronus diaphanus
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Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Barathronus linsi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev, 1976

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Barathronus maculatus
[Spotted gelatinous cusk]
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Barathronus multidens
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Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Barathronus pacificus
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus parfaiti
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus roulei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Barathronus affinis Western Central Indian Oc 4.7 SL 1906
Barathronus algrahami Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 2019
Barathronus bicolor Western Central Atlantic 14 SL 1886
Barathronus bruuni Southwest Indian Ocean. H 3.9 SL 1969
Barathronus diaphanus Indo-West Pacific 10.1 SL 1906
Barathronus linsi Southwest Atlantic 10.1 SL 2015
Barathronus maculatus Spotted gelatinous cusk Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1976
Barathronus multidens Northwest and Eastern Cen 1984
Barathronus pacificus Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 12.8 SL 1974
Barathronus parfaiti Northeast Atlantic 10 SL 1888
Barathronus roulei Northeast Atlantic 10 SL 2019



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