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Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tadpole fish
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Spain country information

Common names: Ranúnculo negro, Reinúnculo negro, Tadpole fish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bañon, R., D. Villegas-Ríos, A. Serrano, G. Mucientes and J.C. Arronte, 2010
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Ranicipitidae (Tadpole fishes)
Etymology: Raniceps: Latin, rana, -ae = frog + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 35388), usually 10 - 20 m (Ref. 1371).   Temperate; 68°N - 44°N, 11°W - 13°E

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