Biology:Banded cusk-eel

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Banded cusk-eel
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Raneya
C. R. Robins, 1961
Species:
R. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Raneya brasiliensis
(Kaup, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Ophidium brasiliense Kaup, 1856
  • Lepophidium fluminense Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
  • Raneya fluminensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1903)

The banded cusk-eel (Raneya brasiliensis) is a species of cusk-eel found along the southeast coast of South America from southern Brazil to northern Argentina . It occurs at depths of from 40 to 150 metres (130 to 490 ft) and is of minor importance in commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 31 centimetres (12 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.[1] The generic name honours the American ichthyologist Edward C. Raney (1909–1984) of Cornell University who introduced the describer Charles R. Robins to ichthyology.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Raneya brasiliensis" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families CARAPIDAE and OPHIDIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ophidiiformes1/. Retrieved 12 July 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q664918 entry