Barathronus is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)[2][3] or family Bythitidae (brotulas),[1][4] depending on the source.

Barathronus
Barathronus bicolor
Barathronus parfaiti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Aphyonidae
Genus: Barathronus
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886
Type species
Barathronus bicolor
Goode & Bean, 1886
Synonyms[1]

Alexeterion Vaillant 1888

Life cycle

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Barathronus are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile Barathronus pacificus has been recorded in shallow waters.[5] Based on the stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths, at least one species, Barathronus maculatus, has a pelagic larval stage, followed by an ontogenetic vertical migration to deeper waters.[6]

Species

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There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus, although the exact species differ between the FishBase[2] and the Catalog of Fishes:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Barathronus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Barathronus". FishBase. February 2017 version.
  3. ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World 5th Edition. ISBN 9781119220824. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ Nelson, J. S. (2006). Fishes of the World (4 ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.
  5. ^ Okiyama, Muneo; Kato, Hisatsugu (1997). "A pelagic juvenile of Barathronus pacificus (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae) from the Southwest Pacific, with notes on its metamorphosis". Ichthyological Research. 44 (2–3): 222–226. doi:10.1007/BF02678701. S2CID 13485017.
  6. ^ Chang, N. N.; Liu, E. Y.; Liao, Y. C.; Shiao, J. C. (2015). "Vertical habitat shift of viviparous and oviparous deep-sea cusk eels revealed by otolith microstructure and stable-isotope composition". Journal of Fish Biology. 86 (2): 845–853. doi:10.1111/jfb.12605. PMID 25613184.
  7. ^ Nielsen, J.G.; Mincarone, M.M. & Di Dario, F. (2015). "A new deep-sea species of Barathronus Goode & Bean from Brazil, with notes on Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 13 (1): 53–60. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20140034.