Bathymaster

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Bathymaster
Alaskan Ronquil (B. caeruleofasciatus)
Searcher (B. signatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bathymasteridae
Genus: Bathymaster
Cope, 1873

Bathymaster is a genus of ronquils native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Alaskan ronquil)
  • Bathymaster derjugini Lindberg, 1930
  • Bathymaster leurolepis McPhail, 1965 (Smallmouth ronquil)
  • Bathymaster signatus Cope, 1873 (Searcher)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Bathymaster in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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