''Barathronus'' is a
genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family
Aphyonidae
Aphyonidae is a family of eel-like fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are deep-sea fishes, living between and depth.
Description and biology
Aphyonids are small fishe ...
(blind cusk eels)
[
] or family
Bythitidae
The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally viviparity, bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least ''Didymothallus crinicep ...
(brotulas),
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Barathronus pacificus'' has been recorded in shallow waters.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus, although the exact species differ between the FishBase
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. [ and the Catalog of Fishes:]Goode
Goode ( or , depending on family) is a surname.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alex Goode (Born 1988), British rugby union player
* Alexander D. Goode (1911-1943), US Army chaplain
* Andy Goode (born 1980), British ru ...
& T. H. Bean, 1886
* '' Barathronus bruuni'' J. G. Nielsen, 1969
* ''Barathronus diaphanus
''Barathronus'' is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)
or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Bar ...
'' A. B. Brauer, 1906
* '' Barathronus linsi'' J. G. Nielsen, Mincarone & di Dario, 2015 Shcherbachev
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, 1976 (Spotted gelatinous cusk)
* ''Barathronus multidens
''Barathronus'' is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)
or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Bar ...
'' J. G. Nielsen, 1984
* '' Barathronus pacificus'' J. G. Nielsen & Eagle
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, 1974
* ''Barathronus parfaiti
''Barathronus'' is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)
or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Bar ...
'' ( Vaillant, 1888)
* ''Barathronus solomonensis
''Barathronus'' is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)
or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Bar ...
'' J. G. Nielsen & Møller, 2008 — recognized as ''Paraphyonus
''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under '' Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'', ' ...
solomonensis'' in the Catalog of Fishes
* ''Barathronus unicolor
''Barathronus'' is a genus of deep-sea fish that are placed in the family Aphyonidae (blind cusk eels)
or family Bythitidae (brotulas), depending on the source.
Life cycle
''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Bar ...
'' J. G. Nielsen, 1984
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q740757
Aphyonidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by George Brown Goode
Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean