''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), depending on the source.

Life cycle

''Barathronus'' are viviparous deep-sea fish. However, a juvenile '' Barathronus pacificus'' has been recorded in shallow waters. 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.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus, although the exact species differ between the

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Barathronus affinis ''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 '' B ...

'' A. B. Brauer, 1906 * ''

Barathronus bicolor ''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 '' B ...

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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 ''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 '' B ...

'' J. G. Nielsen, Mincarone & di Dario, 2015 — not listed in the FishBase * '' Barathronus maculatus''

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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 &

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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