Gymnelinae
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Gymnelus hemifasciatus , female |
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| Gill , 1863 |
The Gymnelinae are a subfamily of the eel mother family (Zoarcidae) in the partial order of the eel mother relatives (Zoarcales). They are mostly bottom-dwelling marine fish.
features
The Gymnelinae are 9 to 39 cm long and have an eel-like elongated body with 76 to 150 vertebrae. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins have grown together to form a continuous fin edge. The caudal fin is supported by 5 to 12 fin rays , as well as a single epuralia (can also be missing). All genera except Krusensterniella have no fin spines. The eyes are surrounded by a semicircle of 4 to 8 (mostly 5–6) suborbital bones. The pores between the eyes found in many other eel nuts are usually missing. The cleft gill usually reaches the middle of the pectoral fin base or is a small opening above the pectoral fin base. The pectoral fins are absent in the genus Andriashevia .
distribution
Of the nearly 50 species in the subfamily, most, around 35, occur in the northern Pacific. The mesopelagic genus Melanostigma lives worldwide, Seleniolycus is endemic in the southern polar sea .
Genera
- Andriashevia Fedorov & Neyelov, 1978
- Barbapellis Iglésias, Dettai, & Ozouf-Costaz, 2011
- Bilabria Schmidt, 1936
- Davidijordania Popov, 1931
- Ericandersonia Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006
- Gymnelopsis Soldatov, 1922
- Gymnelus Reinhardt, 1834
- Hadropareia Schmidt, 1904
- Krusensterniella Schmidt, 1904
- Melanostigma Günther, 1881
- Nalbantichthys Schultz, 1967
- Opaeophacus Bond & Stein, 1984
- Seleniolycus Anderson, 1988
literature
- M. Eric Anderson & VV Fedorov (2004): Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839 - eelpouts (PDF; 190 kB). California Academy of Sciences , Annotated Checklists of Fishes No. 34.
Web links
- Gymnelinae on Fishbase.org (English)