Stripedfin ronquil

Stripedfin ronquil
From Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, CA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bathymasteridae
Genus: Rathbunella
Species: R. hypoplecta
Binomial name
Rathbunella hypoplecta
(C. H. Gilbert, 1890)

The stripedfin ronquil (Rathbunella hypoplecta) is a fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from San Francisco, California to northern Baja California, Mexico. It can reach a total length of 16 cm,[1] and is elongated with a characteristic black and white pattern along the body. It inhabits rocky and sandy areas on exposed coasts as well as kelp forests. Its depth range is from approximately 6 to 91 meters. Its food consist of various invertebrates. The male guards the eggs.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rathbunella hypoplecta" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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