Raniceps raninus

Tadpole fish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Raniceps; Oken, 1817
Species:	R. raninus
Binomial name
	Raniceps raninus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Blennius raninus Linnaeus, 1758; Gadus raninus (Linnaeus, 1758); Phycis ranina (Linnaeus, 1758); Cottus grunniens Linnaeus, 1758; Blennius fuscus Müller, 1776; Gadus fuliginosus Walbaum, 1784; Gadus trifurcus Walbaum, 1792; Gadus minimus Walbaum, 1792; Batrachoides blennioides Lacepède, 1800; Batrachocephalus blennioides (Lacepède, 1800); Blennius trifurcatus Shaw, 1803; Raniceps trifurcatus (Shaw, 1803); Raniceps jago Fleming, 1828; Raniceps niger Nilsson, 1832; Raniceps fuscus Krøyer, 1843;

The tadpole fish (Raniceps raninus) is a species of Gadidae fish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom and the North Sea. This species grows to a total length of 27.5 cm (10.8 in). It is of no importance to the commercial fishery industry, though it can be found in the aquarium trade and is displayed in public aquaria.

References[]

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Raniceps raninus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

^ Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.; et al. (2014). "Raniceps raninus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18125145A45098685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18125145A45098685.en.

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[IUCN-1] Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.; et al. (2014). "Raniceps raninus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18125145A45098685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18125145A45098685.en.

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Tadpole fish

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Raniceps Oken, 1817
Species:	R. raninus
Binomial name
*Raniceps raninus* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Blennius raninus Linnaeus, 1758 Gadus raninus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phycis ranina (Linnaeus, 1758) Cottus grunniens Linnaeus, 1758 Blennius fuscus Müller, 1776 Gadus fuliginosus Walbaum, 1784 Gadus trifurcus Walbaum, 1792 Gadus minimus Walbaum, 1792 Batrachoides blennioides Lacepède, 1800 Batrachocephalus blennioides (Lacepède, 1800) Blennius trifurcatus Shaw, 1803 Raniceps trifurcatus (Shaw, 1803) Raniceps jago Fleming, 1828 Raniceps niger Nilsson, 1832 Raniceps fuscus Krøyer, 1843