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Bryozoichthys lysimus

(Nutcracker Prickleback)

Overview

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Family : Pricklebacks ;

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Nutcracker Prickleback

Common Names in Japanese:

Fusakakeginpo

Common Names in Malayalam:

Nutchar-Char

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

飾鳚

Description

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Family Stichaeidae

Distribution: mainly North Pacific; few in North Atlantic. Most species with entirely spinous dorsal fin, others with at least some spines in dorsal fin. Pelvics with the fin rays branched, if present. Ribs present. Anal origin usually equidistant to snout and caudal fin origin or closer to snout.The family Stichaeidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 36 genera and 65 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name : Greek, stychos = row , line , in a row

Habitat

May be found at depths of 45 to 490 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,638 meters (0 to -11,936 feet).Mean = -939.200 meters (-3,081.365 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,129.850 based on 20 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Bryolophus lysimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  2. Bryozoichthys lysimus (Jordan and Snyder, 1902)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Bryozoichthys

There are approximately 2 species in this genus:

B. lysimus (Nutcracker Prickleback) · B. marjorius (Pearly Prickleback)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

Last Revised: 2008-09-16