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Ranicipitidae
tadpole fish
Raniceps raninus
Ranicipitid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
tadpole fish is known around Northeast Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cods and Hakes
- Family
- Ranicipitidae
- Genus
- Raniceps
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Northeast Atlantic: Trondheim on the Norwegian coast to the Bay of Biscay; also around the British Isles.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

