Raniceps raninus

Raniceps raninus, the tadpole fish, is a species of gadiform fish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom and the North Sea. It is the only member of the genus Raniceps, the family Ranicipitidae and the suborder Ranicipitoidei.^[2] It was formerly placed in the family Gadidae, but phylogenetic studies support it belonging to a distinct family.^[3]

Raniceps raninus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Suborder:	Ranicipitoidei
Family:	Ranicipitidae Bonaparte, 1835
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

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.