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Zoarcidae

 
Zoarcidae

Bothrocara brunneum
Taxonomía
Reino: Animalia
Filo: Chordata
Clase: Actinopterygii
Subclase: Neopterygii
Infraclase: Teleostei
Superorden: Acanthopterygii
Orden: Perciformes
Suborden: Zoarcoidei
Familia: Zoarcidae
Swainson, 1839
Géneros

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Melanostigma gelatinosum
Lycodes mucosus
Lycodichthys antarcticus
Lycenchelys verrillii

Los viruelas (familia Zoarcidae) son una familia de peces marinos incluida en el orden Perciformes.[1]​ Se distribuyen desde el Ártico al Antártico.

Tienen el cuerpo alargado, con la boca situada inferior, las aletas dorsal y anal son alargadas y formando una aleta continua junto con la aleta caudal, mientras que las aletas pélvicas suelen estar ausentes.[2]​ Una de las especies puede alcanzar 1,1 m de longitud.[2]

Las tres especies del género Zoarces son ovovivíparas, todos los demás ovíparos.[2]

Géneros

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Existen más de 300 especies agrupadas en unos 60 géneros siguientes:[1]

Referencias

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  1. a b "Zoarcidae". En FishBase (Rainer Froese y Daniel Pauly, eds.). Consultada en marzo de 2017. N.p.: FishBase, 2017.
  2. a b c Nelson, J.S., 1994. Fishes of the world. 3ª edición. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 600 p.

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