Stripedfin ronquil

Taxobox | name = Stripedfin ronquil


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image_caption = From Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, CA
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Bathymasteridae
genus = "Rathbunella"
species = "R. hypoplecta"
binomial = "Rathbunella hypoplecta"
binomial_authority = Gilbert, 1890 The stripedfin ronquil ("Rathbunella hypoplecta") is a fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from San Francisco, California to northern Baja California, Mexico. It can reach a total length of 16 cmFishBase species | genus = Rathbunella | species = hypoplecta | month = February | year = 2006] . , and is elongated with a characteristic black and white pattern along the body. It inhabits rocky and sandy areas on exposed coasts as well as kelp forests. Its depth range is from approximately 6 to 91 meters. Its food consist of various invertebrates. The male guards the eggs.

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