Bathymaster

Bathymaster is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Bathymasteridae, also known as ronquils.

These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean and have elongate bodies with long dorsal and anal fins.

They can be colorful and have sensory pores on their heads and cheeks.

Bathymaster is a genus of marine fish that belongs to the family Bathymasteridae, also known as ronquils.

These fish are found in the northern Pacific Ocean, from British Columbia to Japan.

Bathymaster fish are cold water benthic fish, which means they live near the bottom of the ocean.

They are typically found in shallow coastal waters, at depths no greater than 200 meters.

Bathymaster fish have naked cheeks and opercula, which are the bony plates that cover the gills.

They also have five or six pores on the lower jaw and a distinctive pattern of pores on the preoperculum, which is the bone behind the eye.

They have two separate dorsal fins, the first one with three soft spines.

They have between 83 and 102 scales along the lateral line, which are not larger than the surrounding scales.