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graveldiver
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The graveldiver (Scytalina cerdale) is a species of scorpaeniform fish, the only species in the genus Scytalina and the family Scytalinidae. Graveldivers are small, with snake-like heads (hence the generic name). Their bodies are compact, and lack pelvic fins, with very small pectoral fins. Their range encompasses the coastal area from the Bering Sea to central California.
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graveldiver
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyScytalinidae
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The graveldiver (Scytalina cerdale) is a species of scorpaeniform fish, the only species in the genus Scytalina and the family Scytalinidae. Graveldivers are small, with snake-like heads (hence the generic name). Their bodies are compact, and lack pelvic fins, with very small pectoral fins. Their range encompasses the coastal area from the Bering Sea to central California.
==Taxonomy and etymology== The graveldiver is the only species in the family Scytalinidae and the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this family within the suborder Zoarcoidei, within the order Scorpaeniformes. Other authorities classify this family in the infraorder Zoarcales within the suborder Cottoidei of the Perciformes because removing the Scorpaeniformes from the Perciformes renders that taxon non monophyletic.