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Lophius
Members of the genus ''Lophius'', also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are various species of lophiid anglerfishes found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. ''Lophius'' is known as the "monk" or "monkfish" to the North Sea and North Atlantic fishermen, a name which also belongs to '' Squatina squatina'', the angelshark, a type of shark. The North European species is '' Lophius piscatorius'', and the Mediterranean species is '' Lophius budegassa''. Taxonomy ''Lophius'' was first proposed as a genus by Carl Linnaeus when he described ''Lophius piscatorius'' in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' given as "''in Oceano Europæo''", meaning the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Seas with localities mentioned including Bordeaux, Marseille and Montpellier in France; Genoa, Rome, Naples and Venice in Italy; Lesbos in Greece; and Syria. The genus ''Lophius'' is one of 4 extant genera in the family Lophiidae which the 5th edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglerfish
The anglerfish are ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes (). Both the order's common name, common and scientific name comes from the characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified dorsal Fish fin#Ray-fins, fin ray acts as a Aggressive mimicry#Food as an attractant, lure for prey (akin to a human Angling, angler, and likened to a crest or "''wikt:Lophius, lophos''"). The modified fin ray, with the very tip being the Esca (fish anatomy), esca and the length of the structure the Illicium (fish anatomy), illicium, is adapted to attract specific prey items across the families of anglerfish by using different luring methods. Anglerfish occur worldwide. The majority are bottom-dwellers, being demersal fish, while the aberrant deep-sea anglerfish are Pelagic fish, pelagic, (mostly) living high in the water column. Some live in the Deep-sea fish, deep sea (such as the deep-sea anglerfish and sea toads), while others live in Shallow water marine environment, shallower waters, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophius Piscatorius
''Lophius piscatorius'', commonly known as the anglerfish, frog fish, fishing frog, monk, European angler, common monkfish, sea devil, or devil fish, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range, including the Irish Sea, this species comprises a significant commercial fishery. Taxonomy ''Lophius piscatorius'' was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' given as "''in Oceano Europæo''", meaning the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Seas with localities mentioned including Bordeaux, Marseille and Montpellier in France; Genoa, Rome, Naples and Venice in Italy; Lesbos in Greece; and Syria. When Linnaeus described this species he created a new genus, '' Lophius''. In 1883, David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert designated this species as the type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophius Budegassa
''Lophius budegassa'', the blackbellied angler or blackbellied monkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lophiidae, the goosefishes, monkfishes and anglers. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Taxonomy ''Lophius budegassa'' was first formally described in 1807 by the Italian biologist Maximilian Spinola with its type locality given as the Gulf of Genoa. The genus ''Lophius'' is one of 4 extant genera in the family Lophiidae which the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei with the order Lophiiformes. Etymology ''Lophius budegassa'' has the genus name ''Lophius'', which means "mane" and is presumably a reference to the first three spines of the first dorsal fin which are tentacle like, with three smaller spines behind them. The specific name ''budegassa'' is derived from ''budegasso'', a vernacular name for this species along the Gulf of Genoa in Italy. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophioidei
Goosefishes, sometimes called anglers or monkfishes, are a family, the Lophiidae, of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. The family includes 30 recognized species. These fishes are found in all the world's oceans except for the Antarctic Ocean. Taxonomy The goosefish family, Lophiidae, was first proposed as a genus in 1810 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. The Lophiidae is the only family in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei, this is one of 5 suborders of the Lophiiformes. The Lophioidei is considered to be the most basal of the suborders in the order. Etymology The goosefish family, Lophiidae, takes its name from its type genus, ''Lophius''. ''Lophius'' means "mane" and is presumably a reference to the first 3 spines of the first dorsal fin which are tentacle like, with 3 smaller spines behind them. Genera The goosefish family, Lophiidae, contains the following extant genera: Fossil taxa The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophiomus
''Lophiomus'' is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family, Lophiidae, the goose fishes, monkfishes or anglers. The only species in the genus is ''Lophiomus setigerus'', the blackmouth angler, blackmouth goosefish, broadheaded angler or broadhead goosefish. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomy ''Lophiomus'' was first proposed as a genus in 1883 by the American biologist Theodore Gill with ''Lophius setigerus'' as its only species. ''Lophius setigerus'' was first formally described in 1797 by the Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist Martin Vahl with its type locality given as "China, western Pacific Ocean". The genus ''Lophiodes'' is one of 4 extant genera in the family Lophiidae which the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei with the order Lophiiformes. Within the Lophiidae ''Lophiomus'' is most closely related to ''Lophius'' with '' Lophiodes' being the sister taxon to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophiodes
''Lophiodes'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Lophiidae, the goosefishes, monkfishes and anglers. It is one of four extant genera in the family Lophiidae. The fish in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lophiodes'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1896 by the American ichthyologists George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean with ''Lophius mutilis'', a species described in 1894 by the English physician, naturalist and carcinologist Alfred William Alcock with its type locality given as the Bay of Bengal, as its only species. The genus ''Lophiodes'' is one of 4 extant genera in the family Lophiidae which the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei with the order Lophiiformes. Within the Lophiidae, ''Lophiodes'' is the sister taxon to ''Lophius'' and ''Lophiomus'' with '' Sladenia'' as the most basal sister group to the other three genera. Etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squatina Squatina
''Squatina squatina'', the angelshark or monkfish, is a species of shark in the family (biology), family Squatinidae (known generally also as angel sharks), that were once widespread in the coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Well-adapted for crypsis, camouflaging itself on the sea floor, the angelshark has a flattened form with enlarged pectoral fin, pectoral and pelvic fins, giving it a superficial resemblance to a Batoidea, ray. This species can be identified by its broad and stout body, conical barbel (anatomy), barbels, thornless back (in larger individuals), and grayish or brownish dorsal coloration with a pattern of numerous small light and dark markings (that is more vivid in juveniles). It measures up to long. Like other members of its family, the angelshark is a nocturnal ambush predator that buries itself in sediment and waits for passing prey, mostly benthic bony fishes, but also Skate (fish), skates and invertebrates. An aplacental viviparous specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelshark
Angel sharks are sharks belonging to the genus ''Squatina''. They are the only living members of the family Squatinidae and order Squatiniformes. They commonly inhabit sandy seabeds close to in depth. ''Squatina'' and other Squatiniformes differ from other sharks in having flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins that give them a strong resemblance to rays. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. Most species inhabit shallow temperate or tropical seas, but a few species inhabit deeper water, down to . Angel sharks are sometimes called monkfish, although this name is also applied to members of the genus ''Lophius''. While some species occur over a wide geographic range, the majority are restricted to a smaller area. Restriction in geographic range might be as a result of the behaviour of ''Squatina'' species, which are ambush predators with a corresponding stationary bottom-dwelling habit. Thus, trans-ocean migration is extremely unlikely, even though large-scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Edition Of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' (Latin; the English title is ''A General System of Nature'') is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature. In it, Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature for animals, something he had already done for plants in his 1753 publication of ''Species Plantarum''. Starting point Before 1758, most biological catalogues had used polynomial names for the taxa included, including earlier editions of ''Systema Naturae''. The first work to consistently apply binomial nomenclature across the animal kingdom was the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature therefore chose 1 January 1758 as the "starting point" for zoological nomenclature and asserted that the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' was to be treated as if published on that date. Names published before that date are unavailable, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Publishing, publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company was founded in 1807 and produces books, Academic journal, journals, and encyclopedias, in print and electronically, as well as online products and services, training materials, and educational materials for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students. History The company was established in 1807 when Charles Wiley opened a print shop in Manhattan. The company was the publisher of 19th century American literary figures like James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as of legal, religious, and other non-fiction titles. The firm took its current name in 1865. Wiley later shifted its focus to scientific, Technology, technical, and engineering subject areas, abandoning its literary interests. Wiley's son Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suborder
Order () is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of related families. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist, as is whether a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognized only rarely. The name of an order is usually written with a capital letter. For some groups of organisms, their orders may follow consistent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. Theoretical implications Monotypic taxa present several important theoretical challenges in biological classification. One key issue is known as "Gregg's Paradox": if a single species is the only member of multiple hierarchical levels (for example, being the only species in its genus, which is the only genus in its family), then each level needs a distinct definition to maintain logical structure. Otherwise, the different taxonomic ranks become effectively identical, which creates problems for organizing biological diversity in a hierarchical syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
