|
Pearlfish
Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no scales, translucent bodies, and dorsal fin rays which are shorter than their anal fin rays. Adults of most species live symbiotically inside various invertebrate hosts, and some live parasitically inside sea cucumbers. The larvae are free living. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, sea cucumbers, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Encheliophis
''Encheliophis'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with seven currently recognized species: * ''Pinhead pearlfish, Encheliophis boraborensis'' (Johann Jakob Kaup, Kaup, 1856) (pinhead pearlfish) * ''Encheliophis chardewalli'' Eric Parmentier, Parmentier, 2004 * ''Encheliophis gracilis'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1856) (graceful pearlfish) * ''Silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei'' (John Richardson (naturalist), J. Richardson, 1846) (silver pearlfish) * ''Encheliophis sagamianus'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1908) * ''Worm pearlfish, Encheliophis vermicularis'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller, 1842 (worm pearlfish) * ''Encheliophis vermiops'' Douglas Frank Markle, Markle & John Edward Olney Sr., Olney, 1990 (pygmy pearlfish) References External links Encheliophis on animaldiversity.org Carapidae, {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pyramodon
''Pyramodon'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Pyramodon lindas'' Markle & Olney, 1990 (blackedge pearlfish) * ''Pyramodon parini'' Markle & Olney, 1990 * ''Pyramodon punctatus'' ( Regan, 1914) (dogtooth pearlfish) * ''Pyramodon ventralis The pallid pearlfish, ''Pyramodon ventralis'', is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the Indo-western Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (pallid pearlfish) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carapus
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: The ''Carapus'' (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. This particular organism is considered parasitic because it lives inside different invertebrates. These invertebrates include holothurians, sea stars, and bivalves. The Carapus live in connection with several species of sea cucumbers and starfish. * '' Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * '' Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * '' Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * '' Carapus mourlani'' (Petit Petit is a French-language surname literally meaning "small" or "little". Notable people with the surname include: *Adriana Petit (born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist *Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist * Amandine Pet ..., 1934) (star pearlfish) * '' Carapus sluiteri'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Onuxodon
''Onuxodon'' is an Indo-Pacific genus of pearlfishes from the family Carapidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek ''onyx'' meaning "claw" and ''odon'' meaning "tooth", referring to the sharp fang like teeth of ''Onuxodon parvibrachium''. Species in this genus are distributed from South Africa to Hawaii. They live commensally with molluscs. The three currently recognized species are: * '' Onuxodon fowleri'' (J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ..., 1955) (Fowler's pearlfish) * '' Onuxodon margaritiferae'' ( Rendahl, 1921) (bivalve pearlfish) * '' Onuxodon parvibrachium'' ( Fowler, 1927) (oyster pearlfish) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pearlfish Preserved Emerging From Anus Of Sea Cucumber
Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no scales, translucent bodies, and dorsal fin rays which are shorter than their anal fin rays. Adults of most species live symbiotically inside various invertebrate hosts, and some live parasitically inside sea cucumbers. The larvae are free living. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, sea cucumbers, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Echiodon
''Echiodon'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * '' Echiodon anchipterus'' J. T. Williams, 1984 (closefin pearlfish) * '' Echiodon atopus'' M. E. Anderson, 2005 * '' Echiodon coheni'' J. T. Williams, 1984 * '' Echiodon cryomargarites'' Markle, J. T. Williams & Olney, 1983 (messmate) * '' Echiodon dawsoni'' J. T. Williams & Shipp, 1982 (Chain pearlfish) * ''Echiodon dentatus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1829) * '' Echiodon drummondii'' W. Thompson, 1837 * '' Echiodon exsilium'' Rosenblatt, 1961 (nocturnal pearlfish) * '' Echiodon neotes'' Markle & Olney, 1990 * '' Echiodon pegasus'' Markle & Olney, 1990 * '' Echiodon prionodon'' Parmentier, 2012Parmentier, E. (2012)''Echiodon prionodon'', a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. ''European Journal of Taxonomy, 31: 1-8.'' * '' Echiodon pukaki'' Markle & Olney, 1990 * '' Echiodon rendahli'' ( Whitley, 1941) (Rendahl's messmate) The name derives from Ancient Greek εχις (''ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eurypleuron
''Eurypleuron'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Eurypleuron cinereum'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1955) * ''Eurypleuron owasianum'' (Matsubara is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Matsubara is located in the center ..., 1953) (eel pearlfish) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carapinae
Carapinae is a subfamily of pearlfishes, of the family Carapidae. The subfamily consists of four genera: *''Carapus'' Rafinesque, 1810 *''Echiodon'' Thompson, 1837 *''Encheliophis'' Müller, 1842 *''Onuxodon'' J.L.B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ext ..., 1955 References {{taxobar, From=Q21446627 Carapidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fish fin, fins made of webbings of skin supported by radially extended thin bony spine (zoology), spines called ''lepidotrichia'', as opposed to the bulkier, fleshy lobed fins of the sister taxon, sister clade Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish). Resembling folding fans, the actinopterygian fins can easily change shape and wetted area, providing superior thrust-to-weight ratios per movement compared to sarcopterygian and chondrichthyian fins. The fin rays attach directly to the proximal or basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the articulation (anatomy), articulation between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles). The vast majority of actinopterygians are teleosts. By species count, they domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pyramodontinae
Pyramodontinae is a subfamily of pearlfishes, of the family Carapidae. The subfamily consists of three genera: *'' Eurypleuron'' Matsubara is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Matsubara is located in the center ..., 1953 *'' Pyramodon'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 *'' Snyderidia'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21446914 Carapidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Echiodon Rendahli
Rendahl's messmate (''Echiodon rendahli'') is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand at depths to . Its length is between .The larvae has a long filament on its head which bears some resemblance to a siphonophore. These fish live within sponges. The specific name honours the Swedish naturalist and artist Hialmar Rendahl who collected the specimens in the Tasman Sea which were used by Gilbert Percy Whitley Gilbert Percy Whitley (9 June 1903 – 18 July 1975) was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was curator of fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. Early life and education Gilbert Percy Whitley ... to describe this species. left, 200px, Juvenile ''Echiodon rendahli'' Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling References Carapidae Marine fish of Southern Australia Marine fish of New Zealand Rendahl's messmate {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Snyderidia
''Snyderidia canina'' is a species of pearlfish found in all tropical waters but those of the eastern Pacific Ocean, depths from . This species grows to a length of . This fish is the only known species in its genus which was named in honour of the ichthyologist John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943) for the assistance he lent to Charles Henry Gilbert on the cruise to Hawaii on which the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular wikt:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to ancho ... was collected. References Carapidae Fish described in 1905 Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
