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Caesionidae
Caesionidae, the fusiliers, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 23 species. They are related to the snappers, but adapted for feeding on plankton, rather than on larger prey. They are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific and in the Red Sea. Taxonomy Caesionidae was named by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1831. The family takes its name from the genus ''Caesio'' which was named in 1801 by Bernard Germain de Lacépède, the name derived from ''caesius'' meaning “blue”, as the type species of ''Caesio'' is the blue and gold fusilier ('' Caesio caerulaurea''). They are sometimes divided into two subfamilies, the Caesioninae containing the genera ''Caesio'' and ''Pterocaesio'' and the monotypic genera ''Dipterygonotus'' and ''Gymoceasio'' in the Gymnocaesoninae. Some authorities place the fusiliers within the family Lutjanidae, the snappers, even going as far as placing the within the subfamily Lutjanina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio
''Caesio'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration. Taxonomy ''Caesio'' was created in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède when he described ''Caesio caerilaurea''. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The genus name, ''Caesio'', means ”blue”. Species Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized, organised into three subgenera according to some authorities: * Subgenus ''Caesio'' ** '' Caesio caerulaurea'' Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier ** '' Caesio striata'' Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier ** '' Caesio varilineata'' K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier ** '' Caesio xanthalytos'' Holleman, Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterocaesio
''Pterocaesio'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fuiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Pterocaesio'' was described as a genus in 1876 by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with Franz Steindachner's ''Caesio multiradiatus'' as the type species. This taxon was subsequently shown to be a synonym of ''Caesio tile'' which had been described by Georges Cuvier in 1830. The generic name is a compound of ''ptero'' meaning "fin" and the genus name '' Caesio''. Bleeker did not give an explanation of his name but it may be because the type species ''P. tile'' has a higher number of rays in the dorsal fin. 21, compared to 13-18 in ''Caesio''. Three subgenera have been proposed for ''Pteroceasio''. Species Currently, 12 species in this genus are recognized, and have been divided into subgenera by some authorities as follows: * Subgenus ''Pterocaesio'' ** '' Pterocaesio tile'' (Cuvier, 1830) (dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Caerulaurea
''Caesio caerulaurea'', the blue and gold fusilier, blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea. Taxonomy ''Caesio caerulaurea'' was first formally described in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède with the type locality given as Molucca in Indonesia. Lacépède used the name ''Caesio caerulaureus'', although this was later corrected to ''C. caetulaurea'' as ''Caesio'' is feminine, creating a new genus. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The specific name ''caerluaurea'' is a derived from ''caeruleaus'' meaning "sky blue" and ''aureus'' which means "golden", a reference to the blue back and yellow flank stripe Lacépède described. Description ''Caesio caeruaurea'' has a quite deep, fusiform, elongated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutjanidae
Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. Snappers inhabit tropical and subtropical regions of all oceans. Some snappers grow up to about in length however one specific snapper, the cubera snapper, grows up to in length. Most are active carnivores, feeding on crustaceans or other fish, though a few are plankton-feeders. They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish. Most species live at depths reaching near coral reefs, but some species are found up to deep. As with other fish, snappers harbour parasites. A detailed study conducted in New Caledonia has shown that coral reef-associated snappers harbour about 9 species of parasites per fish species. Timeline Gibola ImageSize = width:700px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnocaesio
The slender fusilier (''Gymnocaesio gymnoptera'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is native to tropical reefs in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus. Taxonomy The slender fusilier was first formally described in 1856 as ''Caesio gymnopterus'' by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with the type locality being given as Ternate. In 1876, Bleeker described a new genus, ''Gymnocaesio'' with ''C. gymnopterus'' as its type species by montypy, it is still the only species in that genus. The genus name is a compound of ''gymno'' meaning "naked" and ''caesio '' as in the related genus ''Caesio'' in which this species was originally placed. The specific name also uses ''gymno'' as a prefix for ''pterus'' which means fin, a reference to the lack of scales on the dorsal and anal fins, these are scaled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive-in Net
A fishing net is a net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Early nets were woven from grasses, flaxes and other fibrous plant material. Later cotton was used. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as wool or silk thread were common until recently and are still used. History Fishing nets have been used widely in the past, including by stone age societies. The oldest known fishing net is the net of Antrea, found with other fishing equipment in the Karelian town of Antrea, Finland, in 1913. The net was made from willow, and dates back to 8300 BC. Recently, fishing net sinkers from 27,000 BC were discovered in Korea, making them the oldest fishing implements discovered, to date, in the world. The remnants of another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciformes
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means "perch-like". Perciformes is an Order within the Clade Percomorpha consisting of "perch-like" Percomorphans. This group comprises over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems. The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the '' Schindleria brevipinguis'' to the marlin in the genus '' Makaira''. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous. Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters ( Percidae), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae). Characteristics The dorsal and anal fins are divided into anterior spiny and posterior soft-rayed portions, which may be partially or co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caudal Fin
Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as seen in sharks. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the spine and are supported only by muscles. Their principal function is to help the fish swim. Fins located in different places on the fish serve different purposes such as moving forward, turning, keeping an upright position or stopping. Most fish use fins when swimming, flying fish use pectoral fins for gliding, and frogfish use them for crawling. Fins can also be used for other purposes; male sharks and mosquitofish use a modified fin to deliver sperm, thresher sharks use their caudal fin to stun prey, reef stonefish have spines in their dorsal fins that inject venom, anglerfish use the first spine of their dorsal fin like a fishing rod to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusiform
Fusiform means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends. It is similar to the lemon-shape, but often implies a focal broadening of a structure that continues from one or both ends, such as an aneurysm on a blood vessel. Examples * Fusiform, a body shape common to many aquatic animals, characterized by being tapered at both the head and the tail * Fusiform, a classification of aneurysm * Fusiform bacteria (spindled rods, that is, fusiform bacilli), such as the Fusobacteriota * Fusiform cell (biology) * Fusiform face area, a part of the human visual system which seems to specialize in facial recognition * Fusiform gyrus, part of the temporal lobe of the brain * Fusiform muscle, where the fibres run parallel along the length of the muscle * Fusiform neuron, a spindle-shaped neuron References {{Reflist Geometric shapes See also * Streamliner A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutjaninae
Lutjaninae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies classified within the family Lutjanidae, the snappers. Genera The subfamily Lutjaninae contains 6 genera and 76 species: * genus '' Hoplopagrus'' Gill, 1861 * genus ''Lutjanus'' Bloch, 1790 * genus '' Macolor'' Bleeker, 1860 * genus '' Ocyurus'' Gill, 1862 * genus ''Pinjalo'' Bleeker, 1873 * genus '' Rhomboplites'' Gill, 1862 A taxonomic study of snappers within the subfamily Lutjaninae in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean indicated that the monotypic genera ''Ocyurus'' and ''Rhomboplites'' sit within the genus ''Lutjanus''. Fossil history The Lutjaninae are represented in the fossil record as far back as the 48.6 million years ago from the Eocene where specimens have been found in the United Kingdom and Louisiana. More recent specimens are known from the Miocene in Mexico and Florida and the Quaternary of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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