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Caristiidae
Caristiidae, the manefishes, are a family of scombriform ray-finned fishes which today includes 19 extant taxon, extant species distributed in four genera. Taxonomy The following genera are known: * ''Caristius'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, Gill & Hugh McCormick Smith, Smith, 1905 * ''Neocaristius'' Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011 * ''Paracaristius'' Ivan Andreevich Trunov, Trunov, Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev & Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin, Parin, 2006 * ''Platyberyx'' Erich Zugmayer, Zugmayer, 1911 In addition, the extinct genera ''Chalcidichthys malacapterygius, Chalcidichthys'' and ''Absalomichthys'' are known from the Late Miocene of Southern California. Biology They are deep-sea marine fishes found in the mesopelagic zone that eat siphonophores. An adult manefish is less than 25 cm in length and most of them are entirely black, which helps camouflage them from predators. References Caristiidae, Percomorpha families {{Scombroidei-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caristius
''Caristius'' is a genus of manefishes native to the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Ecology A member of the genus ''Caristius'' associates with the siphonophore ''Bathyphysa conifera'', using it for shelter, stealing meals, and perhaps nibbling on its host as well, yet protecting it from Amphipoda, amphipod parasitism, parasites such as ''Themisto (crustacean), Themisto''. This Symbiosis, symbiotic relationship appears Mutualism (biology), mutualistic. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Caristius andriashevi'' Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev, Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin, Parin & Ivan Andreevich Trunov, Trunov, 2012Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of ''Platyberyx opalescens'' Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species ''Platyberyx mauli'' sp. n. and ''Caristius andriashevi'' sp. n.). ''Journal of Ichthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyberyx Opalescens
''Platyberyx'' is a genus of manefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the .... Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Platyberyx mauli'' Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of ''Platyberyx opalescens'' Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species ''Platyberyx mauli'' sp. n. and ''Caristius andriashevi'' sp. n.). ''Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 185-199.'' * '' Platyberyx opalescens'' Zugmayer, 1911 * '' Platyberyx paucus'' D. E. Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2013): Revision of the Manefish Genera ''Caristiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracaristius
''Paracaristius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Caristiidae, the manefishes. It is a small genus with mostly newly described species.Stevenson, D. E. and C. P. Kenaley. (2011)Revision of the manefish genus ''Paracaristius'' (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species.''Copeia'' 2011(3) 385-99. Fish in this genus are separated from similar taxa by the arrangement of their teeth. They have compressed heads with very short snouts, small mouths, and two nostrils. The body is oval to rectangular. The lateral line The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelia ... is not visible. The dorsal fin extends along nearly the whole top edge of the body, and the pectoral fin is "delicate" and "fan-like". '' Neocaristius heemstrai'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyberyx
''Platyberyx'' is a genus of manefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Platyberyx mauli'' Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of ''Platyberyx opalescens'' Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species ''Platyberyx mauli'' sp. n. and ''Caristius andriashevi'' sp. n.). ''Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 185-199.'' * ''Platyberyx opalescens ''Platyberyx'' is a genus of manefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Ea ...'' Zugmayer, 1911 * '' Platyberyx paucus'' D. E. Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2013): Revision of the Manefish Genera ''Caristius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caristiidae
Caristiidae, the manefishes, are a family of scombriform ray-finned fishes which today includes 19 extant taxon, extant species distributed in four genera. Taxonomy The following genera are known: * ''Caristius'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, Gill & Hugh McCormick Smith, Smith, 1905 * ''Neocaristius'' Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011 * ''Paracaristius'' Ivan Andreevich Trunov, Trunov, Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev & Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin, Parin, 2006 * ''Platyberyx'' Erich Zugmayer, Zugmayer, 1911 In addition, the extinct genera ''Chalcidichthys malacapterygius, Chalcidichthys'' and ''Absalomichthys'' are known from the Late Miocene of Southern California. Biology They are deep-sea marine fishes found in the mesopelagic zone that eat siphonophores. An adult manefish is less than 25 cm in length and most of them are entirely black, which helps camouflage them from predators. References Caristiidae, Percomorpha families {{Scombroidei-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neocaristius
''Neocaristius heemstrai'' is a species of fish in the family Caristiidae, the manefishes. It is native to the oceans of the southern hemisphere where it is known to occur at depths of from . This species grows to a length of SL. This fish was first described in 2006 and was moved to a monotypic genus 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 "unispe ... of its own, ''Neocaristius'', in 2011. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Phillip C. Heemstra (1941-2019), of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology in Grahamstown, South Africa, for his contributions to the studies of marine fishes, and in 1986 was the first to draw attention to this species. References Caristiidae Taxa named by Ivan Andreevich Trunov Taxa named by Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin Fish described in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absalomichthys
''Absalomichthys velifer'' is an extinct, prehistoric manefish that lived during the Upper Miocene of what is now Southern California in the United States. Its dorsal fin was huge in comparison with living species. It is known from the Modelo Formation of Los Angeles County. See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includ ... References Miocene fish of North America † Prehistoric percomorph genera Tortonian genera Fossils of California Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley Monotypic prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Fossil taxa described in 1933 {{paleo-rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scombriform
Scombriformes, also known as Pelagia and Pelagiaria, is an order of ray-finned fish within the clade Percomorpha. It contains 287 extant species in 16 families, most of which were previously classified under the suborders Scombroidei and Stromateoidei of the order Perciformes. The earliest known scombriform is the scombrid '' Landanichthys'' from the Middle Paleocene of Angola. Taxonomy Scombriformes includes the following families: * Suborder Stromateoidei ** Family Amarsipidae (amarsipa) ** Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes) ** Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) ** Family Tetragonuridae (squaretails) ** Family Ariommatidae (ariommas) ** Family Stromateidae (butterfishes) * Suborder Scombroidei ** Family Pomatomidae (bluefishes) ** Family Icosteidae (ragfish) ** Family Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai)) ** Family Chiasmodontidae (swallowers) ** Family Scombridae *** Subfamily Gasterochismatinae (butterfly kingfish) *** Subfamily Scombrinae (mackerels, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcidichthys Malacapterygius
''Chalcidichthys'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric manefish. It contains a single species, ''C. malacapterygius,'' that lived during the Upper Miocene of Southern California. It is known from the Modelo Formation in Los Angeles County, and specimens were found during construction of a tunnel on Sepulveda Boulevard. It is assumed to have preyed on siphonophores, like its living relatives. See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includ ... References † Prehistoric percomorph genera Monotypic prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Fossils of California Miocene fish of North America Tortonian genera Fossil taxa described in 1943 {{paleo-perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings. A third approach, motion dazzle, confuses the observer with a conspicuous pattern, making the object visible but momentarily harder to locate. The majority of camouflage methods aim for crypsis, often through a general resemblance to the background, high contrast disruptive coloration, eliminating shadow, and countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the bioluminescence, ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and octopuses, are capable of Active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siphonophore
Siphonophorae (from Ancient Greek σίφων (siphōn), meaning "tube" and -φόρος (-phóros), meaning "bearing") is an order within Hydrozoa, a class of marine organisms within the phylum Cnidaria. According to the World Register of Marine Species, the order contains 175 species described thus far. Siphonophores are highly polymorphic and complex organisms. Although they may appear to be individual organisms, each specimen is in fact a colonial organism composed of medusoid and polypoid zooids that are morphologically and functionally specialized. Zooids are multicellular units that develop from a single fertilized egg and combine to create functional colonies able to reproduce, digest, float, maintain body positioning, and use jet propulsion to move. Most colonies are long, thin, transparent floaters living in the pelagic zone. Like other hydrozoans, some siphonophores emit light to attract and attack prey. While many sea animals produce blue and green bioluminescenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
