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Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontiformes (), also known as the Plectognathi, is an order of ray-finned fishes which includes the pufferfishes and related taxa. This order has been classified as a suborder of the order Perciformes, although recent studies have found that it, as the Tetraodontoidei, is a sister taxon to the anglerfish order Lophiiformes, called Lophiodei, and have placed both taxa within the Acanthuriformes. The Tetraodontiformes are represented by 10 extant families and at around 430 species overall. The majority of the species within this order are marine but a few may be found in freshwater. They are found throughout the world. Taxonomy Tetraodontiformes is a name first used for this order in 1940 by Lev Berg, the order was originally proposed in 1817 as the "''Les Plectognathes''", the Plectognathi. Cuvier divided this into two families ''"Les Gymnodontes"'' and ''"Les Sclerodermes"''. In 1940 Berg first used the term Tetraodontiformes for this order and this name is the curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molidae
The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal fin, dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with the southern sunfish, ''Mola alexandrini'', recorded at in length and in weight. The family name comes from the ocean sunfish's scientific name ''Mola mola'', both its genus name and epithet come from the Latin word ''mola'' for "millstone" because of its circular shape. Description Molidae have the fewest vertebrae of any fish, with only 16 in ''Mola mola''. The axial musculature, Caudal (anatomical term), caudal and pelvic fins are completely lost during development, and most of their skeleton is made of cartilage. They also lack gas bladder, swim bladders. No bony plates occur in the skin, which is, however, thick and dense like cartilage and is fairly rough. Under the skin there is a stiff and gelatinous layer consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triacanthidae
Triacanthidae, the triplespines or tripodfishes, is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes the pufferfishes, boxfishes, filefishes and related groups. The family is made up of four extant genera and three extinct genera which are known from fossils. Taxonomy Triacanthidae was first proposed as a family in 1859 by the Dutch physician, herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, and, in 1968, James C. Tyler classified it within the suborder Triacanthoidei alongside the Triacanthodidae. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this as suborder of the order Tetraodontiformes. Genera Triacanthidae contains the following extant genera: Characteristics Triacanthidae triplespines's, like their relatives the triggerfishes and the filefishes first ray of the dorsal fin is formed to a spine. Further, they have two spines in place of their ventral fins. They have sharp and heavy teeth, which they use to eat ... [...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] |
Triodontidae
''Triodon macropterus'' (common name the threetooth puffer and the black-spot keeled pufferfish) is a tetraodontiform fish, the only living species in the genus ''Triodon'' and family Triodontidae. Other members of the family are known from fossils stretching back to the Eocene. The threetooth puffer was first scientifically described by René Lesson in 1831 and is recognizable for its large belly flap which has the ability to blend into the body when fully retracted. Taxonomy The threetooth puffer was first formally described in 1829 by the French naturalist René Lesson with its type locality given as Mauritius. That same year Georges Cuvier formally proposed the new genus ''Triodon'' for the new species, also mentioning ''Triodon bursarius'', although this is now regarded as a synonym of ''T. macropterus''. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this taxon within the monotypic family Triodontidae, which it places within the monotypic suborder Triodontoidei wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triacanthus Biaculeatus
''Triacanthus biaculeatus'', also known as the short-nosed tripod fish, black-finned triple-spine, blacktail tripodfish, hollow-snouted tripodfish or silver tripodfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triacanthidae, the triplespines or tripodfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region. Taxonomy ''Triacanthus biaculeatus'' was first formally described as ''Balistes biaculeatus'' in 1786 by the German physician and naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch with its type locality given as the Indian Ocean. In 1817 Lorenz Oken classified ''B. aculeatus'' in the new monospecific genus '' Triacanthus'', so this species is the type species of the genus ''Triacanthus'' by monotypy. This genus is classified in the family Triacanthidae within the suborder Triacanthoidei alongside the Triacanthodidae. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the Triacanthoidei as suborder of the order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology ''Triacanthus biac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, with some among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain mucus tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as 河豚, pronounced ''fugu''), Korea (as 복, ''bok'', or 복어, ''bogeo''), and China (as 河豚, ''hétún'') w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, with some among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain mucus tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as 河豚, pronounced ''fugu''), Korea (as 복, ''bok'', or 복어, ''bogeo''), and China (as 河豚, ''hétún'') when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triacanthodes Anomalus
''Triacanthodes anomalus'', the red spikefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triacanthodidae, the spikefishes. This species is found in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Triacanthodes anomalus'' was first formally described as ''Tricanthus anomalus'' in 1850 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel, with its type locality given as the entrance to Ōmura Bay in Nagasaki, Japan. In 1857, Pieter Bleeker proposed the new monospecific genus '' Triacanthodes'' for ''T. anomalus'' and designated this species as its type species. This genus is the type genus of the family Triacanthodidae and of the subfamily Triacanthodinae. The fifth edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the family Triacanthodidae in the suborder Triacanthoidei in the order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology ''Triacanthodes anomalus'' is classified in the genus ''Triacanthodes'', a name which suffixes ''-odes'', meaning "having the form of", onto ''Triacanthus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arothron Mappa
''Arothron'' is a genus in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species are sometimes kept in aquaria. The largest species is ''A. stellatus'', which can reach in length. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Arothron caeruleopunctatus'' Matsuura, 1994 (Blue-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron carduus'' (Cantor, 1849) * '' Arothron diadematus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) * '' Arothron firmamentum'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Starry puffer) * '' Arothron hispidus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (White-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron immaculatus'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Immaculate puffer) * '' Arothron inconditus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Belly-striped puffer) * ''Arothron manilensis'' ( Marion de Procé, 1822) (Narrow-lined puffer) * '' Arothron mappa'' (Lesson, 1831) (Map puffer) * '' Arothron meleagris'' (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798) (Guineafowl puffer) * '' Arothro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostracion Immaculatus
''Ostracion'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region as far east as the eastern Pacific coasts of the Americas. Taxonomy ''Ostracion'' was first proposed as a genus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. ''Ostracion cubicus'' was subsequently designated as the type species of this genus. However, the original designation is unclear, Pieter Bleeker designate ''O. teragonus'' as the type in 1865 while David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert designated it as ''O. cubiceps'' in 1883. This genus is the type genus of the family Ostraciidae which the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies within the family Ostraciidae in the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology ''Ostracion'' means "little box" and is an allusion to the shape of the body of the type species, ''O. cubicum''. Distribution and habitat ''Ostracion'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae or Ostraciontidae is a family of squared, Actinopterygii, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. It contains about 23 extant species in 6 extant genera. Taxonomy Ostraciidae was first proposed as a family in 1810 by the French polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. In the past this grouping was regarded as a subfamily, the Ostraciinae, along with the subfamily Aracaninae, of a wider Ostraciidae. However, recent Phylogenetics, phylogenetic studies have concluded that the families Aracanidae and Ostraciidae are valid families but that they are part of the same clade, the suborder Ostracioidei. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this clade as the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology Ostraciidae takes its name from its type genus, ''Ostracion'', a name which means " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aracanidae
Aracanidae, the deep sea boxfishes or temperate boxfishes, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonong to the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes the pufferfishes, triggerfishes and ocean sunfishes. The fishes in this family are found in the Indo-West Pacific region, particularly in the waters around Australia. Taxonomy ''Aracanidae'' was first proposed as a family in 1860 by the Swiss-born French biologist Henri Louis Gabriel Marc Hollard. In the past this taxon was regarded as a subfamily of the Ostraciidae. However, recent phylogenetic studies have concluded that the families Aracanidae and Ostraciidae are valid families but that they are part of the same clade, the suborder Ostracioidei. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this clade as the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes. Genera Aracanidae contains the following six extant and single extinct genera: means extinct. Etymology Aracanidae takes its name from its ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
