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Gaper (fish)
The gaper (''Champsodon capensis'') is a species of crocodile toothfish belonging to the family Champsodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean along the coast of East Africa, from Kenya to South Africa, as well as off the islands of Seychelles and Mauritius. This species has entered the Mediterranean Sea, most likely as a Lessepsian migrant, through the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (; , ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, Indo-Mediterranean, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest ..., being first recorded in 2012. Gapers are typically found in large shoals, which move from deep water to the surface at night. References Champsodon Fish described in 1908 {{Acropomatiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tate Regan
Charles Tate Regan (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyology, ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938. Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917. Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them Ethelwynn Trewavas, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum. Taxon described by him *See :Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''). In turn, a number of fish species have been named ''regani'' in his honour: Taxon named in his honor *A Thorny Catfish ''Anadoras regani'' (Stein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champsodontidae
''Champsodon'' is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae. These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region. Although ''Champsodon'' is the only extant genus of this family, a close relative is known in the extinct '' Eochampsodon'' Bannikov, 2004 from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of the North Caucasus, Russia. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Champsodon atridorsalis'' Ochiai & I. Nakamura, 1964 * '' Champsodon capensis'' Regan, 1908 (gaper) * '' Champsodon fimbriatus'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 * '' Champsodon guentheri'' Regan, 1908 (Günther's sabre-gills) * '' Champsodon longipinnis'' Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964 * '' Champsodon machaeratus'' Nemeth, 1994 * '' Champsodon nudivittis'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1895) * '' Champsodon omanensis'' Regan, 1908 * '' Champsodon pantolepis'' Nemeth, 1994 * '' Champsodon sagittus'' Nemeth, 1994 * '' Champsodon sechellensis'' Regan, 1908 * '' Champsodon snyderi'' V. Franz, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessepsian Migrant
The Lessepsian migration (or Erythrean invasion) is the migration of marine species along the Suez Canal, usually from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and more rarely in the opposite direction. When the canal was completed in 1869, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other marine animals and plants were exposed to an artificial passage between the two naturally separate bodies of water, and cross-contamination was made possible between formerly isolated ecosystems. The phenomenon is still occurring today. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat in charge of the canal's construction. The term was coined by Francis Dov Por in his 1978 book. The migration of invasive species through the Suez Canal from the Indo-Pacific region has been facilitated by many factors, both abiotic and anthropogenic, and presents significant implications for the ecological health and economic stability of the contaminated areas; of particular concern is the fisheries industry in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
