Gonorynchidae

	Gonorynchidae Gonorynchidae is a family of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the order Gonorynchiformes, which has a number of fossil taxa and one extant genus, ''Gonorynchus'', the Beaked salmon, beaked salmons. They are an ancient group, with fossils known from as far back as the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. John Richardson (naturalist), John Richardson is the original author of the Family (biology), family. Taxonomy The following genera are known: * †''Charitopsis (fish), Charitopsis'' Gayet 1993 * †''Charitosomus'' Hosius & Von Der Marck 1885 * †''Gonorynchidarum'' Rana, 1988 [otolith] * ''Gonorynchus'' Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Scopoli, 1777 - beaked salmons * †''Hakeliosomus'' Gayet 1993 (possibly synonymous with ''Ramallichthys'') * †''Judeichthys'' Gayet 1985 (possibly synonymous with ''Ramallichthys'') * †''Lecceichthys'' Taverne, 1998 * †''Notogoneus'' Cope 1885 (=†''Anormurus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1818, †''Protocatostomus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Beaked Salmon ''Gonorynchus'' is a genus of long thin gonorynchiform ray-finned fish, commonly called beaked salmon or beaked sandfish. They live on sandy bottoms near shorelines of the temperate & subtropical Southern Hemisphere and East Asia. There are five known extant species which are placed in this genus. All have a distinctive angular snout (hence the name) that the fish use to dig themselves into the sand. A swim bladder is absent. They are the last surviving members of the ancient family Gonorynchidae, which was much more diverse in the past. Unlike other gonorynchids, there have been no known fossil remains of ''Gonorynchus'' identified, although they are assumed to have diverged from their closest relative (the extinct '' Notogoneus'') during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The most widespread species is '' Gonorynchus gonorynchus'', found in scattered locations worldwide. It can reach up to in length. It is a nocturnal fish, feeding on invertebrates at night and burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gonorynchiformes The Gonorynchiformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the important food source, the milkfish (''Chanos chanos'', family Chanidae), and a number of lesser-known types, both marine and freshwater. The alternate spelling "Gonorhynchiformes", with an "h", is frequently seen but not official. Gonorynchiformes have small mouths and no teeth. They are the sole group in the clade Anotophysi, a subgroup of the superorder Ostariophysi. They are characterized by a primitive Weberian apparatus formed by the first three vertebrae and one or more cephalic ribs within the head. This apparatus is believed to be a hearing organ, and is found in a more advanced and complex form in the related cypriniform fish, such as carp. Also like the cypriniforms, the gonorynchiforms produce a substance from their skin when injured that dissolves into the water and acts an alarm signal to other fish. Taxonomy Although many of the families are rather small, there are several fossil gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gonorynchus Gonorynchus ''Gonorynchus gonorynchus'' is a species of fish in the family Gonorynchidae, found on temperate continental shelves worldwide. Common names for this fish include mousefish, ratfish, sandfish, and sand eel.Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Location ''Gonorynchus gonorynchus'' inhabits the coasts of the southern third of Africa stretching from Skeleton Coast to Mozambique as well as the coasts of Australia and Japan. Its range also stretches into the Eastern Pacific with specimens found off the coast of Chile. However, this species may be restricted to the south eastern Atlantic Ocean and southwestern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Southern Africa from the Skeleton Coast to the Mozambique Channel. Diet and habitat ''Gonorynchus gonorynchus'' lives in and above the seabed at depths ranging from 0–200 m. It is generally nocturnal and buries itself in the seabed during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charitopsis (fish) ''Charitopsis'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian. It was a relative of modern beaked salmons. It contains a single species, ''C. spinosus'' from the Sannine Formation of Lebanon. It is possibly related to the sympatric gonorynchid '' Charitosomus'', although some anatomical traits are more similar to the Cenozoic gonorynchids ('' Notogoneus'' and ''Gonorynchus'' itself). 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 Gonorynchidae Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Late Cretaceous bony fish Late Cretaceous fish of Asia Cenomanian genera Fossils of Lebanon Fossil taxa described in 1993 {{Cretaceous-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ramallichthys ''Ramallichthys'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian. 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 Gonorynchidae Fossils of Palestine Late Cretaceous fish of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1982 {{Gonorynchiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charitosomus ''Charitosomus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous, related to modern beaked salmons. They were nektonic carnivores in life. It contains the following species: †''C. formosus'' von der Marck 1885 - Late Campanian of Germany ( Baumberge Formation) †''C. lineolatus'' ( Pictet & Humbert 1866) - Santonian of Lebanon ( Sahel Alma) (=''Solenognathus lineolatus'' Pictet & Humbert, 1866) †''C. major'' Woodward 1901 - Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma) The species ''C. hakelensis'' (Davis, 1887) from the Late Cenomanian of Lebanon is now placed in its own genus, '' Hakeliosomus''. Another species, ''C. hermani'' Taverne, 1976, from the late Albian-middle Cenomanian of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is presently considered an indeterminate gonorynchid. 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Judeichthys ''Judeichthys'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian. There is one currently known species, ''Judeichthys haasi'', which was found near Ramallah in Palestine. 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 Late Cretaceous fish Gonorynchidae Late Cretaceous fish of Asia Fossils of Palestine Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera {{Gonorynchiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Notogoneus ''Notogoneus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish. A trace fossil attributed to ''Notogoneus osculus'' has been found in the Green River Formation. Species †''Notogoneus cuvieri'' (Agassiz, 1844) †''Notogoneus gracilis'' Sytchevskaya, 1986 †''Notogoneus janeti'' Priem, 1908 †''Notogoneus longiceps'' von Meyer, 1848 †''Notogoneus maarvelis'' Grande, 2022 †''Notogoneus montanensis'' Grande and Grande, 1999 †''Notogoneus osculus'' Cope, 1885 †''Notogoneus parvus'' Hills, 1934 †''Notogoneus squamosseus'' Blainville, 1818 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 ray-finned fish genera Gonorynchidae Prehistoric fish of North America Taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kwango Group Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was made the provincial capital and thus gained city status. The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola. Towns/territories The capital of Kwango district is Kenge, and other towns in the region are Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba. The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south. Territories are: * Feshi * Kahemba * Kasongo Lunda * Kenge * Popokabaka History Kwango previously existed as a province from 1962 to 1966. Presidents (from 1965, governors) 23 September 1962 – 11 November 1962 Albert Delvaux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age (geology), age of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or the lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Cretaceous series (stratigraphy), Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the stratigraphic column deposited during the corresponding age. Both age and stage bear the same name. As a unit of geologic time measure, the Cenomanian Age spans the time between 100.5 and 93.9 million years ago (Mya). In the geologic timescale, it is preceded by the Albian and is followed by the Turonian. The Upper Cenomanian starts around at 95 Mya. The Cenomanian is coeval with the Woodbinian of the regional timescale of the Gulf of Mexico and the early part of the Eaglefordian of the regional timescale of the East Coast of the United States. At the end of the Cenomanian, an anoxic event took place, called the Cenomani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]