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Lepidonectes
''Lepidonectes'' is a genus of Threefin blenny, triplefins in the family (biology), family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species There are three species currently recognised within ''Lepidonectes'': * Twinspot triplefin, ''Lepidonectes bimaculata'' Gerald R. Allen, Allen & David Ross Robertson, Robertson, 1992 * Signal triplefin, ''Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi'' William Albert Bussing, W. A. Bussing, 1991 * Galapagos triplefin blenny, ''Lepidonectes corallicola'' (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) Etymology The genus, generic name means "scaly swimmer" and refers to the scaled head and body and the scaled patch at the base of the pectoral fin. References Lepidonectes, Tripterygiidae Taxa named by William Bussing {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Triplefin
The signal triplefin (''Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes''. It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991 and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October ... Clark Hubbs (1921–2008). This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is found off Costa Rica and Panama. The signal triplefin is found on rocky shores where it feeds on very small invertebrates and algae. References Signal triplefin Taxa named by William Bussing Fish described in 1991 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidonectes Corallicola
The Galapagos triplefin blenny (''Lepidonectes corallicola'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes ''Lepidonectes'' is a genus of Threefin blenny, triplefins in the family (biology), family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species There are three species currently recognised within ''Lepidonectes'': * Twinspot tri ...''. It was described by William Converse Kendall and Lewis Radcliffe in 1912. This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It occurs on rocky slopes and harbour walls where the males hold territories in the breeding season, November to February. These territories are in diameter and the males court females who lay the eggs in his territory and then departs. The male continues to court additional females while guarding the previous female's egg mass from predators. They can be found down to . References External links * Galapagos triplefin Taxa named by William Converse Kendall Taxa named by Lewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galapagos Triplefin Blenny
The Galapagos triplefin blenny (''Lepidonectes corallicola'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes''. It was described by William Converse Kendall and Lewis Radcliffe in 1912. This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ... to the Galapagos Islands. It occurs on rocky slopes and harbour walls where the males hold territories in the breeding season, November to February. These territories are in diameter and the males court females who lay the eggs in his territory and then departs. The male continues to court additional females while guarding the previous female's egg mass from predators. They can be found down to . References External links * Galapagos triplefin Taxa named by William Converse Kendall Taxa named by Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinspot Triplefin
The twinspot triplefin (''Lepidonectes bimaculatus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes ''Lepidonectes'' is a genus of Threefin blenny, triplefins in the family (biology), family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species There are three species currently recognised within ''Lepidonectes'': * Twinspot tri ...''. It was described by Gerald R. Allen and David Ross Robertson in 1992. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded only in the vicinity of Malpelo Island in Colombia. The twinspot triplefin acts as a cleaner fish, its only client species being the grouper '' Epinephelus labriformis''. References Twinspot triplefin Fish described in 1992 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidonectes Bimaculata
The twinspot triplefin (''Lepidonectes bimaculatus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes''. It was described by Gerald R. Allen and David Ross Robertson in 1992. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded only in the vicinity of Malpelo Island in Colombia. The twinspot triplefin acts as a cleaner fish, its only client species being the grouper ''Epinephelus labriformis''. References Twinspot triplefin The twinspot triplefin (''Lepidonectes bimaculatus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes ''Lepidonectes'' is a genus of Threefin blenny, triplefins in the family (biology), family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the ... Fish described in 1992 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidonectes Clarkhubbsi
The signal triplefin (''Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes''. It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991 and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921–2008). This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is found off Costa Rica and Panama. The signal triplefin is found on rocky shores where it feeds on very small invertebrates and algae. References Signal triplefin The signal triplefin (''Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidonectes''. It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991 and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Ich ... Taxa named by William Bussing Fish described in 1991 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threefin Blenny
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. The family name derives from the Greek ''tripteros'' meaning "with three wings". With an elongated, typical blenny form, threefin blennies differ from their relatives by having a dorsal fin separated into three parts (hence the name); the first two are spinous. The small, slender pelvic fins are located underneath the throat and possess a single spine; the large anal fin may have one or two spines. The pectoral fins are greatly enlarged, and the tail fin is rounded. The New Zealand topknot, ''Notoclinus fenestratus'', is the largest species at 20 cm in total length; most other species do not exceed 6 cm. Many threefin blennies are brightly coloured, often for reasons of camouflage; these species are popular in the aquarium hobby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pectoral 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Albert Bussing
William Albert Bussing (born September 27, 1933 Los Angeles, California, died 2014 San Jose, Costa Rica), known as Don William, was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career on the faculty of the Universidad de Costa Rica, working there from 1966 to 1991. He was appointed professor in 1978 and when he retired he became Emeritus professor. His university education was interrupted by his conscription to serve in the Korean War and by other jobs, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California in 1960, and teaching degree in 1961. Following his graduation he obtained an Inter-American Cultural Convention scholarship and travelled to Costa Rica to carry out research on the ecology of fishes of the Río Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí in Costa Rica. One result of this research was the description of a new species, ' in his first paper published in 1963, the first of over 90 publications. He taught a course in ichthyology at the Universidad de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ross Robertson
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