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Neocyttus Rhomboidalis
The spiky oreo (''Neocyttus rhomboidalis'') is an oreo of the genus ''Neocyttus ''Neocyttus'' is a genus of oreos. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Neocyttus acanthorhynchus'' Regan, 1908 * ''Neocyttus helgae'' (Holt & Byrne, 1908) (False boarfish) * '' Neocyttus psilorhynchus'' Yearsl ...'', found in all southern oceans at depths of between 200 and 1,300 m. Its length is up to 40 cm. References * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Oreosomatidae Fish described in 1906 {{Zeiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dow Fisher Gilchrist
John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866–1926) was a Scottish ichthyologist, who established ichthyology as a scientific discipline in South Africa. He was instrumental in the development of marine biology in South Africa and of a scientifically based local fishing industry. Education and career Gilchrist was born in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland in 1866. His early education was at Madras College, St Andrews, Scotland. He studied at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Arts (MA). He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition scholarship for advanced studies and research, which enabled him to study feeding in marine fishes. After further studies at the University of Munich and the University of Zurich he obtained his PhD in geology at Jena University in 1894. He studied marine biology in Naples, Monaco and the Isle of Man before returning to teach zoology at the University of Edinburgh. During his three months at Nap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreo (fish)
Oreosomatidae, the oreos, are a family of marine fish. Most species are found in the Southern Hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about deep. Most of then are 43 cm at most, with the largest species reaching a length of 60 cm. Though they are small, they often have incredibly elongated lifespans, probable result of living in the deep sea (a trait shared with other unrelated fishes like the orange roughy) with the warty oreo being able to live up to 210 years, which puts it at one of the longest living vertebrates on Earth. They borrow their name from the Greek ''oreos (''mountain) and ''somas'' (backs) for the shape of their backs. They are very flattened vertically-laterally, with 5 to 8 rays in their dorsal fin, and 2 to 4 in the anal fin, and only 1 spine in the pelvic fins. The upper part of the mouth is protractile, allowing them to snatch up little fishes, copepods, amphypods, shrimp, krill, and small cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the ... [...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] |
Neocyttus
''Neocyttus'' is a genus of oreos. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Neocyttus acanthorhynchus'' Regan, 1908 * ''Neocyttus helgae'' ( Holt & Byrne, 1908) (False boarfish) * ''Neocyttus psilorhynchus'' Yearsley & Last, 1998 (Rough oreodory) * ''Neocyttus rhomboidalis The spiky oreo (''Neocyttus rhomboidalis'') is an oreo of the genus ''Neocyttus ''Neocyttus'' is a genus of oreos. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Neocyttus acanthorhynchus'' Regan, 1908 * ''Neocyttus h ...'' Gilchrist, 1906 (Spiky oreo) References Oreosomatidae Ray-finned fish genera {{Zeiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreosomatidae
Oreosomatidae, the oreos, are a family of marine fish. Most species are found in the Southern Hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about deep. Most of then are 43 cm at most, with the largest species reaching a length of 60 cm. Though they are small, they often have incredibly elongated lifespans, probable result of living in the deep sea (a trait shared with other unrelated fishes like the orange roughy) with the warty oreo being able to live up to 210 years, which puts it at one of the longest living vertebrates on Earth. They borrow their name from the Greek ''oreos (''mountain) and ''somas'' (backs) for the shape of their backs. They are very flattened vertically-laterally, with 5 to 8 rays in their dorsal fin, and 2 to 4 in the anal fin, and only 1 spine in the pelvic fins. The upper part of the mouth is protractile, allowing them to snatch up little fishes, copepods, amphypods, shrimp, krill, and small cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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