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Niphonidae
The ara (''Niphon spinosus''), otherwise known as the saw-edged perch or the Dageumbari (다금바리) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the monospecific genus ''Niphon'' in the Monotypy, monogeneric Family (biology), family Niphonidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan south to the Philippines where it inhabits rock reefs and inshore waters with rocky sea beds. This species can grow up to in fish measurement, total length. The ara was first formally Species description, described in 1828 by Georges Cuvier in the ''Histoire naturelle des poissons'' which he co-authored with Achille Valenciennes, the Type locality (biology), type locality was given as the Sea of Japan. References Percoidei Fish described in 1828 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percoidei
Percoidei is a suborder of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the groupers, Serranidae, seabasses and perches. Divisions The following classification is based on ''Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes'': * Suborder Percoidei ** Family Serranidae William Swainson, Swainson, 1839 (sea basses) ** Family Anthiadidae Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1861 (fairy basslets or streamer basses) ** Family Epinephelidae Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1874 (groupers) ** Family Liopropomatidae Poey, 1867 (painted basslets) ** Family Grammistidae Bleeker, 1857 (soapfishes) ** Family Percidae Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1815 (perches and Etheostomatinae, darters) ** Family Niphonidae David Starr Jordan, Jordan, 1923 (Ara groupers) ** Family Trachinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (weeverfishes) ** Family Bembropidae Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1913 (flatheads or duckbill flatheads) Former classification Unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |