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Opistognathidae
Opistognathidae, the jawfishes, are a family of fishes in the order Blenniiformes. The family includes about 80 species. They are native to warmer parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, where found from the shallows to depths of a few hundred meters. The species level taxonomy is complex and the family includes several undescribed species. Physically similar to blennies, most jawfish species are small fish (up to ) with an elongated body plan. A few species, for example the aptly named giant jawfish (''O. rhomaleus''), reaches about . Their heads, mouths, and eyes are large in size relative to the rest of their bodies. Jawfishes possess a single, long dorsal fin with 9–12 spines and a caudal fin that can be either rounded or pointed. Jawfishes typically reside in burrows they construct in sandy substrate. They will stuff their mouths with sand and spit it out elsewhere, slowly creating a tunnel. Using the protection of these burrows, these fish will hover, feeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opistognathus Rhomaleus
''Opistognathus'' is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 72 recognized species in this genus: * '' Opistognathus adelus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (''Opistognathus'': Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. ''Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.'' * '' Opistognathus afer'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) * '' Opistognathus albicaudatus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011)''Opistognathus albicaudatus'', a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands.''Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.'' * '' Opistognathus alleni'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish) * '' Opistognathus annulatus'' ( Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961) * '' Opistognathus aurifrons'' ( D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish) * '' Opistognathus brasiliensis'' Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opistognathus
''Opistognathus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 72 recognized species in this genus: * ''Opistognathus adelus'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (''Opistognathus'': Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. ''Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.'' * ''Opistognathus afer'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) * ''Opistognathus albicaudatus'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011)''Opistognathus albicaudatus'', a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands.''Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.'' * ''Opistognathus alleni'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish) * ''Opistognathus annulatus'' (Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoptoplacus
The pygmy jawfish (''Anoptoplacus pygmaeus'') is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Opistognathidae, the jawfishes. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ... ''Anoptoplacus'' and the species and genus were described based on two specimens collected at depths of at the Arrowsmith Bank off Yucatan, Mexico. As the name suggests, the pygmy jawfish is a very small species and many of its meristic characters are reduced compared to other jawfishes. References {{taxonbar, from=Q60791220 Opistognathidae Fish described in 2017 Taxa named by William Farr Smith-Vaniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalix
''Stalix'' is a genus of jawfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Stalix davidsheni'' Klausewitz, 1985 * '' Stalix dicra'' Smith-Vaniz, 1989 (Forked jawfish) * '' Stalix eremia'' Smith-Vaniz, 1989 (Solitary jawfish) * '' Stalix flavida'' Smith-Vaniz, 1989 * '' Stalix histrio'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Harlequin jawfish) * '' Stalix immaculata'' C. Y. Xu & H. Z. Zhan, 1980 * '' Stalix moenensis'' ( Popta, 1922) (Muna jawfish) * '' Stalix novikovi'' Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ..., 2015 Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Genus ''Stalix'' (Opistognathidae) in Vietnam. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (4): 601-604.'' * '' Stalix omanensis'' Norman, 1939 (Oman jaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blenniiformes
Blenniiformes is an order of percomorph fish in the clade Ovalentaria, of which it is the most diverse group. This order contains several well-known fish groups such as blennies and damselfish. The term is derived from the Latin word '' blennius'', which itself comes from the Ancient Greek word βλεννός (''blennos''), meaning "mucus" or "slime." This refers to the slimy coating that is often found on the scales of blenny fish. The earliest known member of this order is the stem group-damselfish '' Chaychanus'' from the Early Paleocene of Mexico. Taxonomy As with many other percomorphs, most members of this group were originally placed in the Perciformes. Previously, ''Fishes of the World'' defined this order as restricted to the blennies and their close relatives, and placed several taxa such as the damselfishes, jawfishes, and surfperches as indeterminate members of Ovalentaria. Phylogenetic evidence suggests that these families form a successive grade leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonchopisthus
''Lonchopisthus'' is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Lonchopisthus ancistrus'' William Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz & Stephen J. Walsh, Walsh, 2017 (Hook jawfish) * ''Lonchopisthus higmani'' Giles Willis Mead, Mead, 1959 * ''Lonchopisthus lemur'' (George S. Myers, G. S. Myers, 1935) * ''Lonchopisthus micrognathus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1860) (Swordtail jawfish) * ''Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus'' José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Castro-Aguirre & Carlos Jesús Villavicencio-Garayzar, Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 (Longtailed jawfish) References Opistognathidae {{Blenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouthbrooders
Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the mouth of the parent for extended periods of time. Although mouthbrooding is performed by a variety of different animals, such as the Darwin's frog, fish are by far the most diverse mouthbrooders. Mouthbrooding has evolved independently in several different families of fish. Mouthbrooding behaviour Paternal mouthbrooders are species where the male looks after the eggs. Paternal mouthbrooders include the arowana, various mouthbrooding bettas and gouramies such as ''Betta pugnax'', and sea catfish such as ''Ariopsis felis''. Among cichlids, paternal mouthbrooding is relatively rare, but is found among some of the Tilapia, tilapiines, most notably the black-chin tilapia ''Sarotherodon melanotheron''. In the case of the maternal mouthbrooders, the female takes the eggs. Maternal mouthbrooders are found among both African and South Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian. Career Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J. Carson Brevoort in the arrangement of the latter's entomological and ichthyological collections before going to Washington, DC, in 1863 to work at the Smithsonian Institution. He catalogued mammals, fishes, and mollusks most particularly, although he maintained proficiency in other orders of animals. He was librarian at the Smithsonian and also senior assistant to the Library of Congress. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1867. Gill was professor of zoology at George Washington University. He was also a member of the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Fellow members frequently mocked him for his vanity. He was president of the American Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. 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 taxonomy (biology), 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. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
