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Pelagiaria
Scombriformes, also known as Pelagia and Pelagiaria, is an order of ray-finned fish within the clade Percomorpha. It contains 287 extant species in 16 families, most of which were previously classified under the suborders Scombroidei and Stromateoidei of the order Perciformes. The earliest known scombriform is the scombrid '' Landanichthys'' from the Middle Paleocene of Angola. Taxonomy Scombriformes includes the following families: * Suborder Stromateoidei ** Family Amarsipidae (amarsipa) ** Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes) ** Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) ** Family Tetragonuridae (squaretails) ** Family Ariommatidae (ariommas) ** Family Stromateidae (butterfishes) * Suborder Scombroidei ** Family Pomatomidae (bluefishes) ** Family Icosteidae (ragfish) ** Family Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai)) ** Family Chiasmodontidae (swallowers) ** Family Scombridae *** Subfamily Gasterochismatinae (butterfly kingfish) *** Subfamily Scombrinae (mackerels, bonitos and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percomorpha
Percomorpha () is an extremely large and diverse clade of ray-finned fish. With more than 17,000 known species (including Scombroidei, tuna, Syngnathiformes, seahorses, gobies, Cichlidae, cichlids, flatfish, Labridae, wrasse, Perciformes, perches, Lophiiformes, anglerfish, and Tetraodontiformes, pufferfish) known from both marine and freshwater ecosystems, it is the most speciose clade of extant Vertebrate, vertebrates. Evolution Percomorpha are the most biodiversity, diverse group of teleost fish today. Teleosts, and percomorphs in particular, thrived during the Cenozoic Era (geology), era. Fossil evidence shows that there was a major increase in size and abundance of teleosts immediately after the mass extinction event at the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary ago. The oldest known percomorph fossils are of the early Tetraodontiformes, tetraodontiforms ''Protriacanthus'' and Cretatriacanthidae from the Santonian to Campanian of Italy and Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarsipus
''Amarsipus'' is the sole genus in the bagless glassfish family, Amarsipidae. It contains the single species ''Amarsipus carlsbergi'', the amarsipa, which is a small and slender fish that lives in equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found at depths from . It reaches in standard length. Molecular phylogenetic analysis has placed this family in the order Scombriformes Scombriformes, also known as Pelagia and Pelagiaria, is an order of ray-finned fish within the clade Percomorpha. It contains 287 extant species in 16 families, most of which were previously classified under the suborders Scombroidei and Stroma ... within Pelagiaria; however, relationships between many pelagiarian lineages are poorly resolved and the nearest relatives of Amarsipidae remain unclear. References Scombriformes Monotypic ray-finned fish genera [Baidu] |
Scombriformes
Scombriformes, also known as Pelagia and Pelagiaria, is an order of ray-finned fish within the clade Percomorpha. It contains 287 extant species in 16 families, most of which were previously classified under the suborders Scombroidei and Stromateoidei of the order Perciformes. The earliest known scombriform is the scombrid '' Landanichthys'' from the Middle Paleocene of Angola. Taxonomy Scombriformes includes the following families: * Suborder Stromateoidei ** Family Amarsipidae (amarsipa) ** Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes) ** Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) ** Family Tetragonuridae (squaretails) ** Family Ariommatidae (ariommas) ** Family Stromateidae (butterfishes) * Suborder Scombroidei ** Family Pomatomidae (bluefishes) ** Family Icosteidae (ragfish) ** Family Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai)) ** Family Chiasmodontidae (swallowers) ** Family Scombridae *** Subfamily Gasterochismatinae (butterfly kingfish) *** Subfamily Scombrinae (mackerels, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driftfish
Nomeidae, the driftfishes, are a family of scombriform ray-finned fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. The family includes about 16 species. The largest species, such as the Cape fathead, ''Cubiceps capensis'', reach 1 m in length. Several species are found in association with siphonophores (which are colonies of tiny individual animals that have specialised functions which resemble jellyfish) such as the Portuguese man o' war; the man-of-war fish, ''Nomeus gronovii'', is known to eat its tentacles and gonads, as well as feeding on other jellyfishes. Other species of driftfishes are associated with the floating seaweed ''Sargassum''. The Cape fathead feeds mainly on salps. Some species of '' Cubiceps'' are occasionally caught on pelagic longlines set for swordfish. Fossil genera include '' Psenicubiceps'' Daniltshenko, 1980, ''?Psenes macrolepis'' Arambourg, 1967, and '' Rybapina'' Bannikov, 1993 from the Early Oligocene of the North Caucasus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomfrets
Pomfrets are scombriform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret's name was "", a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese ''pampo'', referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish (''Stromateus fiatola''). The fish meat is white in color. Distribution They are found globally in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as numerous seas including the Norwegian, Mediterranean, and Sea of Japan. Nearly all species can be found in the high seas. However, fish in the genera ''Pterycombus'' and ''Pteraclis'' tend to be found off continental shelves. Further, fishes in the genus ''Eumegistus'' are hypothesized to be largely benthic and found to occupy deep water shelves. Some species of pomfrets are also known as monchong, specifically in Hawaiian cuisine. Genera T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caristiidae
Caristiidae, the manefishes, are a family of scombriform ray-finned fishes which today includes 19 extant taxon, extant species distributed in four genera. Taxonomy The following genera are known: * ''Caristius'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, Gill & Hugh McCormick Smith, Smith, 1905 * ''Neocaristius'' Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011 * ''Paracaristius'' Ivan Andreevich Trunov, Trunov, Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev & Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin, Parin, 2006 * ''Platyberyx'' Erich Zugmayer, Zugmayer, 1911 In addition, the extinct genera ''Chalcidichthys malacapterygius, Chalcidichthys'' and ''Absalomichthys'' are known from the Late Miocene of Southern California. Biology They are deep-sea marine fishes found in the mesopelagic zone that eat siphonophores. An adult manefish is less than 25 cm in length and most of them are entirely black, which helps camouflage them from predators. References Caristiidae, Percomorpha families {{Scombroidei-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scombrinae
The Scombrinae are a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae. Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is placed in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae. Classification The Scombrinae, therefore, comprise 50 extant species in 14 genera, grouped into four tribes: ; Subfamily Scombrinae * Tribe Scombrini – mackerels ** Genus '' Rastrelliger'' ** Genus '' Scomber'' * Tribe Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels ** Genus '' Acanthocybium'' ** Genus ''Grammatorcynus'' ** Genus '' Scomberomorus'' * Tribe Sardini – bonitos ** Genus '' Sarda'' ** Genus '' Cybiosarda'' ** Genus '' Gymnosarda'' ** Genus '' Orcynopsis'' * Tribe Thunnini – tunas ** Genus '' Allothunnus'' ** Genus '' Auxis'' ** Genus '' Euthynnus'' ** Genus '' Katsuwonus'' ** Genus '' Thunnus'' See also * Mackerel as food Mackerel is an important food fish that is consumed worldwide. As an oily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Kingfish
The butterfly kingfish (''Gasterochisma melampus'') is an ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae – a family which it shares with the tunas, mackerels, Spanish mackerels, and bonitos. It, however, represents a lineage distinct from all other scombrids and has therefore been placed in its own genus ''Gasterochisma'' and subfamily Gasterochismatinae. Although taxonomists and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have accepted the name "butterfly kingfish", this fish has had many common names, including big-scaled mackerel, bigscale mackerel, butterfly mackerel, butterfly tuna, scaled tunny, scaly tuna, and others. In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval for this fish to be marketed simply as "mackerel". Description The juveniles of the butterfly kingfish are characterized by enormous pelvic fins that are longer than the length of its head, and that become more proportional as the fish grows. At any size, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scombridae
The mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butterfly kingfish, which is the sole member of subfamily Gasterochismatinae. Scombrids have two dorsal fins and a series of finlets behind the rear dorsal fin and anal fin. The caudal fin is strongly divided and rigid, with a slender, ridged base. The first (spiny) dorsal fin and the pelvic fins are normally retracted into body grooves. Species lengths vary from the of the island mackerel to the recorded for the immense Atlantic bluefin tuna. Scombrids are generally predators of the open ocean, and are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. They are capable of considerable speed, due to a highly streamlined body and retractable fins. Some members of the family, in particular the tunas, are notable for being partially en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodontidae
The Chiasmodontidae, snaketooth fishes or swallowers, are a family of deep-sea predatory ray-finned fishes, part of the order Scombriformes, that are found in all oceans. As suggested by their common name, they are characterized by their ability to engulf prey larger than themselves, due to their highly distensible stomachs. Taxonomy They are closely related to tunas & mackerels (Scombridae), with both families belonging to the suborder Scombroidei. They were formerly placed in the paraphyletic group "Trachinoidei". Genera The following genera are known: * '' Chiasmodon'' Johnson, 1864 * '' Dysalotus'' MacGilchrist, 1905 * ''Kali'' Lloyd, 1909 * '' Pseudoscopelus'' Lütken, 1892 In addition, the extinct fossil genus †'' Bannikovichthys'' Carnevale, 2007 is known from the Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Italy. This genus appears to be more basal than the extant genera. Another species that was previously assigned to this family, "''Pseudoscopelus grossheimi''" fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arripis
''Arripis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from Australia and New Zealand, known as Australian salmon, kahawai and Australian herring. They are the only members of the family (biology), family Arripidae. Despite the common name, Australian salmon are not related to the salmon family Salmonidae of the Northern Hemisphere, just as Australian herring are not related to herring of the Northern Hemisphere, but belong to the order Scombriformes of mackerel-like fishes. Australian salmon were named so by early European settlers after their superficial resemblance to salmonids. Relatively long-lived fish, Australian salmon are a favoured target of recreational fishers, and both commercial and traditional Māori people, Māori fishery, fisheries. They are also common bycatch of the Australasian snapper (''Pagrus auratus''), mullet (fish), mullet (Mugilidae), white trevally (''Pseudocaranx dentex''), and mackerel (Scombridae) fisheries. These species are all taken in great numbers b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragfish
The ragfish (''Icosteus aenigmaticus'') is a ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although classified as a bony fish, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. It is the sole member of the family Icosteidae within the order Scombriformes. The ragfish body is scaleless and limp, because of its cartilaginous skeleton and its flabby muscles. None of the fins have any spines. The dorsal and anal fins extend much of the length of the body, while the pelvic fins are absent. The coloration is generally a dark brown, and maximum known length is 2 m. Ragfishes are found on the bottom from near the surface in the case of juveniles to , occasionally down to , for the adults. They are said to eat jellyfishes, other fish, squid, and octopus, although recent catches show no squid beaks but large numbers of jellyfish. Ragfish are rarely seen and little is known about them. The larvae make a remarkable transformation as they mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
