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Prionurus Chrysurus
''Prionurus chrysurus'', the Indonesian sawtail or yellowtail sawtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the western Pacific Ocean in Indonesia. Taxonomy ''Prionurus chrysurus'' was first formally described in 2001 by the American ichthyologist John Ernest Randall with its type locality given as “the blue lagoon” at Padang Bai on Bali. The genus ''Prionurus'' is the only genus in the tribe Prionurini which is one of three tribes in the subfamily Acanthurinae which is one of two subfamiles in the family Acanthuridae. Etymology ''Prionurus chrysurus'' has a specific name, ''chrysurus'' which combines "chrysos", meaning ”gold” , with ''ouros'', which means “tail”, a reference to the yellow caudal fin of this fish. Description ''Prionurus chrysurus'' is a distinctive species within the genus ''Prionurus'', the dorsal fin is supported by 9 spines and 23 soft r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse-eye Jack
The horse-eye jack (''Caranx latus''), also known as the big-eye jack, is a game fish and minor commercial fishing, commercial fish in the family (biology), family Carangidae. Its appearance is similar to that of the crevalle jack, although the horse-eye jack's head is not as blunt. The horse-eye jack is known to eating, feed on smaller fish and on many invertebrates, such as shrimp and crab. Taxonomy and phylogeny The horse-eye jack is classified within the genus ''Caranx'', one of a number of groups known as the jacks or trevallies. ''Caranx'' itself is part of the larger jack and horse mackerel Family (biology), family Carangidae, which in turn is part of the Order (biology), order Carangiformes. The horse-eye jack was first scientific classification, scientifically described in 1831 by the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz based on a specimen collected from the waters of Brazil. Agassiz published this description, along with a further three carangids, in a volume co-authored wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
