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Spicara
''Spicara'' is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * ''Spicara alta'' (Balthazar Osório, Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel) * ''Spicara australis'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1921) * ''Spicara axillaris'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1900) * ''Spicara flexuosa'' (Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810) * ''Spicara maena'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel) * ''Spicara martinicus'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1830) * ''Spicara melanurus'' Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel) * ''Spicara nigricauda'' (John Roxborough Norman, Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel) * ''Spicara smaris'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1758) (Picarel) References Sparidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Flexuosa
''Spicara maena'', the blotched picarel, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The male grows to a maximum length of about , and the female reaches . This fish is fished commercially in some areas. Genetic studies have confirmed that Spicara flexuosa is a separate species, not a synonym for Spicara maena Description ''Spicara maena'' is a fairly deep-bodied fish, with males reaching a maximum length of about and females . The upper jaw is protrusible and the mouth contains several rows of small teeth. The single dorsal fin has eleven spines and twelve soft rays and the anal fin has three spines and nine or ten soft rays. There are sixty-eight to seventy scales on the lateral line. This fish is blue-grey above with silvery sides and a scattering of small dark spots. There is usually one large dark blotch above the tip of the pectoral fin. ''Spicara maena'' is a rather variable species. It has many synonym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Martinicus
''Spicara'' is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Spicara alta'' ( Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel) * '' Spicara australis'' (Regan, 1921) * ''Spicara axillaris'' (Boulenger, 1900) * ''Spicara flexuosa'' (Rafinesque, 1810) * ''Spicara maena'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel) * '' Spicara martinicus'' (Valenciennes, 1830) * '' Spicara melanurus'' Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel) * '' Spicara nigricauda'' (Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel) * ''Spicara smaris'' (Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ..., 1758) (Picarel) References Sparidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Smaris
''Spicara smaris'', one of the picarels, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It grows to a maximum length of about ; females are usually smaller than males. Description ''Spicara smaris'' grows to a maximum length of but a more common maximum size is . It is a more slender fish than the closely related blotched picarel ('' Spicara maena'') and can be distinguished from that species by having 75–81 scales along the lateral line rather than 68–70. Its back is grey-brown and it has silvery flanks with a large black spot located above the tip of the pectoral fin. Male fish are usually larger than females and have small blue spots scattered across the dorsal and anal fins. Distribution and habitat ''Spicara smaris'' is native to the subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean including the coasts of Portugal, the Canary Islands and Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It is usually found in seagrass m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Alta
''Spicara'' is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Spicara alta'' ( Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel) * '' Spicara australis'' (Regan, 1921) * ''Spicara axillaris'' (Boulenger, 1900) * ''Spicara flexuosa'' (Rafinesque, 1810) * ''Spicara maena'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel) * ''Spicara martinicus'' (Valenciennes, 1830) * '' Spicara melanurus'' Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel) * '' Spicara nigricauda'' (Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel) * ''Spicara smaris'' (Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ..., 1758) (Picarel) References Sparidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Australis
''Spicara'' is a genus of picarels native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * ''Spicara alta'' ( Osório, 1917) (Bigeye picarel) * '' Spicara australis'' (Regan, 1921) * ''Spicara axillaris'' (Boulenger, 1900) * ''Spicara flexuosa'' (Rafinesque, 1810) * ''Spicara maena'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blotched picarel) * ''Spicara martinicus'' (Valenciennes, 1830) * '' Spicara melanurus'' Valenciennes, 1830) (Blackspot picarel) * '' Spicara nigricauda'' (Norman, 1931) (Blacktail picarel) * ''Spicara smaris'' (Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ..., 1758) (Picarel) References Sparidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicara Axillaris
''Spicara axillare'', the windtoy, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Indian Ocean and is endemic to South Africa. Taxonomy ''Spicara axillare'' was first formally described as ''Caesio axillaris'' in 1900 by the Belgian-born British ichthyologist George Albert Boulenger with its type locality given as Buffels Bay in False Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the genus ''Spicara''in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World''. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Boopsinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae. Etymology ''Spicara axillare'' has the genus name ''Spicara'', which is a vernacular name for picarels, particularly ''S. flexuosa'' in Italy. This is presumed to derive from ''spica'', � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparidae
The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a broad space from the eye, a single dorsal fin with strong spines and soft rays, a short anal fin, long pointed pectoral fins and rather large firmly attached scales. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. There are hermaphrodites in the Sparidae. Protogyny and protandry appear sporadically through this lineage of fish. Simultaneous hermaphrodites and bi-directional hermaphrodites do not appear as much since Sparidae are found in shallower waters. Species of fish that express a hermaphroditic condition usually "lack a genetic hardwire", therefore ecological factors play a role in sex determination. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth. Eating the head is known to cause hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roxborough Norman
John Roxborough Norman (1898, Wandsworth, London – 26 May 1944, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) was an English ichthyologist. He started as a clerk in a bank. His lifetime affliction with rheumatic fever began during his military service during the First World War. He entered the British Museum in 1921 where he worked for Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). From 1939 to 1944, he was in charge of the Natural History Museum at Tring as the Curator of Zoology. Norman was the author of, among others, ''A History of Fishes'' (1931) and ''A Draft Synopsis of the Orders, Families and Genera of Recent Fishes'' (1957). He was considered closer to Albert Günther Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive re ... (1830-1914) than to Regan. See also * :Taxa named by John Roxborough Norman Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. He also carried out diverse systematic classifications, linking fossil and current species. He worked with Cuvier on the 22-volume "'' Histoire Naturelle des Poissons''" (Natural History of Fish) (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Cuvier died in 1832. In 1832, he succeeded Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) as chair of ''Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was given the task of classifying animals described by Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) during his travels in the American tropics (1799 to 1803), and a lasting friendship was established between the two men. He is the binomial authority for many species of fish, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
