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Zoarcidae
The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family (biology), family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance. All of the 300 species are ocean, marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts are predominantly found in the Northern Hemisphere. The Arctic, north Pacific and north Atlantic oceans have the highest concentration of species; however, species are found around the globe. They are conventionally placed in the "perciform" assemblage; in fact, the Zoarcoidei seem to be specialized members of the Gasterosteiformes-Scorpaeniformes group of Acanthopterygii. The largest member of the family is ''Zoarces americanus'', which may reach 1.1 m in length. Other notable genera include ''Lycodapus'' and ''Gymnelus''. Taxonomy The eelpout family was first proposed as the family Zoarchidae in 1839 by the English naturalist William Swainson but the spelling was changed to Zoarcidae after the spelling of the genus Zoarces was corrected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycodapus
Lycodapus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific and Southern Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lycodapus'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert when he Species description, described ''Lycodapus fierasfer'' from the Gulf of California. This genus is classified within the subfamily Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. This genus is the sister taxon to ''Bothrocara'', ''Bothrocarina'' and ''Lycogrammoides'', and these four genera form a clade within the subfamily Lycodinae. Etymology ''Lycodapus'' is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the Greek language, Greek word or "wolf", ''lykos'', a reference to the type genus of the Lycodinae, and ''apous'', which means "without feet", an allusion to the lack of pelvic fins in this genus. Species Lycodapus contains the following species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnelinae
Gymnelinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Most species are found in the North Pacific Ocean but one genus is cosmopolitan, and another is endemic to the Southern Ocean. Taxonomy Gymenlinae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by Theodore Gill. The subfamily is classified within the eelpout family, Zoarcidae part of the suborder Zoarcoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes. The name of the subfamily derives from its type genus, ''Gymnelus'', which means "naked eel" and refers to the scaleless body of its type species ''Gymnelus viridis''. Genera Gymnelinae contains the following genera: Characteritics Gymnelinae eelpouts have an elongate body and tail. Their branchiostegal membranes have a wide joint with the isthmus, the gill slit typically reaches to around the centre of the base of the pectoral fin, although it may just be a small pore placed high above the pectoral fin. There is normally a pore between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoarcoidei
Zoarcoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Order (biology), order Perciformes. The suborder includes the wolffishes, Pholidae, gunnels and eelpouts. The suborder includes about 400 species. These fishes are predominantly found in the North Sea (other), boreal seas of the Northern Hemisphere but they have colonised the Southern Hemisphere. Many members of this suborder are Extremophile, extremophiles adapted to deepwater ecosystems (including Hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal vents) and polar waters. Taxonomy Zoarcoidei was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping by the American zoologist Theodore Gill in 1893 as the Superfamily (biology), superfamily Zoarceoidea. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the Zoarcoidei as a suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Other authorities classify this taxon as the infraorder Zoarcales within the suborder Cottoidei of the Perciformes because removing the Scorpaeniformes from the Perciformes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriashevia
''Andriashevia'' is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamiy Gymnelinae of the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts, its only species is ''Andriasheevia aptera''. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs off the Pacific coast of Japan. It appears to be a demersal fish which is associated with large red gorgonian corals, e.g. ''Paragorgia''. Examinations of the stomach contents of collected specimens has shown that its diet is mainly crustaceans but it likely also feeds on encrusting invertebrates which it searches for among coral branches and the hard substrates they live in. This species attains a maximum published standard length of . Unlike other species in the subfamily Gymnelinae, this taxon has no pectoral fins. The genus name honours the Soviet ichthyologist Anatoly Petrovich Andriashev for his work on fishes of the Russian Far East and especially eelpouts. The specific name, ''aptera'' means "without wings" and refers to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachycara Sp
''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pachycara alepidotum'' M. E. Anderson & Mincarone, 2006 * '' Pachycara angeloi'' Thiel, Kneblsberger, Kihara & Gerdes, 2021 * '' Pachycara andersoni'' Møller, 2003 (Anderson's eelpout) * '' Pachycara arabica'' Møller, 2003 (Arabian eelpout) * '' Pachycara brachycephalum'' (Pappenheim, 1912) * '' Pachycara bulbiceps'' ( Garman, 1899) (Snub-nose eelpout) * '' Pachycara caribbaeum'' M. E. Anderson, R. N. Somerville & Copley, 2016Anderson, M.E., Somerville, R. & Copley, J.T. (2016): A new species of ''Pachycara'' Zugmayer, 1911 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from deep-sea chemosynthetic environments in the Caribbean Sea. ''Zootaxa, 4066 (1): 71-77.'' * '' Pachycara cousinsi'' Møller & N. J. King 2007 (Brown eelpout) * '' Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothrocara Brunneum
''Bothrocara brunneum'', the twoline eelpout, is a bathydemersal species of fish of the family Zoarcidae. The species is the only fish of the eelpouts to have two lateral lines and short blunt-ended gill rakers.Fitch & Lavenberg (1968), p. 77. The species has a wide range across the northeastern Pacific Ocean, between the Bering Sea and the shores of San Francisco,Fitch & Lavenberg (1968), p. 78. and from Attu Island to the Baja California Peninsula. It inhabits the bottom of seas or oceans and is generally found in a depth ranging between and . The species has also been studied to have shown a relationship between the season and its population increase and decrease, with the summer seasons being its highest and the winter seasons being the decrease in population size. It has been hypothesized from an analysis of stomach content that the species feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling creatures. Etymologically, ''Bothrocara'' stands for "cavity head" and ''brunneum'' for "brown", named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoarces Americanus
The ocean pout (''Zoarces americanus'') is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. It is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada. The fish has antifreeze proteins in its blood, giving it the ability to survive in near-freezing waters. Taxonomy The ocean pout was first formally described in 1801 by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider with its type locality given as "American seas". It is one of six species in the genus '' Zoarces'', the only genus in the subfamily Zoarcinae which is one of four subfamilies in the eelpout family Zoarcidae. Description The ocean pout has an elongated, tapering body with a wide mouth with fleshy lips, the upper lip protruding further than the lower. This species varies in color from yellow through to reddish brown and to grayish-green and is marked with a series of cross like markings running the length of the eel-like body. There is a dark brown line on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciformes
Perciformes (), also called the Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha. ''Perciformes'' means " perch-like". Among the well-known members of this group are perches and darters ( Percidae), and also sea basses and groupers (Serranidae). This order contains many familiar freshwater temperate and tropical marine fish groups, but also extremophiles that have successfully colonized both the North and South Poles, as well as the deepest depths of the ocean. Taxonomy Formerly, this group was thought to be even more diverse than it is thought to be now, containing about 41% of all bony fish (about 10,000 species) and about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. However, many of these other families have since been reclassified within their own orders within the clade Percomorpha, significantly reducing the size of the group. In contrast to this splitting, other groups formerly considered distinct, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciform
Perciformes (), also called the Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha. ''Perciformes'' means "perch-like". Among the well-known members of this group are perches and darters (Percidae), and also sea basses and groupers (Serranidae). This order contains many familiar freshwater temperate and tropical marine fish groups, but also extremophiles that have successfully colonized both the North and South Poles, as well as the deepest depths of the ocean. Taxonomy Formerly, this group was thought to be even more diverse than it is thought to be now, containing about 41% of all bony fish (about 10,000 species) and about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. However, many of these other families have since been reclassified within their own orders within the clade Percomorpha, significantly reducing the size of the group. In contrast to this splitting, other groups formerly considered distinct, such as the Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnelus
''Gymnelus'' is a genus of small fish in the family Zoarcidae found in the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. They are highly variable in color, which has resulted in the description of several taxa now considered invalid. Species There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus: * '' Gymnelus andersoni'' Chernova, 1998 * '' Gymnelus diporus'' Chernova, 2000 * '' Gymnelus gracilis'' Chernova, 2000 * '' Gymnelus hemifasciatus'' Andriashev, 1937 (Halfbarred pout) * '' Gymnelus obscurus'' Chernova, 2000 * '' Gymnelus pauciporus'' Anderson, 1982 * '' Gymnelus popovi'' ( Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935) (Aleutian pout) – often in monotypic genus ''Commandorella'' * '' Gymnelus retrodorsalis'' Le Danois, 1913 (Aurora unernak) * '' Gymnelus soldatovi'' Chernova, 2000 * '' Gymnelus taeniatus'' Chernova, 1999 * '' Gymnelus viridis'' J. C. Fabricius, 1780 (Fish doctor) Many of the above species described in this genus are regarded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbapellis
The moose eelpout (''Barbapellis pterygalces'') is a species of zoarcid fish found in Southern Ocean. This species is only known from a single adult female specimen from off Terre Adélie. This species is the only known member of its 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 .... References Gymnelinae Fish described in 2012 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpaeniformes
The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse Order (biology), order of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. They are known as "mail-cheeked" fishes due to their distinguishing characteristic, the suborbital stay: a backwards extension of the third circumorbital bone (part of the lateral head/cheek skeleton, below the eye socket) across the cheek to the preoperculum (fish), operculum, to which it is connected in most species. Scorpaeniform fishes are carnivore, carnivorous, mostly feeding on crustaceans and on smaller fish. Most species live on the sea bottom in relatively shallow waters, although species are known from deep water, from the midwater, and even from fresh water. They typically have spiny heads, and rounded pectoral fin, pectoral and caudal fins. Most species are less than in length, but the full size range o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
