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Haemulid
Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunts) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which contain about 133 species in 19 genera around the world. These fishes are commonly found in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions, inhabiting marine, brackish, and sometimes fresh waters. The family shows many feeding adaptations from bottom-feeding predation to water-column planktivory and is named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sounds by grinding their pharyngeal teeth. Some species engage in mutualistic relationships with cleaner gobies of the genus ''Elacatinus'', allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies. Subfamilies and genera The family Haemulidae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * Haemulinae ** ''Anisotremus'' Gill 1861 ** '' Boridia'' Cuvier, 1830 ** ''Brachydeuterus'' Gill, 1862 ** ''Conodon'' Cuvier, 1830 ** '' Emmelichthyops'' Schul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Haemulon Album
''Haemulon album'', the white margate, grey grunt, grunt, Margaret fish, Margaret grunt, margate, margate fish, ronco blanco, viuda, white grunt, white pogret, or yellow grunt is a species of ray-finned fish, a large grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''H. album'' has a high-backed, deep, oblong, compressed body with a blunt snout and small eyes. The mouth is not very large and the lips are not fleshy. They have teeth on the pharynx and serrated gill covers. The rows of scales situated just underneath the lateral line are angled. It has a continuous dorsal fin, with only a slight notch between the spiny and soft-rayed parts. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 15-17 soft rays, while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 7-8 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of , although is more typical. The white margate varies in colour from greyish silver to light olive green, although this colour is usually res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Conodon
''Conodon'', from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth", is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Conodon macrops'' Hildebrand, 1946 (lemoneye grunt) * '' Conodon nobilis'' Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ..., 1758 (barred grunt) * '' Conodon serrifer'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (armed grunt) References Haemulinae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Haemulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parakuhlia
The dara (''Parakuhlia macrophthalmus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus ''Parakuhlia''. Description The dara has an oval, moderately deep and laterally compressed body with a steep head, the profile of the head being , a little concave above the large eyes and ending in a short, blunt snout. The mouth is large, set diagonally and has protrusible jaws. The jaws are equipped with many bands made up of villiform teeth which are also on the vomer but there are no teeth on the palate There is a single dorsal fin but it has a deep notch between the spiny portion and the soft-rayed portion. The dorsal fin contains 11 spines in before the notch and 1 spine and 15 or 16 soft rays behind the notch, the anal fin has 3 spines and 16 soft rays. The caudal fin is slightly emarginated. It is mostly silvery in colour, darker on the back, while the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard (; 8 March 1822 – 29 January 1895) was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology. Biography Girard was born on 8 March 1822 in Mulhouse, France. He studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard University. Three years later, Spencer Fullerton Baird called him to the Smithsonian Institution to work on its growing collection of North American reptiles, amphibians and fishes. He worked at the museum for the next ten years and published numerous papers, many in collaboration with Baird. In 1854, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen. Besides his work at the Smithsonian, he managed to earn an M.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1856. In 1859 he returned to France and was awarded the Cuvier Prize by the Institute of France for his work on the North American reptiles and fishes two years later. When the American Civil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Orthopristis
''Orthopristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Orthopristis cantharinus'' ( Jenyns, 1840) (sheephead grunt) * '' Orthopristis chalceus'' ( Günther, 1864) (brassy grunt) * ''Orthopristis chrysoptera'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (pigfish) * '' Orthopristis forbesi'' D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1897 * '' Orthopristis lethopristis'' D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1889 (scalyfin grunt) * ''Orthopristis reddingi'' D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1895 (bronze-striped grunt) * ''Orthopristis ruber'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (corocoro grunt) * ''Orthopristis scapularis'' Fowler, 1915 (South American grunt) The extinct species '' O. burlesonis'' (formerly ''Allomorone burlesonis'' Frizzell and Dante, 1965) is known from otoliths from the Middle Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Microlepidotus
''Microlepidotus'' is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific coast of North America. The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Microlepidotus brevipinnis'' (Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ..., 1869) (humpback grunt) * '' Microlepidotus inornatus'' T. N. Gill, 1862 (wavyline grunt) References Haemulinae Marine fish genera Ray-finned fish genera Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Haemulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bert Fesler
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Isacia
''Isacia conceptionis'', the Cabinza grunt, is a species of grunt native to the Pacific Coast of South America and Nicaragua. It can be found at depths of in areas with rocky or sandy substrates. This species grows to in TL, with a maximum known weight of . It is important to local commercial fisheries. ''I. conceptionis'' 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 Haemulinae Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Haemulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Felipe Poey
Felipe Poey (May 26, 1799 – January 28, 1891) was a Cuban zoologist. Biography Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years (1804 to 1807) of his life in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his freethought, liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the natural science and traveled to France in 1825 with his wife. He began writing on the butterflies of Cuba and acquiring knowledge on fish, later supplying Georges Cuvier and Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes with fish specimens from Cuba. He took part in the foundation, in 1832, of the Société Entomologique de France. Poey returned to Cuba in 1833 where he founded the Museum of Natural History in 1839. In 1842, he became the first professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Havana. He also took part in the creation of the Academy of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Inermia
''Haemulon vittatum'', the boga, is an ocean-going species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Bogas are also known as the ''snit'' in Jamaica, and bonnetmouth in the Bahamas. It was first described by Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey. This species used to be classified as ''Inermia vittata'', but genetic data revealed that it belongs to the genus ''Haemulon''. Description ''Haemulon vittatum'' is a spindle-shaped fish. It has a deeply forked caudal fin, and its two dorsal fins are close together. It is also able to protrude its mouth much further than many fishes,Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3rd ed. 368 p. hence the name bonnetmouth. They usually have 14-15 spines on their dorsal fins, but only 10 soft rays. They have two spines and 9 rays on their anal fins, as well. The longest recorded Boga was 23 cm in lengthClaro, R. 1994 Características generales de la ictiofauna. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Natural History Museum, Vienna, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took part i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Haemulopsis
''Haemulopsis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is .... Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Haemulopsis axillaris'' Steindachner, 1869) (yellowstripe grunt) * '' Haemulopsis corvinaeformis'' (Steindachner, 1868) (roughneck grunt) * '' Haemulopsis elongatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) (elongated grunt) * '' Haemulopsis leuciscus'' ( Günther, 1864) (raucous grunt) * '' Haemulopsis nitidus'' (Steindachner, 1869) (shining grunt) All of these apart from ''H. corvinaeformis'', which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. References Haemu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
