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Artedidraconidae
The Artedidraconidae, barbeled plunderfishes, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes, notothenioids belonging to the Perciform suborder Notothenioidei. The family comprises four genera. These fishes are endemic to deep waters off Antarctica. Taxonomy Artedidraconidae was first described as a family in 1988 by the American ichthyologist Richard Eakin with ''Artedidraco'' as its type genus, the type species of '' Artedidraco'' is '' A. mirus'' which was described in 1905 by the Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg. The genera in the family were previously classified as part of the Harpagiferidae. The family is classified within the suborder Notothenioidei of the order Perciformes. The name of the family is a compound of Artedi, honouring the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi who was known as the “father of ichthyology,” and who was born 200 years before Lönnberg described ''A. mirus'' with ''draco'', from ''dracœna'' meaning “dragon” an ancient Greek name for the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pogonophryne
''Pogonophryne'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Artedidraconidae, the barbeled plunderfishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean. Taxonomy ''Pogonophryne'' was first described as a genus in 1914 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan when he described a new species of fish, ''Pogonophryne scotti'', which had been collected on the Terra Nova Expedition in the Ross Sea. ''P. scotti'' is, therefore, the type species of ''Pogonophryne'' by monotypy. The genus name is a compound of ''pogonos'' meaning "beard", a reference to the barbel on the chin of ''P. scotti'', and "phryne" which means "toad", possibly an allusion to the bumps and knobs on the head, like the skin of a toad. Species There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pogonophryne albipinna'' Eakin, 1981 (White-fin plunderfish) * '' Pogonophryne barsukovi'' Andriashev, 1967 (Stub-beard plunderfish) * '' Pogonophryne bellingshausenensis'' Eakin, Eastman & Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artedidraco Mirus
''Artedidraco'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Artedidraconidae, the barbeled plunderfishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean. Taxonomy ''Artedidraco'' was first described as a genus in 1905 by the Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg when he created the genus for ''Artedidraco mirus'', a new species of fish from South Georgia he was describing following the collection of its types by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. As it was the only species in the enw genus it was the type species by monotypy. The generic name is a compound of Artedi, honouring the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi who was known as the “father of ichthyology,” and who was born 200 years before Lönnberg described ''A. mirus'' with ''draco'', from ''dracœna'' meaning “dragon” an ancient Greek name for the weeverfish genus ''Trachinus'' , although this may be a reference to the relationship Lönnberg mentioned to '' Draconetta'' which was thought to be a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artedidraco
''Artedidraco'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Artedidraconidae, the barbeled plunderfishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean. Taxonomy ''Artedidraco'' was first described as a genus in 1905 by the Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg when he created the genus for ''Artedidraco mirus'', a new species of fish from South Georgia he was describing following the collection of its types by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. As it was the only species in the enw genus it was the type species by monotypy. The generic name is a compound of Artedi, honouring the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi who was known as the “father of ichthyology,” and who was born 200 years before Lönnberg described ''A. mirus'' with ''draco'', from ''dracœna'' meaning “dragon” an ancient Greek name for the weeverfish genus ''Trachinus'' , although this may be a reference to the relationship Lönnberg mentioned to '' Draconetta'' which was thought to be a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Histiodraco
''Histiodraco'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish, its only known species being ''Histiodraco velifer'', belonging to the family Artedidraconidae, the barbeled plunderfishes. It is native to the Southern Ocean in the waters around Antarctica. Taxonomy ''Histiodraco'' was first formally described as a genus in 1914 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan. In 1914 Regan had described a fish, collected on the Terra Nova Expedition led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott under the name ''Dolloidraco velifer'' with the type locality given as McMurdo Sound. However, later that year he described the new genus ''Histiodraco'' for ''D. velifer'', this species becoming the type species of that genus by monotypy. The generic name is a compound of ''histion'' which means "sail" and ''draco'' which is likely a reference to the genus '' Dolloidraco'', to which Regan had assigned this species originally and then proposed this genus shortly after describing its sole member. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolloidraco Longedorsalis
''Dolloidraco'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish, its only known species being ''Dolloidraco longedorsalis'', belonging to the family Artedidraconidae, the barbeled plunderfishes. It is native to the Southern Ocean in the waters around Antarctica. Taxonomy ''Dolloidraco'' was first formally described as a genus in 1913 by the French zoologist Louis Roule in his description of ''D. longedorsalis'' which had been collected on the French Antarctic Expedition led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot from 1904-1907. The type locality was given as Marguerite Bay Marguerite Bay or Margaret Bay is an extensive bay on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is bounded on the north by Adelaide Island and on the south by Wordie Ice Shelf, George VI Sound and Alexander Island. The mainland coast on t ... and Jenny Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. The generic name Compound (linguistics), compounds Dollo, honouring the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo who published on Antar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notothenioidei
Notothenioidei is one of 19 suborders of the order Perciformes. The group is found mainly in Antarctic and Subantarctic waters, with some species ranging north to southern Australia and southern South America. Notothenioids constitute approximately 90% of the fish biomass in the continental shelf waters surrounding Antarctica. Evolution and geographic distribution The Southern Ocean has supported fish habitats for 400 million years; however, modern notothenioids likely appeared sometime after the Eocene epoch. This period marked the cooling of the Southern Ocean, resulting in the stable, ice-cold conditions that have persisted to the present day. Another key factor in the evolution of notothenioids is the preponderance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), a large, slow-moving current that extends to the seafloor and precludes most migration to and from the Antarctic region. These unique environmental conditions in concert with the key evolutionary innovation of Antif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciformes
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means "perch-like". Perciformes is an Order within the Clade Percomorpha consisting of "perch-like" Percomorphans. This group comprises over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems. The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the ''Schindleria brevipinguis'' to the marlin in the genus ''Makaira''. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous. Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters (Percidae), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae). Characteristics The dorsal and anal fins are divided into anterior spiny and posterior soft-rayed portions, which may be partially or compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draconetta
The common slope dragonet (''Draconetta xenica'') is a species of slope dragonet native to the Indo-Pacific region where it can be found from Africa to the Hawaiian Islands. It is a benthic fish, occurring on sandy bottoms at the edges of the continental shelves at depths of from . This species grows to a length of SL. This species is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References Draconettidae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1903 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeverfish
Weevers (or weeverfish) are nine extant species of fishes of family Trachinidae, order Trachiniformes, part of the Percomorpha clade. They are long (up to 37 cm), mainly brown in color, and have venomous spines on their first dorsal fin and gills. During the day, weevers bury themselves in sand, just showing their eyes, and snatch prey as it comes past, which consists of shrimp and small fish. Weevers are unusual in not having swim bladders, as do most bony fish, and as a result, sink as soon as they stop actively swimming. With the exception of '' T. cornutus'' from the southeast Pacific, all species in this family are restricted to the eastern Atlantic (including the Mediterranean). A tenth, extinct species, ''Callipterus speciosus'', is known from the Monte Bolca lagerstätte of the Lutetian epoch. Weevers are sometimes used as an ingredient in the recipe for ''bouillabaisse''. Weevers are sometimes erroneously called 'weaver fish', although the word is unrelated. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachinus
''Trachinus'' is a genus of weevers, order Perciformes that consists of seven extant species. Six of the genus representatives inhabit the waters of Eastern Atlantic Ocean, but only one, '' Trachinus cornutus'', inhabits the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean. Three of the Atlantic species occur near the coasts of Europe. An eighth extinct species, '' T. minutus'', is known from Oligocene-aged strata from the Carpathian Mountains, while a ninth species, also extinct, '' T. dracunculus'', is known from middle-Miocene-aged strata from Piemonte, Italy. The genus name, given by Linnaeus, is from ', the Medieval Latin name for the fish, which in turn is from the Ancient Greek τρᾱχύς ''trachýs'' ‘rough’.Entry ‘Trachinidae’. Webster’s ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' Species * Spotted weever, '' Trachinus araneus'' Cuvier, 1829. * Guinean weever, '' Trachinus armatus'' Bleeker, 1861. * Sailfin weever, '' Trachinus collignoni'' Roux, 1957. *'' Trachinus cornutus'' Guichenot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Roule
Louis Roule (; 20 December 1861 – 30 July 1942) was a French zoologist born in Marseille. In 1881 he obtained a degree in natural sciences at Marseille, followed by his doctorate of sciences (1884) at Paris with a thesis on ascidians of coastal Provence. From 1885 he worked as a lecturer at the faculty of sciences in Toulouse, where in 1892 he became a professor. During the previous year (1891), he earned a doctorate in medicine. In 1910 he succeeded Léon Vaillant (1834–1914) as chair of zoology (reptiles and fish) at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, a position he would hold until 1937. During this time period he was also an instructor at the Institut National Agronomique (from 1925), and director of the laboratory of ichthyology at the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE). Works Roule's early research dealt largely with invertebrates. Later his focus turned to ichthyology, of which he had the opportunity to take inventory of large collections of mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
