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Aulostomus Maculatus
''Aulostomus maculatus'', the West Atlantic trumpetfish, is a long-bodied fish with an upturned mouth. It often swims vertically while trying to blend with vertical coral, such as sea rods, sea pens, and pipe sponges. Description ''Aulostomus maculatus'' is closely related to cornetfish. This species can be a bit more than long and have greatly elongated and compressed bodies, with a compressed head which has with small jaws at the front end of their long, tubular snouts. There is a distinct barbel on the chin positioned at the tip of at the lower jaw. The dorsal and anal fins are positioned posteriorally. The dorsal fin has 8-12 well-spaced and isolated spines in front of it and has 12 spines and 12-25 soft rays. The anal fin has 21-25 soft rays while the caudal fin is rounded. The most commonly encountered color of ''A. maculatus'' is mottled brown to reddish brown with irregular black or brown spots. They may also be blue-gray, bright yellow or green and this species has the ... [...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, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulostomus Strigosus
The trumpetfishes are three species of highly specialized, tubularly-elongated marine fishes in the genus ''Aulostomus'', of the monogeneric family Aulostomidae. The trumpetfishes are members of the order Syngnathiformes, together with the seahorses and the similarly built, closely related cornetfishes. The generic name, ''Aulostomus'', is a composite of two Greek words: ''aulos'', meaning flute, and ''stoma'', meaning mouth, because the species appear to have tubular snouts. "Flutemouth" is another less-common name for the members of the family (although this word is more often used to refer to closely related cornetfishes of the family Fistulariidae). Trumpetfishes are found in tropical waters worldwide, with two species in the Atlantic and one in the Indo-Pacific. They are mostly demersal reef-dwellers, where one species seems to prefer rocky substrate. They are relatively large for reef fish, where they reach almost 1 m in length. Bodies of trumpetfish are elongated, rigid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudupeneus Maculatus
''Pseudupeneus maculatus'', the spotted goatfish, is a species from the family Mullidae. The species was originally described by Marcus Elieser Bloch Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist who is best known for his contribution to ichthyology through his multi-volume catalog of plates illustrating the fishes of the world. Brought up in a Hebrew-speaking Jewish ... in 1793. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean. References Mullidae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch Fish described in 1793 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priolepis Hipoliti
''Priolepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae with a cosmopolitan distribution. Species There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus: * '' Priolepis agrena'' R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Network reefgoby) * '' Priolepis ailina'' R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 * '' Priolepis aithiops'' R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1992 (Drab reefgoby) * '' Priolepis akihitoi'' Hoese & Larson, 2010 (Emperor reefgoby) Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. (2010): Description of two new species of the genus ''Priolepis'' from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of ''Priolepis profunda'' and ''Priolepis psygmophilia''. ''Ichthyological Research, 57 (4): 373-388.'' * '' Priolepis anthioides'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) * '' Priolepis ascensionis'' ( C. E. Dawson & A. J. Edwards, 1987) * '' Priolepis aureoviridis'' ( Gosline, 1959) (Yellow-green reefgoby) * '' Priolepis borea'' ( Snyder, 1909) * '' Priolepis cincta'' (Regan, 1908) (Girdled reefgoby) * '' Priolepis c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophioblennius Atlanticus
''Ophioblennius atlanticus'', also known as the redlip blenny and the horseface blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny, family Blenniidae, found primarily in the western central Atlantic ocean. Redlip blennies can be found in coral crests and shallow fringing reefs. They are highly territorial and attack intruders with two long, sharp canine teeth. The adults are found at depths of 10 to 20 meters, and the eggs are benthic. The adults may reach up to four inches in length when fully grown, and they have large reddish lips, from which they attained their names. Redlip blennies largely feed on algae. Taxonomy The species was originally described by French zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1836. ''Ophis'' is Greek for "serpent", and ''blennios'' is Greek for "mucus." The species name ''atlanticus'' is the name for its location of capture. The common name, redlip, refers to the reddish color of its lips. Description Adult redlip blennies can reach two to four inches in length. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacoctenus Gilli
''Malacoctenus gilli'', the dusky blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to the north coast of South America. This species inhabits reef patches, areas of sandy substrates with available rocks and beds of seagrass at depths of from . It can reach a length of TL. The person honoured in the patronym of this species was not identified by Steindachner but it is most probably the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914), the authority for the generic name ''Malacoctenus ''Malacoctenus'' is a genus of ''labrisomid'' blennies native to the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''Malacoctenus africanus'' Jean Cadenat, Cadenat, 1951 * ''Mala ...''. References gilli Fauna of Bermuda Fish of the Caribbean Fish described in 1867 {{Labrisomidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labrisomus Kalisherae
''Gobioclinus kalisherae'', the downy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil. This species prefers habitats which provide crevices or holes to hide in such as areas of rubble or rock and coral reefs. It can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the painter Emilia Kalisher (1868-1959), at the request of her future husband Joseph Cheesman Thompson Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874–1943) was a career medical officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of commander before retirement in 1929. His foes called him 'Crazy Thompson', but to friends he was known as 'Snake', a nickname der ... (1874-1943). References kalisherae Fish of the Western Atlantic Fish described in 1904 Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Labrisomidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longspine Squirrelfish
The longspine squirrelfish (''Holocentrus rufus'') is a silvery red, sea fish with orange-gold body stripes. One of about 150 species of squirrelfish, their most distinguishing characteristics are their large eyes and the long third spine of the anal fin. It is often included in public aquarium displays. The length of the longspine squirrelfish is about 18 cm (7.8 inches). It lives in coral reefs in tropical and warm temperate seas and eats zoobenthos. It is territorial and uses sounds called "grunts" and "staccatos" to defend its crevice, warn of danger and, in groups, intimidate predators such as the moray eel. The longspine squirrelfish is edible and harvested on a small scale. Identification The body of the longspine squirrelfish is silvery red, with orange-gold body stripes. Its eyes are very large, which is characteristic of all squirrelfish. The rear dorsal fin is pronounced and sticks up. The anal fin has a strongly elongated third spine, from which this squirrelfis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Flavolineatum
''Haemulon flavolineatum'', the French grunt, banana grunt, gold laced grunt, open-mouthed grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''H. flavolineatum'' has an almond-shaped body, which is compressed and ends in a blunt snout. The small to medium-sized mouth has thick lips and has narrow bands of teeth on each jaw, the outer line of teeth being conical in shape, and no teeth on the roof of the mouth. It has a continuous dorsal fin with a small to medium-sized notch. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 14-15 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The background colour of this fish is whitish to bluish or yellowish, with three vivid yellow to orange horizontal stripes above the lateral line and a number of similarly coloured oblique stripes below it. There are yellow spots on the lower surface of the head and the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Grunt
''Haemulon flavolineatum'', the French grunt, banana grunt, gold laced grunt, open-mouthed grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''H. flavolineatum'' has an almond-shaped body, which is compressed and ends in a blunt snout. The small to medium-sized mouth has thick lips and has narrow bands of teeth on each jaw, the outer line of teeth being conical in shape, and no teeth on the roof of the mouth. It has a continuous dorsal fin with a small to medium-sized notch. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 14-15 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The background colour of this fish is whitish to bluish or yellowish, with three vivid yellow to orange horizontal stripes above the lateral line and a number of similarly coloured oblique stripes below it. There are yellow spots on the lower surface of the head and the insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Aurolineatum
''Haemulon'' is a genus of fish in the grunt family known as the scaled-fin grunts. Most are found in the western Atlantic Ocean, with a few species known from the eastern Pacific Ocean.Rocha, L. A. and I. L. Rosa. (1999)New species of ''Haemulon'' (Teleostei: Haemulidae) from the northeastern Brazilian coast. ''Copeia'' (1999)2 447-52. This genus is considered to be one of the most important fish groups of the coral reefs of Brazil due to its commercial value and crucial ecological role.Pereira, P. H. C. and B. P. Ferreira. (2012)Agonistic behaviour among ''Haemulon'' spp. (Actinopterygii: Haemulidae) and other coral reef fishes in northeastern Brazil.''Cybium'' 36(2) 361-67. Species The 23 or so species in this genus include:Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds''Haemulon'': Species.FishBase. 2017. * ''Haemulon album'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (white margate) * '' Haemulon aurolineatum'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (tomtate grunt) * ''Haemulon bonariense'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (black grunt) * ''Haemulon boschm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromis Cyanea
''Chromis cyanea'' (blue chromis) is a damselfish in the subfamily ''Pomacentrinae'', found in Bermuda, southern Florida and the Caribbean Sea. It is collected for the aquarium trade. Habitat and ecology Being a shallow water fish, the blue chromis is commonly found at depths of 3 to 5 m, but it can reach depths of 25 m below sea level. It's also been recorded at a depth of 60 m below sea level. It lives on the surface of reefs, but often swims in the water columns above the reefs to feed on plankton. Behaviour It's a rather solitary species, seen alone or in small groups, and tends to stay close to the reefs. The younger fish stay near the bottom in order to avoid predators. The males maintain a solitary breeding territory. After breeding with multiple females, they guard the eggs until the planktonic larvae hatch. Use and trade The blue chromis is largely collected for use in aquariums. There are no reliable numbers on the extent of this collecting, but damself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
