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Apistinae
Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, is a subfamily of Venom, venomous, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and related species. These fishes are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Apistinae, or Apsitidae, was first formally recognised as a taxonomic grouping in 1859 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this as a subfamily of the scorpionfish Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, although other authorities treat it as a valid family, the Apistidae. The name of the subfamily is based on the genus name ''Apistus'', which means "untrustworthy" or "perfidious", a name Cuvier explained as being due to the long and mobile spines around the eyes, which he described as “very offensive weapons that these fish use when you least expect it”. A recent study placed the wasp scorpionfishes into an expanded stonefish clade (Synanceiidae) bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apistinae
Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, is a subfamily of Venom, venomous, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and related species. These fishes are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Apistinae, or Apsitidae, was first formally recognised as a taxonomic grouping in 1859 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this as a subfamily of the scorpionfish Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, although other authorities treat it as a valid family, the Apistidae. The name of the subfamily is based on the genus name ''Apistus'', which means "untrustworthy" or "perfidious", a name Cuvier explained as being due to the long and mobile spines around the eyes, which he described as “very offensive weapons that these fish use when you least expect it”. A recent study placed the wasp scorpionfishes into an expanded stonefish clade (Synanceiidae) bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apistus
''Apistus'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the ''Apistus carinatus'' which has the common names ocellated waspfish, bearded waspfish, longfin waspfish or ringtailed cardinalfish, has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species has venom bearing spines in its fins. Taxonomy ''Apistus'' was first described as a genus in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, Cuvier was describing the species ''Apistus alatus'' which was designated as the type species of the genus ''Apistus'' in 1876 by Pieter Bleeker. ''A. alatus'' is a junior synonym of ''A. carinatus'' which had been described by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801 as ''Scorpaena carinata'', with its type locality given as Tranquebar in India. The genus ''Apistus'' is classified within the subfamily Apis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocellated Waspfish
''Apistus'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the ''Apistus carinatus'' which has the common names ocellated waspfish, bearded waspfish, longfin waspfish or ringtailed cardinalfish, has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species has venom bearing spines in its fins. Taxonomy ''Apistus'' was first described as a genus in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, Cuvier was describing the species ''Apistus alatus'' which was designated as the type species of the genus ''Apistus'' in 1876 by Pieter Bleeker. ''A. alatus'' is a junior synonym of ''A. carinatus'' which had been described by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801 as ''Scorpaena carinata'', with its type locality given as Tranquebar in India. The genus ''Apistus'' is classified within the subfamily Apis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apistus Carinatus
''Apistus'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the ''Apistus carinatus'' which has the common names ocellated waspfish, bearded waspfish, longfin waspfish or ringtailed cardinalfish, has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species has venom bearing spines in its fins. Taxonomy ''Apistus'' was first described as a genus in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, Cuvier was describing the species ''Apistus alatus'' which was designated as the type species of the genus ''Apistus'' in 1876 by Pieter Bleeker. ''A. alatus'' is a junior synonym of ''A. carinatus'' which had been described by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801 as ''Scorpaena carinata'', with its type locality given as Tranquebar in India. The genus ''Apistus'' is classified within the subfamily Apis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apistops
''Apistops'' is a monotypic genus of wasp scorpionfishes belonging to the subfamily Apistinae in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the short-armed waspfish (''Apistops caloundra''), also known as the shortfinned waspfish or shortspine waspfish. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific waters from Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and northwest Australia. It is a demersal fish found on the inshore area of the continental shelf at depths between . This species grows to a length of SL. ''Apistops'' was first described as a genus in 1911 by the Australian ichthyologist James Douglas Ogilby for ''Apistus caloundra'', a species which had been described in 1886 by the English zoologist Charles Walter De Vis who gave the type locality as Caloundra in Queensland. The genus name ''Apistops'' means "lookong like ''Apistus ''Apistus'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheroscorpaena
The humpback waspfish, (''Cheroscorpaena tridactyla''), is a species of wasp scorpionfish found only in the Gulf of Papua where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species grows to a length of TL.Mees G.F. (1964):A new fish of the family Scorpaenidae from New Guinea. ''Zoologische Mededelingen, 40 (1): 1-4'' 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 * Apistinae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1964 Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpaenidae
The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific. They should not be confused with the cabezones, of the genus '' Scorpaenichthys'', which belong to a separate, though related, family, Cottidae. Taxonomy Scorpaenidae was described as a family in 1826 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso. The family is included in the suborder Scorpaenoidei of the order Scorpaeniformes in the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' but other authorities place it in the Perciformes either in the suborder Scorpaenoidei or the superfamily Scorpaenoidea. The subfamilies of this family are treated as valid families by some authorities. Subfamilies and trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humpback Waspfish
The humpback waspfish, (''Cheroscorpaena tridactyla''), is a species of wasp scorpionfish found only in the Gulf of Papua where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species grows to a length of TL.Mees G.F. (1964):A new fish of the family Scorpaenidae from New Guinea. ''Zoologische Mededelingen, 40 (1): 1-4'' 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 * Apistinae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1964 Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea {{Scorpaeniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Measurement
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal (tail) fin. * Total length (TL) is the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body. Standard length measurements are used with Teleostei (most bony fish), while total length measurements are used with Myxini (hagfish), Petromyzontiformes (lampreys), and (usually) Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), as well as some other fishes. Total length meas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swim Bladder
The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled Organ (anatomy), organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to expend energy in swimming. Also, the Dorsum (biology), dorsal position of the swim bladder means the center of mass is below the centroid, center of volume, allowing it to act as a stabilizing agent. Additionally, the swim bladder functions as a resonator, resonating chamber, to produce or receive sound. The swim bladder is evolutionarily Homology (biology), homologous to the lungs. Charles Darwin remarked upon this in ''On the Origin of Species''.Darwin, Charles (1859''Origin of Species''Page 190, reprinted 1872 by D. Appleton. Darwin reasoned that the lung in air-breathing vertebrates had derived from a more primitive swim bladder. In the embryonic stages, some species, such as Ophioblennius atlanticus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pectoral Fin
Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as seen in sharks. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the spine and are supported only by muscles. Their principal function is to help the fish swim. Fins located in different places on the fish serve different purposes such as moving forward, turning, keeping an upright position or stopping. Most fish use fins when swimming, flying fish use pectoral fins for gliding, and frogfish use them for crawling. Fins can also be used for other purposes; male sharks and mosquitofish use a modified fin to deliver sperm, thresher sharks use their caudal fin to stun prey, reef stonefish have spines in their dorsal fins that inject venom, anglerfish use the first spine of their dorsal fin like a fishing rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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