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Aploactinidae
Little velvetfishes or simply velvetfishes are a family, the Aploactinidae, of marine ray-finned fishes classified within the order Scorpaeniformes. They are small fish that have skin with a velvet texture. They live on the sea bottom close to the shore, at depths of up to . They are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Taxonomy Aploactinidae was first formally recognised as a family by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904.The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the family within the suborder Scorpaenoidei which in turn is classified within the order Scorpaeniformes. Other authorities place the Scorpaenoidei within the Perciformes. The results of some studies suggest that the velvetfishes into an expanded stonefish clade, the family Synanceiidae because all of these fish have a curved sabre-like lacrimal spine that can project, using a switch-blade-like mechanism, out from underneath their eye. The name of the family is taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erisphex
''Erisphex'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploactinidae. The genus is found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Taxonomy ''Erisphex'' was originally described as a genus in 1904 by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks with ''Cocotropus pottsii'', which had been first formally described in 1896 from Kobe in Japan by Franz Steindachner, designated as the type species. The genus ''Erisphex'' is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. The name of the genus, ''Erisphex'' is a compound of ''eri'', meaning “very”, and ''sphex'', which means “wasp”, this was not explained by Jordan and Starksbut is presumed to be an allusion to the venom bearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocotropus Roseus
''Cocotropus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploactinidae. The genus is found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Taxonomy Cocotropus was first described as a genus in 1858 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup as a monotypic genus, the only species classified within it being ''Corythobatus echinatus'', which had been described in 1849 by the Danish zoologist Theodore Cantor from Penang in Malaysia. The genus ''Cocotropus'' is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. The name of the genus, ''Cocotropus'' was not explained by Kaup but may be a compound of ''coccum'', which means "scarlet", and ''tropus'', meaning "manner" or "way", so a "scarlet fish", however ''C. echinatus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocotropus
''Cocotropus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploactinidae. The genus is found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Taxonomy Cocotropus was first described as a genus in 1858 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup as a monotypic genus, the only species classified within it being ''Corythobatus echinatus'', which had been described in 1849 by the Danish zoologist Theodore Cantor from Penang in Malaysia. The genus ''Cocotropus'' is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. The name of the genus, ''Cocotropus'' was not explained by Kaup but may be a compound of ''coccum'', which means "scarlet", and ''tropus'', meaning "manner" or "way", so a "scarlet fish", however ''C. echinatus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanekonia
''Kanekonia'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploactinidae. The genus is found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans. Taxonomy ''Kanekonia'' was originally described as a genus in 1915 by the Japanese ichthyologist Shigeho Tanaka when he was describing the new species ''Kanekonia florida'' from Japan, its type species by monotypy. The genus ''Kanekonia'' is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. The name of the genus, ''Kanekonia'' honours Ichiro Kaneko, who supplied Tanaka with fishes from a fish market in Nagasaki, Japan, including the holotype of ''K. florida''. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Kanekonia florida'' S. Tanaka, 1915 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsubarichthys
The rare velvetfish (''Matsubarichthys inusitatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is known only from the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Matsubarichthys''. Taxonomy The rare velvetfish was first formally described in 1991 by the ichthyologists Stuart G. Poss and G. David Johnson from a holotype which was apparently transitioning from a larva to a juvenile and which was collected from One Tree Island off Queensland, Australia. When they described this new species Poss and Johnson classified it in the new monotypic genus ''Matsubarichthys''. This taxon is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventor
The visitor (''Adventor elongatus''), also known as the sandpaper velvetfish,is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Adventor''. This species is found the Pacific Ocean waters along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and Australia. Taxonomy The visitor was first formally described as ''Membracidichthys elongatus'' by the Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley with the type locality given as the Tiflis Passage in Moreton Bay in Queensland. Whitley classified his new species in a new subgenus of ''Membracidichthys'' which was subsequently recognised as a valid monotypic genus ''Adventor''. This taxon is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although thios family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aploactis
The dusky velvetfish (''Aploactis aspera'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Aploactis''. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The dusky velvetfish was first formally described in 1843 as ''Synanceia aspera'' by the Scottish naval surgeon, Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson with the type locality given as "Seas of Japan", the type being collected during the voyage of HMS Sulphur. In 1843 Temminck and Schlegel had described a new subgenus of the stonefish genus ''Synanceia'', ''Aploactis'', and Richardson had named his new species this subgenus. Subsequently, only the dusky velvetfish was retained within ''Aploactis'' and this was eventually recognised as a valid genus and Richardson had designated ''S. aspera'' as its type species in 1844. This taxon is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathyaploactis
''Bathyaploactis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. The genus is endemic to the waters around Australia. Taxonomy ''Bathyaploactis'' was first described as a genus in 1933 by the Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley when he described ''Bathyaploactis curtisensis'', with two subspecies ''B.c. curtisensis'' and ''B.c ornatissima'', which are now considered to be valid species. Thtype localityof this new species was given as off Gatcombe Head, Port Curtis in Queensland. The genus ''Bathyaploactis'' is classified within the family Aploactinidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes, although this family is also treated as a subfamily of the stonefish family Synanceiidae within the Scorpaenoidei, which in turn is treated as a superfamily within the order Perciformes. The name of the genus, ''Bathyaploactis'' prefixes the name of the closely related genus ''Aploactis'' with ''bathy'' meaning “de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aploactisoma
The Southern velvetfish (''Aploactisoma milesii'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the Family (biology), family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus ''Aploactisoma''. This species is Endemism, endemic to the waters around southern and western Australia. Taxonomy The Southern velvetfish was first formally Species description, described as ''Aploactis milesii'' in 1850 by the Scottish people, Scottish naval surgeon, Arctic exploration, Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson (naturalist), John Richardson with the Type locality (biology), type locality given King George Sound (Western Australia), King George Sound, Western Australia. In 1872 the French naturalist François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau described a new species, ''Aploactisoma schomburki'', and described it in a new genus. Subsequently this was shown to be a junior synonym of Richardson's ''A. milesii'' but the new genus was regarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpaeniformes
The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of 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 pre operculum, to which it is connected in most species. Scorpaeniform fishes are 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 and caudal fins. Most species are less than in length, but the full size range of the order varies from the velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploactin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes, part of the order Scorpaeniformes, that includes the scorpionfishes, lionfishes and velvetfishes. This suborder is at its most diverse in the Pacific and Indian Oceans but is also found in the Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy Scorpaenoidei was first named as a suborder in 1899 by the American ichthyologist Samuel Garman as a suborder of the Perciformes. Some authorities still treat the suborder as being part of the Perciformes but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' recognises the Scorpaeniformes as a valid order and places this suborder within it. The subfamilies of the family Scorpaenidae are treated as families by some authors. It has been argued by some authors that the suborder is paraphyletic and that a more correct classification is that the grouping, with some differences, be placed on the superfamily Scorpaenoidea. Families and subfamilies The suborder Scorpaenoidei is classified into families and subfamilies in the 5th ... [...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] |
