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Butterfish
Butterfish may refer to: * Stromateidae, found in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific * Sablefish The sablefish (''Anoplopoma fimbria'') is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the genus ''Anoplopoma''. In English, common names for it include sable (US), butterfish (US), black cod (US, UK, Canada), b ... (''Anoplopoma fimbria''), found in muddy sea beds in the North Pacific Ocean * Rock gunnel (''Pholis gunnellus''), ray-finned fish, found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Atlantic part of the Arctic Ocean * Pacific rudderfish (''Psenopsis anomala''), also as Japanese butterfish and simply butterfish, found in the Western Pacific, near Japan, in the Taiwan Strait and in the East China Sea * Pentapodus nagasakiensis, also known as Japanese butterfish or Japanese whiptail, found in the Western Pacific See also * Butter catfish (other) {{disambiguation, fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stromateidae
The family Stromateidae or butterfish contains 15 species of fish in three genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific. The endemic New Zealand species '' Odax pullus'' is commonly called butterfish, but is from a separate family Odacidae. The Japanese butterfish ''Psenopsis anomala'' is from the separate family Centrolophidae. The African butter catfish is also known as the butter fish. In South Australia, the '' Argyrosomus japonicus'' is commonly called butterfish as well. Species * Genus ''Pampus'' ** Silver or white pomfret, ''Pampus argenteus'' (Euphrasen, 1788); Synonym: ''P. cinereus'' ( Bloch, 1795). ** Chinese silver pomfret, ''Pampus chinensis'' (Euphrasen, 1788): ** ''Pampus echinogaster'' (Basilewsky, 1855). ** Southern lesser pomfret, ''Pampus minor'' Liu & Li, 1998. ** ''Pampus punctatissimus'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845). * Genus '' Peprilus'' ** Gulf butterfish, '' Peprilus burti'' Fowler, 1944. ** P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Rudderfish
The Pacific rudderfish (''Psenopsis anomala'') is a marine fish also known by such names as Japanese butterfish, melon seed, wart perch, ibodai (Japanese name, イボダイ) or simply but ambiguously as butterfish. This fish, which can grow to TL, is found in the Western Pacific, near Japan, in the Taiwan Strait and in the East China Sea. The Japanese butterfish prefers tropical waters: around 42°N–19°N. It has been found in the waters near Hong Kong. Generally they inhabit the epipelagic layer to 370 m (1213 ft). Adults are mainly bottom-dwelling but migrate upward at night in search of food. The Japanese butterfish has a compressed body, somewhat oval-shaped, and is whitish to grayish in colour; in the young fish, the colour is darker: a pale brown or blackish brown. Some other features of this fish are a robust snout, a relatively small mouth, and the upper jaw extending to below anterior margin of eye. The fish's teeth are small, conical, and incisor-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Gunnel
The rock gunnel (''Pholis gunnellus''), or butterfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This species is found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Atlantic part of the Arctic Ocean. Taxonomy The rock gunnel was first formally described in 1758 as ''Blennius gunnellus'' in the 10th edition of the ''Systema Naturae'' by Carl Linnaeus with the type locality given as the Atlantic. In 1777 by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli proposed the genus ''Pholis'' and Linnaeus's Blennius gunnellus was later designated to be its type species. The specific name ''gunnellis'' is a latinisation of an English, possibly originating in Cornwall, local name for this species, gunnel. Description The rock gunnel is often mistaken for an eel due to its flattened, elongated body. Fully grown adults can reach 30 cm in length. A long dorsal fin spans the body from just behind the head, supported by soft spin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sablefish
The sablefish (''Anoplopoma fimbria'') is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the genus ''Anoplopoma''. In English, common names for it include sable (US), butterfish (US), black cod (US, UK, Canada), blue cod (UK), bluefish (UK), candlefish (UK), coal cod (UK), snowfish (; Thailand), coalfish (Canada), beshow, and skil (Canada), although many of these names also refer to other, unrelated, species. The US Food and Drug Administration accepts only "sablefish" as the Acceptable Market Name in the United States; "black cod" is considered a vernacular (regional) name and should not be used as a Statement of Identity for this species. The sablefish is found in muddy sea beds in the North Pacific Ocean at depths of and is commercially important to Japan. Description The sablefish is a species of deep-sea fish common to the North Pacific Ocean. Adult sablefish are opportunistic feeders, preying on fish, including Alaskan pollock, eulachon, ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentapodus Nagasakiensis
The Japanese whiptail or Japanese butterfish (''Pentapodus nagasakiensis'') is a species of marine fish in the coral bream family (Nemipteridae) of order Perciformes. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. Distribution It is found in the western Pacific from southern Japan, the South China Sea, and Indonesia (Lombok) to northern Australia. The fish have been reported from Lizard Island and Lihou Reef in the Great Barrier Reef. Description The maximum recorded size of this species is 20 cm. Its color is tan or yellow grading to white on the belly, often with a pair of yellowish stripes separated by a white band centrally on the sides. Its pelvic fins are moderately long, reaching to or almost to the level of the anus. Lobes of its caudal fin are pointed, and more or less equal in length. Habitat Generally seen below 15 m deep in deeper offshore waters, it occasionally ventures into shallow estuaries and harbors. Usually, it is found solitary or in small groups. It fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
