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Cardinalfish
Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A handful of species are kept in the aquarium and are popular as small, peaceful, and colourful fish. The family includes about 370 species. They are generally small fish, with most species being less than , and are often brightly coloured. They are distinguished by their large mouths, and the division of the dorsal fin into two separate fins. Most species live in tropical or subtropical waters, where they inhabit coral reefs and lagoons. They are nocturnal, spending the day in dark crevices within the reef. At least some species brood their eggs inside the mouths of the males. Males do not feed during this incubation period. Males incubate the eggs in their mouth due to having longer heads and a larger jaw, which females do not acquire.Hoey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apogon
''Apogon'' is a large genus of fish in the family ''Apogonidae'', the cardinalfishes. They are among the most common fish on coral reefs. Over 200 species have been classified in genus ''Apogon'' as members of several subgenera. Some of these subgenera, such as '' Ostorhinchus'', have been elevated to genus status, leaving just over 50 species in the genus. Species The 50 recognized species in this genus are: * '' A. americanus'' Castelnau, 1855 (Brazilian flamefish) * '' A. atradorsatus'' Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (blacktip cardinalfish) * '' A. atricaudus'' D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (plain cardinalfish) * '' A. aurolineatus'' ( Mowbray, 1927) (bridle cardinalfish) * '' A. axillaris'' Valenciennes, 1832 (axillary-spot cardinalfish) * '' A. binotatus'' ( Poey, 1867) (barred cardinalfish) * '' A. campbelli'' J. L. B. Smith, 1949 * '' A. cardinalis'' Seale, 1910 * '' A. caudicinctus'' J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988 (little tailband cardinalfish) * '' A. cocci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterapogon Kauderni
The Banggai cardinalfish (''Pterapogon kauderni'') is a small tropical cardinalfish in the family (biology), family Apogonidae. It is the only member of its genus. This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade. It is among the relatively few marine fish to have been bred regularly in captivity, but significant numbers are still captured in the wild and it is now an endangered species. The detrimental impact of humans on its environment and certain fatal diseases threaten this species' numbers significantly. Iridovirus diseases are known to be significant reason for fish mortality. Distribution This species is restricted to the Banggai Islands Regency, Banggai Islands of Indonesia. This species has an extremely limited geographic range (5,500 km2) and small total population size (estimated at 2.4 million). The Banggai cardinalfish is composed of isolated populations concentrated around the shallows of 17 large and 10 small islands within the Banggai Archipelago. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apogonichthyoides
''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from ''Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brownish black in color, often with dark, elongated spots or stripes. Usually, they have a line on the cheek and two bars on the body. Some species have an eye-like spot on the side of the body.Fraser, T.H. & Allen, G.R. (2010)Cardinalfish of the genus ''Apogonichthyoides'' Smith, 1949 (Apogonidae) with a description of a new species from the West-Pacific region.''Zootaxa, 2348: 40-56.'' Species The 24 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * '' Apogonichthyoides atripes'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apogoninae
The Apogoninae are the most species-rich and, of its shape, size, color and habitat, most diverse subfamily of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). It can be found in coastal tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian Ocean, the eastern Pacific and the Atlantic, down to depths of 300 meters. Genera The following genera are included in the subfamily: * ''Amioides'' H.M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 * ''Apogon'' Lacépède, 1801 * ''Apogonichthyoides'' J.L.B. Smith, 1949 * ''Apogonichthys'' Bleeker, 1854 * ''Archamia'' T.N. Gill, 1863 * '' Astrapogon'' Fowler, 1907 * '' Cercamia'' J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988 * '' Cheilodipterus'' Lacépède, 1801 * '' Fibramia'' T. H. Fraser & Mabuchi, 2014 Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * ''Foa'' D. S. Jordan & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archamia
''Archamia bleekeri'', also known as Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silt Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water. Silt usually has a floury feel when ...y areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of . This species is the only member of its genus. The other species were moved to the new genus '' Taeniamia'' in 2013.Fraser, T.H. (2013)A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of ''Archamia'' and resemblances and relationships with ''Kurtus'' (Kurtid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apogonichthys
''Apogonichthys'' is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Apogonichthys landoni'' Herre, 1934 * '' Apogonichthys ocellatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (ocellated cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthys perdix'' Bleeker, 1854 (Perdix cardinalfish) Other authorities recognise an additional two species, '' Apogonichthys heptastygma'' and '' Apogonichthys waikiki'',Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa'', 3846 (2): 151–203.'' although FishBase FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossamia
''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * '' Glossamia abo'' ( Herre, 1935) * ''Glossamia aprion ''Glossamia aprion'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, from northern Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, it is commonly known as the mouth almighty. Description ''G. aprion'' has a cr ...'' ( J. Richardson, 1842) (mouth almighty) * '' Glossamia arguni'' Hadiaty & G. R. Allen, 2011 Hadiaty, R.K. & Allen, G.R. (2011)''Glossamia arguni'', a new species of freshwater cardinalfish (Apog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amioides
''Amioides polyacanthus'' is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is endemic to the marine waters around the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... where it is found down to a depth of . This species grows to a total length of . This species is the only known member of its genus.Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' References Apogoninae Perciformes genera Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Monotypic marine fish genera Taxa named by Léon Vaillant Fish described in 1912 {{ray-finned fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudaminae
The Pseudaminae is a subfamily of ray-finned fishes, one of two subfamilies of the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are characterised by having large caniform teeth which are placed on the on dentary and premaxillae, by having the lateral line absent or incomplete, by having no scales or if scales are present they are cycloid. One species, '' Gymnapogon urospilotus'', is notable for its larvae being rather large and fast-swimming. Genera Four genera make up the subfamily Pseudaminae: * '' Gymnapogon'' Regan, 1905 * '' Paxton'' C. C. Baldwin Christopher Columbus Baldwin (May 18, 1830 – May 12, 1897) was the Naval Officer of the Port of New York from 1894 to 1897 who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. Early life Baldwin was born in 1834 at his family's estate, ... & G. D. Johnson, 1999 * '' Pseudamia'' Bleeker, 1865 * '' Pseudamiops'' J. L. B. Smith, 1954 References Apogonidae {{Kurtiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray-finned Fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines (rays), as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish). These actinopterygian fin rays attach directly to the proximal or basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the link or connection between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles). By species count, actinopterygians dominate the vertebrates, and they constitute nearly 99% of the over 30,000 species of fish. They are ubiquitous throughout freshwater and marine environments from the deep sea to the highest mountain streams. Extant species can range in size from ''Paedocypris'', at , to the massive ocean sunfish, at , and the long-bodied oarfish, at . The vast majority of Actinoptery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect the coral. Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated water. Coral reefs first appeared 485 million years ago, at the dawn of the Early Ordovician, displacing the microbial and sponge reefs of the Cambrian. Sometimes called ''rainforests of the sea'', shallow coral reefs form some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sp ... [...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] |
