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Chlorurus Atrilunula
''Chlorurus '' is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are 18 species: *'' Chlorurus atrilunula'' ( Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus bleekeri'' ( de Beaufort, 1940) *''Chlorurus bowersi'' ( Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus capistratoides'' (Bleeker, 1847) *''Chlorurus cyanescens'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus enneacanthus'' (Lacépède, 1802) *'' Chlorurus frontalis'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus genazonatus'' (Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus gibbus'' (Rüppell, 1829) *'' Chlorurus japanensis'' (Bloch, 1789) *'' Chlorurus microrhinos'' (Bleeker, 1854) *''Chlorurus oedema'' (Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus perspicillatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) *''Chlorurus rhakoura'' Randall & Anderson, 1997 *'' Chlorurus sordidus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) *'' Chlorurus spilurus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus strongylocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1855) *''Chlorurus troschelii ''Chlorurus troschelii'', commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Perspicillatus
''Chlorurus perspicillatus'', known officially by the English name, spectacled parrotfish, given by professional ichthyologists and Ichthyology or ''uhu-uliuli'' as a well-established Hawaiian name for many hundreds of years, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. Found only in Eastern Central Pacific Hawaiian Islands, it inhabits lagoons and seaward reefs Young fish are brown with white dots and three white stripes and can reach a maximum size of 24 inches length when fully grown. It has been known to hybridize with ''Chlorurus sordidus ''Chlorurus sordidus'', known commonly as the daisy parrotfish or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. Description The initial phase has very variable colouration. The smaller fishes can be a uniform dark ...''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2551614 perspicillatus Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish described in 1879 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Enneacanthus
''Chlorurus enneacanthus'', known commonly as the captain parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean region. Its range extends from Mozambique to Christmas Island. The captain parrotfish is a medium-sized fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ... and can reach a maximum length of 50 cm. References External links * *http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219089 * enneacanthus Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Fish described in 1802 {{Ray-finned fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Spilurus
''Chlorurus spilurus'', known commonly as the Pacific daisy parrotfish or Pacific bullethead parrotfish and in Hawaiian called uhu, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. The Pacific daisy parrotfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Pacific. Description The initial phase fish, which can be female or male, have a white beak, an overall dark reddish coloration with a white caudal peduncle and fin with a black patch. There is great variation in the coloration among the terminal males of this species. Their body is greenish with big scales outlined with purple-blue lines, three purple-blue stripes around the mouth, and an orange and a white patch on the cheek. Taxonomy ''Chlorurus spilurus'' was once synonymized with ''Chlorurus sordidus'', but recent study indicates that ''C. spilurus'' is distinct from Forsskal's species.Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithian Bull. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Forsskål
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl (11 January 1732 – 11 July 1763) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish explorer, orientalist, naturalist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Early life Forsskål was born in Helsinki, now in Finland but then a part of Sweden, where his father, Finnish priest , was serving as a Lutheran clergyman, but the family migrated to Sweden in 1741 when the father was appointed to the parish of Tegelsmora in Uppland and the archdiocese of Uppsala. As was common at the time, he enrolled at Uppsala University at a young age in 1742, but returned home for some time and, after studies on his own, rematriculated in Uppsala in 1751, where he completed a theological degree the same year. Linnaeus's disciple In Uppsala Forsskål was one of the students of Linnaeus, but apparently also studied with the orientalist Carl Aurivillius, whose contacts with the Göttingen orientalist Johann David Michae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Sordidus
''Chlorurus sordidus'', known commonly as the daisy parrotfish or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. Description The initial phase has very variable colouration. The smaller fishes can be a uniform dark brown to light gray and they may or may not possess a light band surrounding a dark spot on the caudal peduncle. Larger specimens can show a series of irregular rows of small, light spots towards the tail or they may have the light band surrounding the dark spot on the caudal peduncle. The terminal phase, male, is also variable and may have a large tan area on the flanks or on its caudal peduncle. It has a rounded snout. ''Chlorurus sordidus'' is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of length. Distribution ''Chlorurus sordidus'' is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included. Habitat and biology Before going to sleep, ''Chlorurus sordidus'' secretes a mucus which surrounds the fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Rhakoura
''Chlorurus '' is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are 18 species: *'' Chlorurus atrilunula'' ( Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus bleekeri'' ( de Beaufort, 1940) *''Chlorurus bowersi'' ( Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus capistratoides'' (Bleeker, 1847) *''Chlorurus cyanescens'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus enneacanthus'' (Lacépède, 1802) *'' Chlorurus frontalis'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus genazonatus'' (Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus gibbus'' (Rüppell, 1829) *'' Chlorurus japanensis'' (Bloch, 1789) *'' Chlorurus microrhinos'' (Bleeker, 1854) *'' Chlorurus oedema'' (Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus perspicillatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) *'' Chlorurus rhakoura'' Randall & Anderson, 1997 *'' Chlorurus sordidus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) *'' Chlorurus spilurus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus strongylocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1855) *''Chlorurus troschelii ''Chlorurus troschelii'', commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Oedema
''Chlorurus '' is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are 18 species: *'' Chlorurus atrilunula'' ( Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus bleekeri'' ( de Beaufort, 1940) *''Chlorurus bowersi'' ( Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus capistratoides'' (Bleeker, 1847) *''Chlorurus cyanescens'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus enneacanthus'' (Lacépède, 1802) *'' Chlorurus frontalis'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus genazonatus'' (Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus gibbus'' (Rüppell, 1829) *'' Chlorurus japanensis'' (Bloch, 1789) *'' Chlorurus microrhinos'' (Bleeker, 1854) *'' Chlorurus oedema'' (Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus perspicillatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) *''Chlorurus rhakoura'' Randall & Anderson, 1997 *'' Chlorurus sordidus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) *'' Chlorurus spilurus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus strongylocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1855) *''Chlorurus troschelii ''Chlorurus troschelii'', commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Microrhinos
''Chlorurus microrhinos'', the blunt-head parrotfish or steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Distribution This species is one of the most widespread. It is present in the extreme east Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean, from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Indonesia and Australian Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and French Polynesia, and eastwards to Oceania (Hawaii and Easter Island excluded). Habitat and biology ''Chlorurus microrhinos'' can be found in many different habitats, including lagoon, inshore reefs and ocean reef fronts, from 2 to 50 m. At Guam, large individuals are seldom seen in shallow water This species occurs schools which forage over lagoons and seaward reefs which are rich in algae growth. The graze on filamentous algae. This large species of parrotfish has an important ecological role in coral reefs because as they graze they ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 family, he learned German and Latin and studied anatomy before settling in Berlin as a physician. He amassed a large natural history collection, particularly of fish specimens. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyology, ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology. Life Bloch was born at Ansbach in 1723 where his father was a Torah writer and his mother owned a small shop. Educated at home in Hebrew literature he became a private tutor in Hamburg for a Jewish surgeon. Here he learned German, Latin and anatomy. He then studied medicine in Berlin and received a doctorate in 1762 from Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfort on the Oder with a treatise on skin dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Japanensis
''Chlorurus '' is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are 18 species: *''Chlorurus atrilunula'' ( Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus bleekeri'' ( de Beaufort, 1940) *''Chlorurus bowersi'' ( Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus capistratoides'' (Bleeker, 1847) *''Chlorurus cyanescens'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus enneacanthus'' (Lacépède, 1802) *'' Chlorurus frontalis'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus genazonatus'' (Randall & Bruce, 1983) *'' Chlorurus gibbus'' (Rüppell, 1829) *'' Chlorurus japanensis'' (Bloch, 1789) *'' Chlorurus microrhinos'' (Bleeker, 1854) *''Chlorurus oedema'' (Snyder, 1909) *'' Chlorurus perspicillatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) *''Chlorurus rhakoura'' Randall & Anderson, 1997 *'' Chlorurus sordidus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) *'' Chlorurus spilurus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Chlorurus strongylocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1855) *''Chlorurus troschelii ''Chlorurus troschelii'', commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorurus Gibbus
''Chlorurus gibbus'', the heavybeak parrotfish, gibbus parrotfish or Red Sea steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the Red Sea. Description ''Chlorurus gibbus'' is a large species of parrotfish which can attain a total length of and a weight of . The solitary juveniles are marked with longitudinal black and white stripes, the adults are blue in colour with a green and purple sheen in the males and a yellow sheen in the females. Distribution ''Chlorurus gibbus'' is endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. It has not been recorded in the Gulf of Aden where the closely related species '' Chlorurus strongylocephalus'' has been recorded. A report of ''C. gibbus'' from Socotra requires verification. Habitat and biology ''Chlorurus gibbus'' occurs in shallow reefs and in nearby areas of sandy substrate in lagoons and bays at depths between . The adults school over the outer reef where there is an abund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
