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Lutjanidae
Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. Snappers inhabit tropical and subtropical regions of all oceans. Some snappers grow up to about in length however one specific snapper, the cubera snapper, grows up to in length. Most are active carnivores, feeding on crustaceans or other fish, though a few are plankton-feeders. They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish. Most species live at depths reaching near coral reefs, but some species are found up to deep. As with other fish, snappers harbour parasites. A detailed study conducted in New Caledonia has shown that coral reef-associated snappers harbour about 9 species of parasites per fish species. Timeline Gibola ImageSize = width:700px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apsilus
''Apsilus'' is a small genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the Family (biology), family Lutjanidae. The two species within the genus are native to the Atlantic Ocean, Characteristics The two species within the genus ''Apsilus'' are medium-sized snappers with fusiform bodies, the body can be slender or relatively deep but these are robust fishes. The jaws are equipped with moderately sized teeth which are conical or bristle shaped and which are arranged in bands with the outer row enlarged. They have a continuous dorsal fin which is not notched where the spiny and soft-rayed parts meet. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The dorsal and anal fins are lacking in scales while the caudal fin is scaled, the caudal fin may be forked or emarginate. Distribution ''Apsilus'' fishes are found in the Atlantic Ocean, the African forktail snapper has been reported from the Indian Ocean but these reports are qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubera Snapper
The cubera snapper (''Lutjanus cyanopterus''), also known as the Cuban snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercially important species as well as being a sought-after game fish, though it has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning. Taxonomy The cubera snapper was first formally described as ''Mesoprion cyanopterus'' in 1828 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as Brazil. The specific name is a compound of ''cyano'' meaning "blue" and ''pterus'' which means "fin" as Cuvier described it as having bluish black membranes on its median fins. Description The cubera snapper has an oval-shaped, rather streamlined elongate body which is less deep than many other snapper species. It has a pair of front nostrils and a pair of rear nostrils which are simple holes in its snout. The mouth is relatively large with thick lips. The jaws are equi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apsilinae
Apsilinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies classified within the family Lutjanidae Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapp ..., the snappers. Genera The subfamily Apsilinae contains four genera and 13 species: * ''Apsilus'' Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1230 * ''Lipocheilus'' William D. Anderson Jr, Anderson, P.K. Talwar, Talwar & Johnson, 1977 * ''Paracaesio'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1775 * ''Parapristipomoides'' Harry T. Kami, Kami, 1963 Image:Apsilus dentatus - pone.0010676.g081.png, ''Apsilus dentatus'' Image:Umeiro2013121501.jpg, ''Paracaesio xanthura'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2859052 Lutjanidae Ray-finned fish subfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humpback Red Snapper
The humpback red snapper (''Lutjanus gibbus''), the paddletail, paddletail snapper or hunchback snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought after as a game fish. It is also a popular species for display in public aquaria. It has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning. Taxonomy The Humpback red snapper was first formally described in 1775 as ''Sciaena gibba'' by the Swedish speaking Finnish born explorer and naturalist Peter Forsskål with the type locality given as the Red Sea. The specific name, ''gibbus'' means "humpbacked", a reference to high, steep dorsal profile on the head of the adults. Description Humpback red snapper has a body which is relatively with a standard length which is 2.2 to 2.5 times its depth, with a head which has a very steeply sloped forehead a well developed known and notch in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five-lined Snapper
''Lutjanus quinquelineatus'', the five-lined snapper, blue-striped snapper, blue-banded sea-perch, five-lined seaperch or gold-striped sea-perch, is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus quinquelineatus'' was first formally described in 1790 as ''Holocentrus quinquelineatus'' by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with the type locality given as Japan. The specific name ''quinquelineatus'' means “five lined”, a reference to the five blue lines on the flanks. Description ''Lutjanus quinquelineatus'' has a moderately deep body, its standard length being 2.3 to 2.9 times its depth. It has a steeply sloped forehead and a clear, well developed preopecular incision and knob. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent shaped patch, with no rearwards extension; and no there are no teeth on the smooth tongue. The dorsal fin contains 10 spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciform
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order (biology), order or superorder of Actinopterygii, 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 (biology), 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 Fish anatomy#Fins, dorsal and Fish anatomy#Fins, anal fins are divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipocheilus
Tang's snapper (''Lipocheilus carnolabrum'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They inhabit areas of the continental shelf with rocky substrates at depths from . This species grows to in total length. It is a commercially important species as a food fish. This species is the only known member of its genus. Description Tang's snapper has a body which is around 40% as deep as its standard length. It has a large mouth, the upper jaw protruded when the mouth is closed, with the adults having a thick, fleshy knob on the front of the upper lip The space between the eyes can either be flat or convex. The are palatine and vomerine teeth, with the vomerine teeth being arranged in a V-shaped patch. The caudal fin has a moderate fork. The dorsal fin contains 10 spines and 10 soft rays, the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays and there are no scales on either of these fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holocene
The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1. It is considered by some to be an interglacial period within the Pleistocene Epoch, called the Flandrian interglacial.Oxford University Press – Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever (book) – "Holocene Humanity" section https://books.google.com/books?id=7P0_sWIcBNsC The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition towards urban living in the present. The human impact on modern-era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; British English, also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period, geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (annum, Mya) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Mya. It is the beginning of the Cenozoic Era of the present Phanerozoic Eon. The earlier term Tertiary Period was used to define the span of time now covered by the Paleogene Period and subsequent Neogene Period; despite no longer being recognised as a formal stratigraphy, stratigraphic term, 'Tertiary' is still widely found in earth science literature and remains in informal use. Paleogene is often abbreviated "Pg" (but the United States Geological Survey uses the abbreviation PE for the Paleogene on the Survey's geologic maps). During the Paleogene, evolution of mammals, mammals diversified from relatively small, simple forms into a large group of diverse animals in the wake of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neogene
The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. The Neogene is sub-divided into two epochs, the earlier Miocene and the later Pliocene. Some geologists assert that the Neogene cannot be clearly delineated from the modern geological period, the Quaternary. The term "Neogene" was coined in 1853 by the Austrian palaeontologist Moritz Hörnes (1815–1868). During this period, mammals and birds continued to evolve into modern forms, while other groups of life remained relatively unchanged. The first humans (''Homo habilis'') appeared in Africa near the end of the period. Some continental movements took place, the most significant event being the connection of North and South America at the Isthmus of Panama, late in the Pliocene. This cut off the warm ocean currents from the Pacific to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamilies
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 olde ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
