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Caesio
''Caesio'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration. Taxonomy ''Caesio'' was created in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède when he described ''Caesio caerilaurea''. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The genus name, ''Caesio'', means ”blue”. Species Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized, organised into three subgenera according to some authorities: * Subgenus ''Caesio'' ** '' Caesio caerulaurea'' Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier ** ''Caesio striata'' Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier ** '' Caesio varilineata'' K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier ** ''Caesio xanthalytos'' Holleman, Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Xanthalytos
''Caesio'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration. Taxonomy ''Caesio'' was created in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède when he described ''Caesio caerilaurea''. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The genus name, ''Caesio'', means ”blue”. Species Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized, organised into three subgenera according to some authorities: * Subgenus ''Caesio'' ** '' Caesio caerulaurea'' Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier ** ''Caesio striata'' Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier ** ''Caesio varilineata'' K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier ** ''Caesio xanthalytos'' Holleman, Connell & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Striata
''Caesio'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration. Taxonomy ''Caesio'' was created in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède when he described ''Caesio caerilaurea''. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The genus name, ''Caesio'', means ”blue”. Species Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized, organised into three subgenera according to some authorities: * Subgenus ''Caesio'' ** '' Caesio caerulaurea'' Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier ** ''Caesio striata'' Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier ** ''Caesio varilineata'' K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier ** ''Caesio xanthalytos'' Holleman, Connell & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesionidae
Caesionidae, the fusiliers, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 23 species. They are related to the snappers, but adapted for feeding on plankton, rather than on larger prey. They are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific and in the Red Sea. Taxonomy Caesionidae was named by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1831. The family takes its name from the genus ''Caesio'' which was named in 1801 by Bernard Germain de Lacépède, the name derived from ''caesius'' meaning “blue”, as the type species of ''Caesio'' is the blue and gold fusilier ('' Caesio caerulaurea''). They are sometimes divided into two subfamilies, the Caesioninae containing the genera ''Caesio'' and ''Pterocaesio'' and the monotypic genera ''Dipterygonotus'' and ''Gymoceasio'' in the Gymnocaesoninae. Some authorities place the fusiliers within the family Lutjanidae, the snappers, even going as far as placing the within the subfamily Lutjanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Caerulaurea
''Caesio caerulaurea'', the blue and gold fusilier, blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea. Taxonomy ''Caesio caerulaurea'' was first formally described in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède with the type locality given as Molucca in Indonesia. Lacépède used the name ''Caesio caerulaureus'', although this was later corrected to ''C. caetulaurea'' as ''Caesio'' is feminine, creating a new genus. In 1876 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker designated ''C. caerulaurea'' as the type species of the genus ''Caesio''. The specific name ''caerluaurea'' is a derived from ''caeruleaus'' meaning "sky blue" and ''aureus'' which means "golden", a reference to the blue back and yellow flank stripe Lacépède described. Description ''Caesio caeruaurea'' has a quite deep, fusiform, elongated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Suevica
''Caesio suevica'' , the Suez fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is endemic to the Red Sea. Taxonomy ''Caesio suevica'' was first formally described in 1884 by the German zoologist Carl Benjamin Klunzinger with the type locality given as El Qoseir on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. In his 1987 review of the genus ''Caesio'', Kent E. Carpenter placed this species in the subgenus ''Flavicaesio''. The specific name means “belonging to Suez”, the Gulf of Suez being just to the north of the type locality. Description ''Caesio suevica'' has a moderately slender, fusiform and laterally compressed body. The jaws, vomer and palatines have small conical teeth. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-15 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 12 soft rays. This species can reach a maximum total length of . These fishes are light silver blue, with fine gray stripes. The back shows a yellow line starting at the base of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Teres
''Caesio teres'', the yellow and blueback fusilier, beautiful fusilier, blue and gold fusilier or yellow-tail fusilier, is a species of marine, pelagic ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caesionidae. It occurs in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Caesio teres'' was first formally described in 1906 by the American ichthyologist Alvin Seale with the type locality given as Shortland Island in the Solomon Islands. This species has been placed in the subgenus ''Flavicaesio''. The specific name ''teres'' means “cylindrical”, a reference to the cylindrical cross-section of the body compared to '' C. lunaris''. Description ''Caesio teres'' has a moderately deep, fusiform and laterally compressed body. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-16, typically 15, soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 12-13 soft rays. The pectoral fins contain 20-22, typically 21 rays. This species attains a maximum total length of , although is more typical. The upper ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Varilineata
''Caesio varilineata'', the variable-lined fusilier or thin-lined fusilier, is a species of pelagic marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Taxonomy ''Caesio varilineata'' was first formally described in 1987 by the American ichthyologist Kent E. Carpenter with the type locality given as the Persian Gulf. Carpenter placed it in the subgenus ''Caesio''. The specific name is a combination of ''vari-'', meaning “various” and ''lineata'' which means “lined”, a reference to the variable number of horizontal, golden stripes on the flanks. Description ''Caesio varilineata'' is a small to medium-sized fish which grows to about long. The eyes are large, the mouth is small and terminal and is protrusible, being able to be extended forward to swallow food. The body is fusiform or spindle-shaped. The caudal fin is deeply forked. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-16 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesio Xanthonota
The yellowback fusilier (''Caesio xanthonota'') is a pelagic marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific, being found in shallow water from the East African coast to Indonesia. Taxonomy The yellowback fusilier was first formally described in 1853 by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with the type locality given as Batavia on Java. This species has been placed in the subgenus ''Flavicaesio''. The specific name ''xanthonota'' is a compunction of ''xantho'' meaning “yellow” and ''nota'' meaning “back”, a reference to the yellow upperparts of this species. Description The yellowback fusilier is a small to medium-sized fish which grows to about long. The mouth is small and terminal and is protusible, being able to be extended forward to swallow food. The body is fusiform or spindle-shaped. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-15 soft rays. The anal fin has three spines and 11 or 12 soft rays. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessepsian Migration
The Lessepsian migration (also called Erythrean invasion) is the migration of marine species across the Suez Canal, usually from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and more rarely in the opposite direction. When the canal was completed in 1869, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other marine animals and plants were exposed to an artificial passage between the two naturally separate bodies of water, and cross-contamination was made possible between formerly isolated ecosystems. The phenomenon is still occurring today. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat in charge of the canal's construction. The migration of invasive species through the Suez Canal from the Indo-Pacific region has been facilitated by many factors, both abiotic and anthropogenic, and presents significant implications for the ecological health and economic stability of the contaminated areas; of particular concern is the fisheries industry in the Eastern Mediterranean. Despite these threats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Seale
Alvin Seale (July 8, 1871 – July 28, 1958) was a naturalist known for his aquarium design and as an ichthyologist. Early life Alvin Seale was born on July 8, 1871, in Fairmount, Indiana, to a family of Quakers. In 1892, he attended Stanford University, and was tutored by David Starr Jordan. Education In 1896, the year that Seale would have graduated from Stanford in zoology, he was picked by Professor Jordan, along with fellow student Norman B. Scofield, to go to Point Barrow in Alaska. His mission was to look for salmon in the Mackenzie River. Travels Before returning to Stanford Seale collected sea birds along the Alaskan coast on behalf of the British Museum. He also went with his roommate to the Klondike to join the gold rush there. According to Seale, his companion “struck it rich.” Seale, however, was too busy exploring the native wildlife to waste his time searching for gold. In his unpublished diary Seale writes that he spent “an exciting year." Polynesian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Benjamin Klunzinger
Carl Benjamin Klunzinger (18 November 1834, in Güglingen – 21 June 1914, in Stuttgart) was a German physician and zoologist. He studied medicine at the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg, afterwards attending lectures on geology and zoology in Vienna and Prague. In 1862 he traveled to Cairo, where he spent eighteen months learning Arabic. Beginning in February 1864 he worked as a physician at Kosseir, a seaport on the Red Sea. Here he spent five years collecting a vast quantity of fish and other marine specimens. From 1869 he examined his Red Sea collection at the '' Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart'', traveling to Frankfurt and Berlin in order to conduct zoological comparison studies. At Stuttgart he also investigated Australian fish species procured by Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896), from whose collection Klunzinger described approximately fifty new species from Australia and New Zealand. In 1872 he was back in Kosseir collecting additional marine s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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