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Calotomus
''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs. Species The genus includes these extant species: * '' Calotomus carolinus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish) * '' Calotomus japonicus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish) * '' Calotomus spinidens'' ( Quoy & Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ..., 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish) * '' Calotomus viridescens'' ( Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish) * '' Calotomus zonarchus'' ( Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish) The fossil species, '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Carolinus
''Calotomus carolinus'', commonly known as Carolines parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is also known as the starry-eye parrotfish, stareye parrotfish, bucktooth parrotfish, Christmas parrotfish or marbled parrotfish. Since the Calotomus carolinus is known across the Pacific,it also has its own name in many native languages for example, it is called a panuhunuhunu in the Hawaiian language. Description The species is about long. The species changes its appearance greatly during the transition to adulthood. Juveniles of the species are typically a mottled orangish-brown, with some pink shading. Adult males, also known as terminal stage, are shades of blue or green, and have pink lines radiating from their eyes. Adult females, also known as the initial phase, are mottled brown and their eyes bulge out slightly. Its jaws consist of pebble-like teeth fused into a beak for eating seaweed, but in juveniles the teeth are not yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Carolinus Femelle
''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs. Species The genus includes these extant species: * ''Calotomus carolinus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish) * ''Calotomus japonicus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish) * '' Calotomus spinidens'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish) * ''Calotomus viridescens'' ( Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish) * ''Calotomus zonarchus ''Calotomus zonarchus'', commonly known as yellowbar parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, severa ...'' ( Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish) The fossil species, '' Calot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus
''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs. Species The genus includes these extant species: * '' Calotomus carolinus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish) * '' Calotomus japonicus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish) * '' Calotomus spinidens'' ( Quoy & Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ..., 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish) * '' Calotomus viridescens'' ( Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish) * '' Calotomus zonarchus'' ( Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish) The fossil species, '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Preisli
''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs. Species The genus includes these extant species: * ''Calotomus carolinus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish) * ''Calotomus japonicus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish) * '' Calotomus spinidens'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish) * ''Calotomus viridescens'' ( Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish) * ''Calotomus zonarchus ''Calotomus zonarchus'', commonly known as yellowbar parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, severa ...'' ( Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish) The fossil species, '' Calot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Carolinus Mâle
''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs. Species The genus includes these extant species: * ''Calotomus carolinus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish) * ''Calotomus japonicus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish) * '' Calotomus spinidens'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish) * ''Calotomus viridescens'' ( Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish) * ''Calotomus zonarchus'' ( Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish) The fossil species, ''Calotomus preisli ''Calotomus'' is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Zonarchus
''Calotomus zonarchus'', commonly known as yellowbar parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur .... Description These species, which can grow to surpass 30 cm (one foot) in length, are herbivorous. They are hermaphrodite protogynous. Yellowbar Parrotfish have rough jaws of fused pebble-like teeth that scrape the stiff seaweed. Males are greenish-gray with a yellow bar, white spots, and white dots behind the pectoral fin, and females are mottled gray-brown with tiny white dots and a pale bar behind the pectoral fins. Females also have red cheeks.https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/endangered-species-conservation/marine-protected-species-hawaiian-islandsSpectacled Parrotfish Uhu - Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Japonicus
''Calotomus japonicus'', commonly known as the Japanese parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish commonly found throughout the northwest Pacific. The species has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. Distribution and habitat ''Calotomus japonicus'' is found throughout the northwest Pacific Ocean, including southern Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The species was once believed to have been seen around northwest Hawaii; however, it was later discovered that the fish that had been spotted were of the ''C. zonarcha'' species. Since the fish is common and is not endangered by any major threats, the IUCN has classified the species as Least Concern. However, in southern Japan, and sometimes Taiwan, the species is commonly sold after being caught by gill nets. ''Calotomus japonicus'' is found almost exclusively along the coast. They are typically seen swimming in areas with seaweed and rocks. Description The body of the fish is a red-brown color, and is spotted with white and lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Viridescens
''Calotomus viridescens'', commonly known as the viridescent- or dotted parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Maldives, and Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba to south to the Chagos Archipelago. It was described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (20 November 1794 – 10 December 1884) was a German Natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet, due to german ort ... in 1835. References External links * Fish of the Indian Ocean Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell Fish described in 1835 viridescens {{Ray-finned fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotomus Spinidens
''Calotomus spinidens'', the spinytooth parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Tonga and the Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ... where it is found in seagrass and weaweedbeds located in coastal bays or deep lagoons. References External links ITISEOL spinidens Taxa named by Jean René Constant Quoy Taxa named by Joseph Paul Gaimard Fish described in 1824 {{Ray-finned fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parrotfish
Parrotfishes are a group of about 90 fish species regarded as a Family (biology), family (Scaridae), or a subfamily (Scarinae) of the wrasses. With about 95 species, this group's largest species richness is in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and can play a significant role in bioerosion. Description Parrotfish are named for their dentition, which is distinct from other fish, including other labrids. Their numerous teeth are arranged in a tightly packed mosaic on the external surface of their jaw bones, forming a parrot-like beak with which they rasp algae from coral and other rocky substrates (which contributes to the process of bioerosion). Maximum sizes vary within the family, with the majority of species reaching in length. However, a few species reach lengths in excess of , and the green humphead parrotfish can reach up to . The smallest species is the Cryptotomus roseus, bluelip parrotfish (''Cryptotomus roseus''), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Grass
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae), all in the order Alismatales (in the clade of monocotyledons). Seagrasses evolved from terrestrial plants which recolonised the ocean 70 to 100 million years ago. The name ''seagrass'' stems from the many species with long and narrow leaves, which grow by rhizome extension and often spread across large "meadows" resembling grassland; many species superficially resemble terrestrial grasses of the family Poaceae. Like all autotrophic plants, seagrasses photosynthesize, in the submerged photic zone, and most occur in shallow and sheltered coastal waters anchored in sand or mud bottoms. Most species undergo submarine pollination and complete their life cycle underwater. While it was previously believed this pollination was carried out without pollinator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
