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Dactyloscopidae
Sand stargazers are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Dactyloscopidae. Found in temperate to tropical waters of North and South America; some may also inhabit brackish environments. The giant sand stargazer (''Dactylagnus mundus'') is the largest at 15 cm in length; all other species are under 10 cm. These blennies are named well: sand stargazers have protruding eyes on the top of their heads, fixed in an upward gaze, and may be on stalks. Their large mouths are also upturned. The dorsal fin is long and may or may not be continuous, with seven to 23 spines; the pelvic fins are situated below the throat and possess one spine. The anal fin is equally long and flowing. The mouth is fringed, and like the upper edge of the operculum (the gill cover), this fringe is divided into finger-like structures. The body is greatly elongated, and coloration is generally drab. As their name would suggest, sand stargazers spend most of their time buried in sandy substrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactyloscopidae
Sand stargazers are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Dactyloscopidae. Found in temperate to tropical waters of North and South America; some may also inhabit brackish environments. The giant sand stargazer (''Dactylagnus mundus'') is the largest at 15 cm in length; all other species are under 10 cm. These blennies are named well: sand stargazers have protruding eyes on the top of their heads, fixed in an upward gaze, and may be on stalks. Their large mouths are also upturned. The dorsal fin is long and may or may not be continuous, with seven to 23 spines; the pelvic fins are situated below the throat and possess one spine. The anal fin is equally long and flowing. The mouth is fringed, and like the upper edge of the operculum (the gill cover), this fringe is divided into finger-like structures. The body is greatly elongated, and coloration is generally drab. As their name would suggest, sand stargazers spend most of their time buried in sandy substrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactyloscopus
''Dactyloscopus'' is a genus of sand stargazers native to the coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * '' Dactyloscopus amnis'' R. R. Miller & Briggs, 1962 (Riverine stargazer) * '' Dactyloscopus boehlkei'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 * '' Dactyloscopus byersi'' C. E. Dawson, 1969 (Notchtail stargazer) * '' Dactyloscopus comptus'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 * '' Dactyloscopus crossotus'' Starks, 1913 (Bigeye stargazer) * '' Dactyloscopus elongatus'' G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946 * '' Dactyloscopus fallax'' C. E. Dawson, 1975 * '' Dactyloscopus fimbriatus'' (Reid, 1935) * '' Dactyloscopus foraminosus'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Reticulate stargazer) * '' Dactyloscopus heraldi'' C. E. Dawson, 1975 * '' Dactyloscopus insulatus'' C. E. Dawson, 1975 * '' Dactyloscopus lacteus'' ( G. S. Myers & Wade Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leurochilus
''Leurochilus acon'', the Smoothlip stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the waters around the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Antigua and Cuba where it can be found on bottoms consisting of sand, marl and rock at depths from near the surface to . It can reach a maximum length of SL. This species is currently the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References Dactyloscopidae Fish of the Caribbean Fauna of the Bahamas Fauna of the Greater Antilles Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1968 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fish Families
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list. __NOTOC__ A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z ---- A Ab-Am - An-Ap - Ar-Au ---- Ab-Am * Abyssocottidae * Acanthuridae * Acestrorhynchidae * Achiridae * Achiropsettidae * Acipenseridae * Acropomatidae * Adrianichthyidae * Agonidae * Akysidae * Albulidae * Alepisauridae * Alepocephalidae * Alestiidae * Alopiidae * Amarsipidae * Ambassidae * Amblycipitidae * Amblyopsidae * Amiidae * Ammodytidae * Amphiliidae An-Ap * Anabantidae * Anablepidae * Anacanthobatidae * Anarhichadidae * Anguillidae * Anomalopidae * Anoplogastridae * Anoplopomatidae * Anostomidae * Anotopteridae * Antennariidae * Aphredoderidae * Aphyonidae * Apistidae * Aploactinidae * Aplocheilidae * Aplodactylidae * Apogonidae * Apteronotidae Ar-Au * Aracanidae * Arapaimidae * Argentinid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blenny
Blenny (from the Greek and , mucus, slime) is a common name for many types of fish, including several families of percomorph marine, brackish, and some freshwater fish sharing similar morphology and behaviour. Six families are considered "true blennies", grouped under the order Blenniiformes; its members are referred to as blenniiformids. About 151 genera and nearly 900 species have been described within the order. The order was formerly classified as a suborder of the Perciformes but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' divided the Perciformes into a number of new orders and the Blenniiformes were placed in the percomorph clade Ovalentaria alongside the such taxa as Cichliformes, Mugiliformes and Gobiesociformes. Families The six "true blenny" families are: * Blenniidae Rafinesque, 1810 - combtooth blennies, including the sabre-toothed blennies * Chaenopsidae Gill, 1865 - pikeblennies, tubeblennies and flagblennies * Clinidae Swainson, 1839 - clinids, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storrsia
''Storrsia olsoni'' is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, being endemic to Atol das Rocas and Fernando de Noronha, where it can be found in tide pools at depths of from . It can reach a maximum length of SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The binomial name of this species honours the collector of the type, the ornithologist Storrs Olson of the National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 .... References External links Photograph Dactyloscopidae Fish of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil Monotypic marine fish genera Tropical Atlantic Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson Monotypic ray-finned fish genera {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platygillellus
''Platygillellus'' is a genus of sand stargazers native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Platygillellus altivelis'' C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Sailfin stargazer) * '' Platygillellus brasiliensis'' Feitoza, 2002 (Brazilian sand stargazer) * '' Platygillellus bussingi'' C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Bussing's stargazer) * '' Platygillellus rubellulus'' ( Kendall & Radcliffe Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to: Places * Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan United Kingdom * Radcliffe, Greater Manchester ** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town ** Radcliffe tram stop * ..., 1912) (Shortfin sand stargazer) * '' Platygillellus rubrocinctus'' ( Longley, 1934) (Saddle stargazer) * '' Platygillellus smithi'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 References Dactyloscopidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myxodagnus
''Myxodagnus'' is a genus of sand stargazers, native to the Pacific and Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Myxodagnus belone'' J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Dartfish) * '' Myxodagnus macrognathus'' Hildebrand, 1946 * '' Myxodagnus opercularis'' T. N. Gill, 1861 (Dart stargazer) * '' Myxodagnus sagitta'' G. S. Myers & Wade Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commun ..., 1946 * '' Myxodagnus walkeri'' C. E. Dawson, 1976 References Dactyloscopidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindoscopus
''Sindoscopus australis'' is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Chile where it can be found in shallow waters with a sandy substrate. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The generic name is a compound noun the first part of which honours Charles E. Dawson's companion in the field and collector of the type, the Chilean zoologist Gumersindo Revuelta and the second part is Latinised Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... ''skopos'', "watcher". References Dactyloscopidae Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Endemic fauna of Chile {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactylagnus
''Dactylagnus'' is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific and western central Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe .... Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Dactylagnus mundus'' T. N. Gill, 1863 (Giant sand stargazer) * '' Dactylagnus parvus'' C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Panamic stargazer) * '' Dactylagnus peratikos'' J. E. Böhlke & D. K. Caldwell, 1961 References Dactyloscopidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteristius
''Heteristius cinctus'', the banded stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from . It can reach a maximum of in total length. This species is currently the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References External links Photograph Dactyloscopidae Fish of Mexican Pacific coast Western South American coastal fauna Fish described in 1916 {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillellus
''Gillellus'' is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gillellus arenicola'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy stargazer) * ''Gillellus chathamensis'' C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Cocos stargazer) * ''Gillellus greyae'' Kanazawa, 1952 (Arrow stargazer) * ''Gillellus healae'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Masked stargazer) * ''Gillellus inescatus''_Jeffrey_T._Williams.html" ;"title="ef. 26522''Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea.''Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16. is a ...'' Jeffrey T. Williams">J. T. Williams, 2002 * ''Gillellus jacksoni'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 * ''Gillellus ornatus'' C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Ornate stargazer) * ''Gillellus searcheri'' C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Searcher stargazer) * ''Gillellus semicinctus'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Half-banded stargazer) * ''Gillellus uranide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |