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Grunt (fish)
Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish are found in tropical fresh, brackish, and salt waters around the world. They are bottom-feeding predators, and named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sound by grinding their teeth. They also engage in mutualistic relationship with cleaner gobies of genus ''Elacatinus'', allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies. Timeline ImageSize = width:850px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea = left:10px bottom:50px top:10px right:10px Period = from:-65.5 till:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:-65.5 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:-65.5 TimeAxis = orientation:hor AlignBars = justify Colors = #legends id:CAR value:claret id:ANK value:rgb(0.4,0.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Album
''Haemulon album'', the white margate, grey grunt, grunt, Margaret fish, Margaret grunt, margate, margate fish, ronco blanco, viuda, white grunt, white pogret, or yellow grunt is a species of ray-finned fish, a large grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''H. album'' has a high-backed, deep, oblong, compressed body with a blunt snout and small eyes. The mouth is not very large and the lips are not fleshy. They have teeth on the pharynx and serrated gill covers. The rows of scales situated just underneath the lateral line are angled. It has a continuous dorsal fin, with only a slight notch between the spiny and soft-rayed parts. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 15-17 soft rays, while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 7-8 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of , although is more typical. The white margate varies in colour from greyish silver to light olive green, although this colour is usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisotremus
''Anisotremus'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans. The name of this genus is compound of ''anisto'' meaning “different” and ''tremus'' meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired pores on each side of the head. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: *'' Anisotremus caesius'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (silvergrey grunt) *'' Anisotremus davidsonii'' ( Steindachner, 1876) (xantic sargo) *'' Anisotremus dovii'' ( Günther, 1864) (spotted head sargo) *'' Anisotremus espinozai'' Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021 (Santa Cruz grunt) *'' Anisotremus interruptus'' (T. N. Gill, 1862) (burrito grunt) *'' Anisotremus moricandi'' (Ranzani, 1842) (brownstriped grunt) *'' Anisotremus pacifici'' ( Günther, 1864) (Carruco sargo) *'' Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni'' Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021 (Clarion grunt) *'' Anisotremus scapularis'' ( Tschud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plectorhinchus
''Plectorhinchus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae which also includes the grunts. The species in this genus are found in fresh, brackish, and salt waters. Description and characteristics These fish have big, fleshy lips and tend to live on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific in small groups or pairs. They will often associate with other fishes of similar species; several species of sweetlips sometimes swim together. They are usually seen in clusters in nooks and crannies or under overhangs. At nightfall, they venture from their shelters to seek out their bottom-dwelling invertebrate prey, such as bristleworms, shrimps, and small crabs. Sweetlips colouring and patterning changes throughout their lives. For example, ''Plectorhinchus polytaenia'' develops more stripes with age. Juvenile sweetlips generally look quite different from the adults, and often live soli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachydeuterus
The bigeye grunt, ''Brachydeuterus auritus'', is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Africa. Description The bigeye grunt has an oblong, somewhat compressed body with a large eye, a snoutwhich is shorter than the diameter of its eye and a large, protrusible mouth chin It has a deeply notched dorsal fin which contains 10-13 spines, with the 3rd spine (also occasionally the 4th) being the longest. The anal fin has 3 spines and 9-10, infrequently 8, soft rays. The caudal fin is deeply emarginate. The back is olive and the flanks and abdomen are silvery to white. There is a dark blotch on upper edge of the gill cover and there are small dark spots on the base of the dorsal fin, although these are not always present. This species attains a maximum total length of , although is more typical. Distribution The bigeye grunt is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it occurs along the western coast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenistius
''Xenistius'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Xenistius californiensis'' ( Steindachner, 1876) (Californian salema) * '' Xenistius peruanus'' Hildebrand, 1946 Systematics The genus ''Haemulon'' was determined to be paraphyletic in molecular studies which showed ''Haemulon chrysargyreum'' clustered with ''Xenistius californianus''. The genus '' Brachygenys'' which had been created by Felipe Poey in 1868 was revived to include these species and ensure the monophyly of ''Haemulon''. The genus also includes the other species in ''Xenistius'' and '' Xenocys''. These changes are recognised by ''Catalog of Fishes Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously u ...'', making ''Xenistius'' a synony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomadasys
''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' meaning "rough", a reference to the serrated preopercle. Species There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pomadasys aheneus'' McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Yellowback grunt) * '' Pomadasys andamanensis'' McKay & Satapoomin, 1994 * '' Pomadasys argenteus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Silver grunt) * '' Pomadasys argyreus'' (Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ..., 1833) (Bluecheek silver grunt) * '' Pomadasys auritus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (Longhead grunt) * '' Pomadasys bayanus'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthopristis
''Orthopristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Orthopristis cantharinus'' ( Jenyns, 1840) (sheephead grunt) * '' Orthopristis chalceus'' ( Günther, 1864) (brassy grunt) * '' Orthopristis chrysoptera'' (Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ..., 1766) (pigfish) * '' Orthopristis forbesi'' D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1897 * '' Orthopristis lethopristis'' D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1889 (scalyfin grunt) * '' Orthopristis reddingi'' D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1895 (bronze-striped grunt) * '' Orthopristis ruber'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (corocoro grunt) References Haemulinae Marine fish g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isacia
''Isacia conceptionis'', the Cabinza grunt, is a species of grunt native to the Pacific Coast of South America and Nicaragua. It can be found at depths of in areas with rocky or sandy substrates. This species grows to in TL, with a maximum known weight of . It is important to local commercial fisheries. ''I. conceptionis'' is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom .... References Haemulinae Monotypic fish genera {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quaternary
The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.58 million years ago to the present. The Quaternary Period is divided into two epochs: the Pleistocene (2.58 million years ago to 11.7 thousand years ago) and the Holocene (11.7 thousand years ago to today, although a third epoch, the Anthropocene, has been proposed but is not yet officially recognised by the ICS). The Quaternary Period is typically defined by the cyclic growth and decay of continental ice sheets related to the Milankovitch cycles and the associated climate and environmental changes that they caused. Research history In 1759 Giovanni Arduino proposed that the geological strata of northern Italy could be divided into four successive formations or "orders" ( it, quattro ordini). The term "quaternary" was introduced by Jules Desnoye ... [...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] |
