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Itycirrhitus
Wilhelm's hawkfish (''Itycirrhitus wilhelmi'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the Family (biology), family Cirrhitidae. It is found in tropical waters at depths of over rocky substrates. It is only known around Pitcairn Island and Easter Island. This species grows to a length of . This species is the only known member of its genus. Taxonomy Wilhelm's hawkfish was first formally Species description, described in 1972 as ''Cirrhitus wilelmi'' with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean. In 2001 John Ernest Randall placed it in a new Monotypy, monotypic genus, ''Itycirrhitus'', as this species and ''Notocirrhitus splendens'' differed in having smaller thoracic scales. However, molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that ''Itycirrhitus'' is closer to ''Neocirrhites'' than it is to ''Notocirrhitus''. The genus name is a Compound (linguistics), compound of ''itys'' meaning "rim" in Greek lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neocirrhites
The flame hawkfish (''Neocirrhites armatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the Family (biology), family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Pacific Ocean at depths of from . This species is also found in the fish keeping, aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus. Taxonomy The flame hawkfish was first formally Species description, described in 1873 by the French people, French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Noble Island in the Torres Strait off Queensland. Laporte placed the new species he was describing in its own monotypic genus. The genus name is a Compound (linguistics), compound of ''neo'' meaning “new” and ''Cirrhites'', an alternative spelling of the type genus of the family Cirrhitidae, ''Cirrhitus''. The specific name ''armatus'' means "armed" a reference to the spines on the preoperculum. Description The flame hawkfish has a very de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |