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Lepidoblennius
''Lepidoblennius'' is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. Both species occur in Australia. Species There are currently two species in the genus ''Lepidoblennius'': * Eastern jumping blenny, '' Lepidoblennius haplodactylus'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1867 * Western jumping blenny, '' Lepidoblennius marmoratus'' ( W.J. Macleay, 1878) References Tripterygiidae {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Jumping Blenny
The eastern jumping blenny (''Lepidoblennius haplodactylus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1867 and is the type species of the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. Description The eastern jumping blenny has a body which is slightly compressed and a head which has no scales and has a steep upper jaw. It is greyish to greenish yellow on its upperparts, becoming paler towards the belly. There are normally five dark saddle-like markings along its back while the flanks are marked with small irregular pearly spots and dark blotches or vertical streaks. There is a brown band which runs from the eye to the upper jaw. The maximum recorded standard length is . It can be identified from the allopatric western jumping blenny by having a broad membrane separating the third and fourth spine in the dorsal fin. Distribution The eastern jumping blenny is endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. It is found from Rockhampton, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoblennius Haplodactylus
The eastern jumping blenny (''Lepidoblennius haplodactylus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1867 and is the type species of the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. Description The eastern jumping blenny has a body which is slightly compressed and a head which has no scales and has a steep upper jaw. It is greyish to greenish yellow on its upperparts, becoming paler towards the belly. There are normally five dark saddle-like markings along its back while the flanks are marked with small irregular pearly spots and dark blotches or vertical streaks. There is a brown band which runs from the eye to the upper jaw. The maximum recorded standard length is . It can be identified from the allopatric western jumping blenny by having a broad membrane separating the third and fourth spine in the dorsal fin. Distribution The eastern jumping blenny is endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. It is found from Rockhampton, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoblennius
''Lepidoblennius'' is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. Both species occur in Australia. Species There are currently two species in the genus ''Lepidoblennius'': * Eastern jumping blenny, '' Lepidoblennius haplodactylus'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1867 * Western jumping blenny, '' Lepidoblennius marmoratus'' ( W.J. Macleay, 1878) References Tripterygiidae {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Jumping Blenny
The western jumping blenny (''Lepidoblennius marmoratus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. It was first described by William John Macleay in 1878. Description The western jumping blenny has a body which is slightly compressed and has a steep snout and a naked head, with no scales. The body is coloured greyish to greenish-grey paler underneath. It is marked with dark vertical lines on the head, lines of small dark spots on the dorsal, caudal and pectoral fins and there are irregular blotches along the flanks. It grows to a maximum standard length of . The western jumping blenny is identified from the allopatric but congeneric eastern jumping blenny by having a deep incision between the last spine of the first dorsal fin and the first spine of the second dorsal fin, as well as having two spines in the anal fin while the eastern has none. Distribution The western jumping blenny is endemic to Australia where it occurs on the west and south coasts f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoblennius Marmoratus
The western jumping blenny (''Lepidoblennius marmoratus'') is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus ''Lepidoblennius''. It was first described by William John Macleay in 1878. Description The western jumping blenny has a body which is slightly compressed and has a steep snout and a naked head, with no scales. The body is coloured greyish to greenish-grey paler underneath. It is marked with dark vertical lines on the head, lines of small dark spots on the dorsal, caudal and pectoral fins and there are irregular blotches along the flanks. It grows to a maximum standard length of . The western jumping blenny is identified from the allopatric but congeneric eastern jumping blenny by having a deep incision between the last spine of the first dorsal fin and the first spine of the second dorsal fin, as well as having two spines in the anal fin while the eastern has none. Distribution The western jumping blenny is endemic to Australia where it occurs on the west and south coasts f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threefin Blenny
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. The family name derives from the Greek ''tripteros'' meaning "with three wings". With an elongated, typical blenny form, threefin blennies differ from their relatives by having a dorsal fin separated into three parts (hence the name); the first two are spinous. The small, slender pelvic fins are located underneath the throat and possess a single spine; the large anal fin may have one or two spines. The pectoral fins are greatly enlarged, and the tail fin is rounded. The New Zealand topknot, ''Notoclinus fenestratus'', is the largest species at 20 cm in total length; most other species do not exceed 6 cm. Many threefin blennies are brightly coloured, often for reasons of camouflage; these species are popular in the aquarium hobby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Macleay
Sir William John Macleay (13 June 1820 – 7 December 1891) was a Scottish-Australian politician, Natural history, naturalist, zoologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. Early life Macleay was born at Wick, Highland, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, second son of Kenneth Macleay of Keiss and his wife Barbara, ''née'' Horne. Macleay was educated at the Edinburgh Academy 1834–36 and then to studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh; but when he was 18 years old his widowed mother died, and he decided to go to Australia with his cousin, William Sharp MacLeay. They arrived at Sydney in March 1839 on HMS Royal George (1827), HMS ''Royal George''. William Macleay took up land at first near Goulburn, New South Wales, Goulburn, and afterwards on the Murrumbidgee River. He is noted as the last of the naturalists in a family active in this field; his uncle was Alexander Macleay, Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1826 to 1836, and a member and fellow of societies concerned wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
