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List Of Fishes Of Great Britain
This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water. This list includes species that are native to Great Britain, as well as those which have been introduced from other countries. Agnatha - jawless fish Myxini - hagfish Myxinidae - hagfish * Atlantic hagfish, ''Myxine glutinosa'' * White-headed hagfish, ''Myxine ios'' Petromyzontiformes - lampreys Petromyzontidae - northern lampreys * River lamprey, ''Lampetra fluviatilis'' *Brook lamprey, ''Lampetra planeri'' *Sea lamprey, ''Petromyzon marinus'' Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish Chimaeriformes - ratfish Chimaeridae - short-nosed chimaeras *Ratfish, ''Chimaera monstrosa'' * Opal chimaera, ''Chimaera opalescens'' * Smalleyed rabbitfish, ''Hydrolagus affinis'' * Large-eyed rabbitfish, ''Hydrolagus mirabilis'' Rhinochimaeridae - long-nosed chimaeras * Narrownose chimaera, ''Harriotta raleighana'' * Broadnose chimaera, ''Rhinoch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Fish
''Chimaera monstrosa'', also known as the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a northeast Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean species of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae. The rabbit fish is known for its characteristically large head and small, tapering body. With large eyes, nostrils, and tooth plates, the head gives them a rabbit-like appearance, hence the nickname “Rabbit fish”. They can grow to and live for up to 30 years. Description The appearance of ''C. monstrosa'' shares characteristics of its distant relatives, sharks. It characteristically has a large head and a tapering body that ends in its whip-like tail, and has a short snout with an overhanging mouth. The top dorsal fin is positioned high on the spine of the fish, and is triangular and tall in height. Positioned in the mid-section of the fish, the spine runs throughout the length of the fish and continuously joins with the upper part of the caudal fin; this dorsal spine is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
