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Neoplecostominae
Neoplecostominae is a subfamily of South American catfishes of the family Loricariidae. Species of this subfamily live in high-mountain and swift-flowing river habitats. Taxonomy This subfamily is the most basal clade in Loricariidae with the exception of Lithogeneinae. The genera do not form a monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ... assemblage. Neoplecostominae is not diagnosed by any unique characteristic. However, molecular studies have supported this grouping. Within the paraphyletic Neoplecostominae, ''Pareiorhina'' forms a monophyletic subunit that also includes ''Neoplecostomus''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3338213 Loricariidae Fish of South America Ray-finned fish subfamilies Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loricariidae
The Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with 92 genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths. Several genera are sold as " plecos", notably the suckermouth catfish, ''Hypostomus plecostomus'', and are popular as aquarium fish. Common names Members of the family Loricariidae are commonly referred to as loricariids, suckermouth armoured catfishes, or armoured catfish. The name "plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since ''Plecostomus plecostomus'' (now called ''Hypostomus plecostomus'') was one of the first loricariid species imported for the fish-keeping hobby. Some loricariids are not normally considered "plecostomus", such as ''Farlowella'' catfish. In their native range, these fish are known as ''cascudos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pareiorhina
''Pareiorhina'' is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America where they are only found in Brazil. These species are known to occur at altitudes above 650 metres (2100 ft) in various rivers of the Grande, Paraíba do Sul, São Francisco and Tietê River basins. This genus was first erected by Gosline in 1947 as a monotypic genus to include ''Rhinelepis rudolphi''. It was not until 2003 that a second species, ''P. carrancas'', was described. The third species, ''P. brachyrhyncha'' was described in 2005. ''Pareiorhina'' forms a monophyletic subunit with '' Neoplecostomus'' within the subfamily Neoplecostominae. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha'' Chamon, Aranda & Buckup, 2005 * '' Pareiorhina carrancas'' Bockmann & A. C. Ribeiro, 2003 * '' Pareiorhina cepta'' Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, Mehanna & C. de Oliveira, 2012 * '' Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis'' G. S. C. Silva, Roxo & C. de Oliveira, 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pareiorhaphis
''Pareiorhaphis'' is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. This genus can be readily distinguished from other neoplecostomines by the unique combination of having fleshy lobes on lateral margins of head ornamented with hypertrophied odontodes on nuptial males, caudal peduncle ovoid in cross section, abdomen usually naked, dorsal fin spinelet ovoid and adipose fin usually present. The color pattern is usually dark brown and mottled with the abdomen white. Most species in to ''Pareiorhaphis'' were originally described in ''Hemipsilichthys''. In 1918, Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro proposed the new genus ''Pareiorhaphis''.Pereira, E.H.L. (2005): Resurrection of ''Pareiorhaphis'' Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (2): 271–276.'' Whether ''Pareiorhaphis'' is monophyletic or not is currently unknown. Species There are currently 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoplecostomus
''Neoplecostomus'' is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. ''Neoplecostomus'' can be distinguished from all other loricariids by a modified shield of small plates on the abdomen with posteriorly directed odontodes; the shield appears to act as a holdfast. The color pattern is generally mottled brown with the abdomen white. The head is long, rounded, and shovel-shaped. The fin spines are weak. They range from about SL. The species of ''Neoplecostomus'' live in fast-flowing water. Species There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: * '' Neoplecostomus bandeirante'' Roxo, C. de Oliveira & Zawadzki, 2012Roxo, F.F., Oliveira, C. & Zawadzki, C.H. (2012)Three new species of ''Neoplecostomus'' (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Paraná basin of southeastern Brazil.''Zootaxa, 3233: 1–21.'' * '' Neoplecostomus botucatu'' Roxo, C. de Oliveira & Zawadzki, 2012 * '' Neoplecostomus corumba'' Zawadzki, Pavanelli & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isbrueckerichthys
''Isbrueckerichthys'' is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. Taxonomy ''Isbrueckerichthys'' was erected in 1996 for ''Pareiorhaphis duseni'' and ''Pareiorhaphis alipionis'', which were transferred to the new genus. ''I. epakmos'' was described in 2003. ''I. calvus'' and ''I. saxicola'' were described in 2006. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Isbrueckerichthys alipionis'' ( Gosline, 1947) * '' Isbrueckerichthys calvus'' Jerep, Shibatta, E. H. L. Pereira & Oyakawa, 2006 * '' Isbrueckerichthys duseni'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) * '' Isbrueckerichthys epakmos'' E. H. L. Pereira & Oyakawa, 2003 * '' Isbrueckerichthys saxicola'' Jerep, Shibatta, E. H. L. Pereira & Oyakawa, 2006 Distribution Three species of ''Isbrueckerichthys'' are thought to be endemic to the Ribeira de Iguape River basin: ''I. duseni'' from the upper reaches of that basin in Paraná State, ''I. alipionis'' from the Betari River, a tributary of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronichthys
''Kronichthys'' is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil. The genus is named in honor of naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone (1861-1917), who collected the type species specimen. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Kronichthys heylandi'' (Boulenger, 1900) * '' Kronichthys lacerta'' (Nichols, 1919) * '' Kronichthys subteres'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908 Description ''Kronichthys'' species are small, cylindrical fishes similar to the hypoptopomatine ''Schizolecis''. The color pattern is dark brown with a slight mottling or four dorsal saddles, and the abdomen mostly white. The dorsal fin is short and the adipose fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as s ... is small. References Loricariidae Fish of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microplecostomus
''Microplecostomus forestii'', is a species of fish in the family Loricariidae found in two tributaries of the Tocantizinho River in the Tocantins basin. It is typically found in shallow, clear waters at depths of around 50 cm (19.7 inches), in flat rocky environments. It is known to occur alongside the species Rhinolekos capetinga, as well as members of the genera ''Ancistrus'', '' Creagrutus'', ''Hypostomus'', ''Ituglanis'', and ''Phenacorhamdia''. This species is the only member of its genus. It reaches 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) in standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m .... The fish is named in honor of Fausto Foresti of the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”- UNESP, Brazil, because of his contributions to fish genetics, with more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirtella (fish)
''Hirtella carinata'', also known as the hairy hillstream pleco, is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. It occurs in the Rio Panelão, Rio Pardo and Rio Panelinha basins in Brazil. The species reaches 4.9 cm (1.9 inches) in standard length. It is 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 Fish of South America Taxa named by Roberto Esser dos Reis Fish described in 2014 Loricariidae {{Loricariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tate Regan
Charles Tate Regan FRS (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938. Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917. Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them Ethelwynn Trewavas, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum. Species Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''). In turn, a number of fish species have been named ''regani'' in his honour: *A Thorny Catfish '' Anadoras regani'' (Steindachner, 1908) *The Dwarf Cichlid '' Apistogramma regani'' *'' Apogon regani'' *A Catfish '' Astroblepus regani'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between organisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Of South America
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. Most f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copeia
''Ichthyology & Herpetology'' (formerly ''Copeia'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in ichthyology and herpetology that was originally named after Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American researcher in these fields. It is the official journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', ''Copeia'' has a 2021 impact factor of 1.857, ranking it 65th out of 176 journals in the category "Zoology". History On December 27, 1913, John Treadwell Nichols published the first issue of ''Copeia''. This issue consisted of a single piece of paper folded to form four pages of information with five articles. The cover of the pamphlet bore the inscription: "Published by the contributors to advance the science of coldblooded vertebrates." In 2020, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists voted to rename the journal, Ichthyology & Herpetology. Name change The journal was na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
