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Oxycheilinus Mentalis
''Oxycheilinus mentalis'' (mental wrasse) is a species of wrasse found in the Western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. It has been known to change its colouration to match species of non-predatory parrotfish and surgeonfish. It then swims with these harmless model species and predates upon passing fish. This is a form of aggressive mimicry.Randall, J. E. (2005). A review of mimicry in marine fishes. Zoological Studies, 44(3), 299–328. Without a model fish, the mental wrasse has a reddish pink colour. References mentalis The mentalis muscle is a paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin. It originates from the mentum of the mandible, and inserts into the soft tissue of the chin. It is sometimes referred to as the "pouting muscle" due ... Fish described in 1828 {{Labridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Rüppell
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (20 November 1794 – 10 December 1884) was a German Natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet, due to german orthography. Biography Rüppell was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of a prosperous banker, who was a partner in 'Rüppell und Harnier’s Bank'. He was originally destined to be a merchant, but after a visit to Sinai Peninsula, Sinai in 1817, where he met Henry Salt (Egyptologist), Henry Salt and the Swiss-German traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Ludwig Burckhardt. He explored Giza and the Pyramids with Salt. In 1818, he developed an interest in natural history, and became elected member of the ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaf''. He attended lectures at the University of Pavia and University of Genoa in botany and zoology. Rüppell set off on his first expedition in 1821, accompanied by surgeon Michael Hey as his assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggressive Mimicry
Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host. Zoologists have repeatedly compared this strategy to a wolf in sheep's clothing. In its broadest sense, aggressive mimicry could include various types of exploitation, as when an orchid exploits a male insect by mimicking a sexually receptive female (see pseudocopulation), but will here be restricted to forms of exploitation involving feeding. An alternative term Peckhamian mimicry (after George and Elizabeth Peckham) has been suggested, but is seldom used. For example, indigenous Australians who dress up as and imitate kangaroos when hunting would not be considered aggressive mimics, nor would a human angler, though they are undoubtedly practising self-decoration camouflage. Treated separately is molecular mimicry, which shares some similarity; for instance a virus may mimic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxycheilinus
''Oxycheilinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Oxycheilinus arenatus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Speckled maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus bimaculatus'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Two-spot maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus celebicus'' (Bleeker, 1853) (Celebes maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus digramma'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Cheek-lined maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus lineatus'' J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 * '' Oxycheilinus mentalis'' ( Rüppell, 1828) (Mental maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus'' J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 (Black-margin maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus orientalis'' ( Günther, 1862) (Oriental maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus samurai'' Y. Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016 Fukui, Y., Muto, N. & Motomura, H. (2016)A new species of labrid fish ''Oxycheilinus samurai'' from the western Pacific Ocean.''Ichthyological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
