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Redfish is a common name for several species of fish. It is most commonly applied to certain deep-sea rockfish in the genus ''Sebastes'', red drum from the genus ''Sciaenops'' or the reef dwelling snappers in the genus ''Lutjanus''. It is also applied to the slimehead Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek ''trachys'' – "rough" and ''ichthys'' – "fish"). Found in tem ...s or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae). References {{Animal common name Fish common names ...
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In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized. A common name is sometimes frequently used, but that is not always the case. In chemistry, IUPAC defines a common name as one that, although it unambiguously defines a chemical, does not follow the current systematic naming convention, such as acetone, systematically 2-propanone, while a vernacular name describes one used in a lab, trade or industry that does not unambiguously describe a single chemical, such as copper sulfate, which may refer to either copper(I) sulfate or copper(II) sulfate. Sometimes common names are created by authorities on one particular subject, in an attempt to make it possible for members of the general public (including such interested par ...
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Lutjanus Erythropterus
''Lutjanus erythropterus'', the crimson snapper, crimson seaperch, high-brow sea-perch, Longman's sea perch, red bream, saddle-tailed perch, small-mouth nannygai or smallmouth sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus erythropterus'' was first formally described in 1790 by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with the type locality given as Nagasaki. The specific name is a compound of ''erythros'' meaning “red” and ''pterus'' meaning “fin”, a reference to the red median fins. Description ''Lutjanus erythropterus'' has a moderately deep body which has a standard length of around two and half times its depth with a steeply sloped head and a large eye. The knob and incision on the preoperculum are weakly developed. The vomerine teeth are arranged a crescent shape with no rearwards extension and there are no teeth on the smooth tongue. ...
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Sebastes Mentella
''Sebastes mentella'', the beaked redfish, deepwater redfin, ocean perch, Atlantic redfish, Norway haddock, red perch, golden redfish, or hemdurganis a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species is found in the North Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Sebastes mentella'' was first formally described in 1951 by the Soviet biologist Valentin Ivanovich Travin with the type locality given as the Bear Island Banks in the Barents Sea. The beaked redfish has been known to hybridise with the Acadian redfish (''S. fasciatus''). This species is classified within the subgenus ''Sebastes'' by some authorities. The specific name ''mentella'' is a diminutive of ''mentum'' which means "chin", a reference to the obvious symphyseal knob. Description ''Sebastes mentella'' has a elongated and compressed body with a deep head and a wide mouth, There are two spines on the preorbital bone with 1 or 2 spiny point ...
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Sciaenops Ocellatus
The red drum (''Sciaenops ocellatus''), also known as redfish, channel bass, puppy drum, spottail bass, or simply red, is a game fish found in the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to northern Mexico. It is the only species in the genus ''Sciaenops''. The red drum is related to the black drum (''Pogonias cromis''), and the two species are often found near to each other; they can interbreed and form a robust hybrid, and younger fish are often indistinguishable in flavor. Characteristics Red drum are a dark red color on the back, which fades into white on the belly. The red drum has a characteristic eyespot near the tail and is somewhat streamlined. Three-year-old red drum typically weigh 6-8 lb. The largest red drum on record weighed just over 94 lb and was caught in 1984 on Hatteras Island. Male red drum make a knocking or drumming sound during spawning by vibrating their swim bladders. The most distinguishing mark on the red dr ...
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Sciaenops Ocellatus (S0230) (12527956414)
The red drum (''Sciaenops ocellatus''), also known as redfish, channel bass, puppy drum, spottail bass, or simply red, is a game fish found in the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to northern Mexico. It is the only species in the genus ''Sciaenops''. The red drum is related to the black drum (''Pogonias cromis''), and the two species are often found near to each other; they can interbreed and form a robust hybrid, and younger fish are often indistinguishable in flavor. Characteristics Red drum are a dark red color on the back, which fades into white on the belly. The red drum has a characteristic eyespot near the tail and is somewhat streamlined. Three-year-old red drum typically weigh 6-8 lb. The largest red drum on record weighed just over 94 lb and was caught in 1984 on Hatteras Island. Male red drum make a knocking or drumming sound during spawning by vibrating their swim bladders. The most distinguishing mark on the red dr ...
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Sebastes Fasciatus
The Acadian redfish (''Sebastes fasciatus''), also known as the Atlantic redfish, Acadian rockfish, or Labrador redfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the deep waters of the northwestern Atlantic. Taxonomy The Acadian redfish was first formally described in 1854 by the American physician and zoologist David Humphreys Storer with the type locality given as the harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Acadian redfish has been known to hybridise with the beaked redfish (''S. mentella''). This species is classified within the subgenus ''Sebastes'' by some authorities. The specific name ''fasciatus'' means "banded", an allusion to the four clear bands on the flanks. Description The Acadian redfish is colored reddish-orange and can live up to 50 years or more and reach lengths up to .
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Rhomboplites Aurorubens
The vermilion snapper (''Rhomboplites aurorubens''), the clubhead snapper, night snapper, Brian’s red fish or beeliner is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The vermilion snapper was first formally described in 1829 as ''Centropristis aurorubens'' by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as Brazil, Martinique and Santo Domingo. It is now classified as the only species in the monotypic genus ''Rhomboplites'' which was created by Theodore Nicholas Gill in 1862, which is within the subfamily Lutjaninae. The generic name ''Rhomboplites'' is a compound of ''rhombo'' meaning rhombus-shaped and ''hoplites'' meaning “armed” a reference to rhombic shape of the patch of vomerine teeth. The specific name is also a compound, ''aureus'' meaning “golden” and ''rubens'' meaning “reddish”, a reference to the golden-red colour this specimens develop w ...
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Vermilion Snapper
The vermilion snapper (''Rhomboplites aurorubens''), the clubhead snapper, night snapper, Brian’s red fish or beeliner is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The vermilion snapper was first formally described in 1829 as ''Centropristis aurorubens'' by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as Brazil, Martinique and Santo Domingo. It is now classified as the only species in the monotypic genus ''Rhomboplites'' which was created by Theodore Nicholas Gill in 1862, which is within the subfamily Lutjaninae. The generic name ''Rhomboplites'' is a compound of ''rhombo'' meaning rhombus-shaped and ''hoplites'' meaning “armed” a reference to rhombic shape of the patch of vomerine teeth. The specific name is also a compound, ''aureus'' meaning “golden” and ''rubens'' meaning “reddish”, a reference to the golden-red colour this specimens develop w ...
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Oncorhynchus Nerka
The sockeye salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to in length and weigh . Juveniles remain in freshwater until they are ready to migrate to the ocean, over distances of up to . Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton. Sockeye salmon are semelparous, dying after they spawn. Some populations, referred to as kokanee, do not migrate to the ocean and live their entire lives in fresh water. Classification and name origin The sockeye salmon is the third-most common Pacific salmon species, after pink and chum salmon. ''Oncorhynchus'' comes from the Greek ὄγκος (onkos) meaning "barb", and ῥύγχος (rhynchos) meaning "snout". ''Nerka'' is the Russian name for the anadromous form. The name "sockeye" ...
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Lutjanus Synagris
The lane snapper (''Lutjanus synagris''), the Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The lane snapper was first formally described in 1758 as ''Sparus synagris'' by Carolus Linnaeus in the 10th edition of the '' Systema Naturae'' with the type locality given as ''America septentrionali,'' i.e. the Bahamas. The specific name ''synagris'' is an Ancient Greek name for the common dentex (''Dentex dentex'') which the lane snapper was thought to be similar to. Description The lane snapper has an oblong, compressed body. It has a sharply pointed snout, With a pair of front and a pair of rear nostrils which are simple holes, it has a relatively large mouth with a moderately protrusible upper jaw which has most of its length below the cheek bone when the mouth is shut., Each jaw has one or more rows of sharp, conical teeth with a few of ...
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Lutjanus Sebae
''Lutjanus sebae'', also known as red emperor, emperor red snapper, emperor snapper, government bream, king snapper, queenfish or red kelp, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus sebae'' was first formally described in 1816 as ''Diacope sebae'' by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, Cuvier did not give a type locality but it is thought to be either the Coromandel Coast of India or so where in Indonesia. The specific name honours Albertus Seba, a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and natural history collector, who published a ''Thesaurus'' of animal specimens with beautiful engravings in 1734. This included examples of marine life from the Indo-Pacific, including an illustration of the emperor red snapper. Description ''Lutjanus sebae'' has a very deep body, its standard length being just over twice its depth. The forehead is steeply sloped, the snout ...
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Lutjanus Sebae In UShaka Sea World 0862a
''Lutjanus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are predatory fish usually found in tropical and subtropical reefs, and mangrove forests. This genus also includes two species that only occur in fresh and brackish waters. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus'' was created in 1790 by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with ''Lutjanus lutjanus'' as its type species by tautonymy. It is the type genus of the subfamily Lutjaninae and the family Lutjanidae. The name is derived from a local Indonesian name for snappers, ''ikhan Lutjang''. Bloch erroneously stated that the type locality for ''L. lutjanus'' was Japan when the name he gave it suggested that it was collected in the East Indies. A taxonomic study of snappers within the subfamily Lutjaninae in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean indicated that the at monotypic genera ''Ocyurus'' and ''Rhomboplites'' sit within ...
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