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Scatophagidae
Scatophagidae, the scats are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means .... They are found in the Indo-Pacific region but one species has been introduced elsewhere. Taxonomy Scatophagidae was first formally described as a family in 1883 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill. They are classified in the superfamily Siganiodea, along with the rabbitfishes of the family Siganidae, within the suborder Percoidei in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World''. Other workers have classified them with the surgeonfishes in the order Acanthuriformes or as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The name of the family comes from its type genus ''Scatophagus'' and this is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatophagus
''Scatophagus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Scatophagidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Species in this genus are referred as ''spotted scats''. Taxonomy ''Scatophagus'' was first formally described as a genus in 1831 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with ''Chaetodon argus'' which had been Species description, described from India by Linnaeus in 1766 later designated as the type species. The genus name is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning "dung" and ''phaga'' which means to eat, a reference to this species purported taste for human faeces. Species The genus ''Scatophagus'' contains two extant species: * ''Scatophagus argus'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (Spotted scat) * ''Scatophagus tetracanthus'' (Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède, Lacépède, 1802) (African scat) Extinct species The fossil ''Eoscatophagus frontalis'' Tyler & Sorbini, 1999 (syn. ''Scatophagus frontalis'' Agassiz, 1839) is from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatophagus Frontalis
''Scatophagus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scatophagidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Species in this genus are referred as ''spotted scats''. Taxonomy ''Scatophagus'' was first formally described as a genus in 1831 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with ''Chaetodon argus'' which had been described from India by Linnaeus in 1766 later designated as the type species. The genus name is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning "dung" and ''phaga'' which means to eat, a reference to this species purported taste for human faeces. Species The genus ''Scatophagus'' contains two extant species: * ''Scatophagus argus'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (Spotted scat) * '' Scatophagus tetracanthus'' ( Lacépède, 1802) (African scat) Extinct species The fossil ''Eoscatophagus frontalis'' Tyler & Sorbini, 1999 (syn. ''Scatophagus frontalis'' Agassiz, 1839) is from the Middle Eocene of the North Italian Monte Bolca formation that originated from sediments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scathophagidae
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (''Scathophaga stercoraria''), which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Description For terms, see Morphology of Diptera. The Scathophagidae are medium-sized or quite small flies with a body length of 3.0 to 12.0 mm. The body is slender, especially in males, usually with an elongated, cylindrical abdomen. Many scathophagids appear more robust, however, due to a dense pubescence. Body colour body ranges from yellow to black; some species are glossy, but never with a metallic gloss. Some species are bicolored. The eyes are wide-set on the frons in males and females. The bristles on the head, thorax, and legs are well developed. The occip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selenotoca Multifasciata
The spotbanded scat,(''Selenotoca multifasciata''), also known as the striped scat, banded scat, barred scat, butterfish, John Dory, Johnny Dory, old maid, Southern butter-fish or striped butterfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Scatophagidae, the scats. They are found in the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The spotbanded scat was first formally described in 1846 as ''Scatophagus multifasciatus'' by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as King George Sound in Western Australia, although this is several hundred kilometres from its known range and is probably an error on the type specimen's label and the type locality should be farther north, and the description was published in the ''Ichthyology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror''. In 1936 the American ichthyologist George S. Myers reclassified ''Scatophagus multifasciatus'' in to a new monot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotbanded Scat
The spotbanded scat,(''Selenotoca multifasciata''), also known as the striped scat, banded scat, barred scat, butterfish, John Dory, Johnny Dory, old maid, Southern butter-fish or striped butterfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Scatophagidae, the scats. They are found in the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The spotbanded scat was first formally described in 1846 as ''Scatophagus multifasciatus'' by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as King George Sound in Western Australia, although this is several hundred kilometres from its known range and is probably an error on the type specimen's label and the type locality should be farther north, and the description was published in the ''Ichthyology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror''. In 1936 the American ichthyologist George S. Myers reclassified ''Scatophagus multifasciatus'' in to a new monot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatophagus Argus
''Scatophagus argus'', the spotted scat, butterfish, mia mia, spotted butterfish or tiger scat, is a species of fish in the scat family (biology), family Scatophagidae. It occurs in two basic color morph (zoology), morphs which are called green scat and ruby or red scat. This fish is generally distributed around the Indo-Pacific region, to Japan, New Guinea, and southeastern Australia. They live in coastal muddy areas, including estuaries, mangroves, harbours, and the lower courses of rivers. They are popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy ''Scatophagus argus'' was first formally Species description, described in 1766 as ''Chaetodon argus'' by Carl Linnaeus with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as India. In 1831 Georges Cuvier described the genus ''Scatophagus'' and Linnaeus's ''C. argus'' was designated as its type species. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''argus'' refers to the mythical hundred-eyed guardian of Io (mythology), Io, Argus (Greek myth), Argus, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percoidei
Percoidei is one of 3 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the snappers, groupers, basses, goatfishes and perches. Divisions The Percoidei are further divided into three superfamilies which contain over 50 families and hundreds of genera. * Suborder Percoidei ** Percoidea *** Centropomidae (Snooks) *** Latidae (Lates) *** Gerreidae (Mojarras) *** Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes) *** Perciliidae (Southern basses) *** Howellidae (Oceanic basslets) *** Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies) *** Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes *** Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes) *** Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches) *** Mullidae (Goatfishes) *** Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches) *** Pempheridae (Sweepers) *** Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws) *** Kuhliidae (Flagtails) *** Leptobramidae (Beachsalmon) *** Bathyclupeidae (Bathyclupeids) *** Polynemidae (Threadfins) *** Toxotida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenoid
A fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which can also provide effective camouflage through the use of reflection and colouration, as well as possible hydrodynamic advantages. The term ''scale'' derives from the Old French , meaning a shell pod or husk. Scales vary enormously in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from strong and rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimpfishes and boxfishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes. The morphology of a scale can be used to identify the species of fish it came from. Scales originated within the jawless ostracoderms, ancestors to all jawed fishes today. Most bony fishes are covered with the cycloid scales of salmon and carp, or the ctenoid scales of perch, or the ganoid scales of sturgeons and gars. Cartilaginous fishes (sharks and rays) are covered with placoid scales. Some species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupercaria
Percomorpha () is a large clade of ray-finned fish that includes the Scombroidei, tuna, Syngnathiformes, seahorses, gobies, Cichlidae, cichlids, flatfish, Labridae, wrasse, Perciformes, perches, Lophiiformes, anglerfish, and Tetraodontiformes, pufferfish. Evolution Percomorpha are the most biodiversity, diverse group of teleost fish today. Teleosts, and percomorphs in particular, thrived during the Cenozoic Era (geology), era. Fossil evidence shows that there was a major increase in size and abundance of teleosts immediately after the mass extinction event at the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary ca. 65 myr, Ma ago. Phylogeny External relationships The two cladograms below are based on Betancur-R ''et al.'', 2017. Percomorphs are a clade of teleost fishes. The first cladogram shows the interrelationships of percomorphs with other living groups of teleosts. Internal relationships The following cladogram shows the phylogeny, evolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siganidae
Rabbitfishes or spinefoots are perciform fishes in the family Siganidae. The 29 species are in a single genus, ''Siganus''. In some now obsolete classifications, the species having prominent face stripes—colloquially called foxfaces–are in the genus ''Lo''. Other species, such as the masked spinefoot (''S. puellus''), show a reduced form of the stripe pattern. Rabbitfishes are native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific, but '' S. luridus'' and '' S. rivulatus'' have become established in the eastern Mediterranean via Lessepsian migration. They are commercially important food fish, and can be used in the preparation of dishes such as '' bagoong''. Taxonomy The Siganidae was first formally described as a family in 1837 by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson. The genus ''Siganus'' was described in 1775 by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius with ''Siganus rivulatus'', a species also described by Fabricius in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbitfish
Rabbitfishes or spinefoots are perciform fishes in the family Siganidae. The 29 species are in a single genus, ''Siganus''. In some now obsolete classifications, the species having prominent face stripes—colloquially called foxfaces–are in the genus ''Lo''. Other species, such as the masked spinefoot (''S. puellus''), show a reduced form of the stripe pattern. Rabbitfishes are native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific, but '' S. luridus'' and '' S. rivulatus'' have become established in the eastern Mediterranean via Lessepsian migration. They are commercially important food fish, and can be used in the preparation of dishes such as ''bagoong''. Taxonomy The Siganidae was first formally described as a family in 1837 by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson. The genus ''Siganus'' was described in 1775 by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius with ''Siganus rivulatus'', a species also described by Fabricius in 1775 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciformes
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means "perch-like". Perciformes is an Order within the Clade Percomorpha consisting of "perch-like" Percomorphans. This group comprises over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems. The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the ''Schindleria brevipinguis'' to the marlin in the genus ''Makaira''. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous. Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters (Percidae), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae). Characteristics The dorsal and anal fins are divided into anterior spiny and posterior soft-rayed portions, which may be partially or compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
