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Tetrarogidae
Tetraroginae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as waspfishes or sailback scorpionfishes, belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are native to the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific. As their name suggests, waspfishes are often venomous; having poison glands on their spines. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living at depths to . These creatures usually live in hiding places on the sea bottom. Taxonomy and etymology Tetraroginae, or Tetrarogidae, was first formally recognised as a taxonomic grouping in 1949 by the South African ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this as a subfamily of the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae, however other authorities treat it as a valid family, the Tetrarogidae. A recent study placed the waspfishes into an expanded stonefish clade, within the family Synanceiidae, because all of these fish have a lachrymal sabre that can project a switch-bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liocranium
''Liocranium'' is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. The fishes in this genus are found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Liocranium'' was first described as a genus in 1903 by the Australian ichthyologist James Douglas Ogilby when he described a new species of waspfish from Queensland he called ''Liocranium praepositum'' and placed in a new monotypic genus. In 1927 Gilbert Percy Whitley proposed the name ''Abcichthys'' for this genus as he considered that ''Liocranium'' was preoccupied by the spider genus ''Liocranum'', however, there is enough difference between these two names to regard ''Liocranium'' as valid and Whitley's name is treated as a synomym. In 1964 Mees classified ''Paracentropogon pleurostigma'', which had been described by Weber from New Guinea, as a subspecies of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracentropogon
''Paracentropogon'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives, These fish are found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Paracentropogon'' was originally described as a genus in 1876 by the Dutch herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with ''Apistus longispinis'' designated as its type species. ''Apistus longispinis'' was described by Georges Cuvier in 1829 from Ambon Island. This genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name ''Paracentropogon'' refers to this genus's close relationship to '' Centropogon''. Species There are currently four recognized speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centropogon (fish)
''Centropogon'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are endemic to the brackish and marine waters around Australia. Taxonomy ''Centropogon'' was first described as a genus of fishes in 1860 by the German-born British ichthyologist Albert Günther. The genus was created for ''Apistus australis'', which had originally been described as ''Cottus australis'' in 1790 by George Shaw in John White's ''Journal of a voyage to New South Wales''. The genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name is a compound of ''kentron'', meaning a "thorn" or "spine", and "pogon", which means "b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocosia
''Ocosia'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fish are found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Ocosia'' was originally described as a monotypic genus in 1904 by the American ichthyologists David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks when they were describing ''Ocosia vespa'' as a new species with its type locality given as Sagami Bay in Japan. This taxon is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name ''Ocosia'' is a latinisation of the Japanese word for venomous fishes in the Scorpaeniformes, ''okoze''. Species There are currently 9 recognized species in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neovespicula
The leaf goblinfish (''Neovespicula depressifrons'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. This is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Neovespicula''. It is found in coastal habitats of the Indo-West Pacific region. Taxonomy The leaf goblinfish was first formally described in 1848 as ''Apistes depressifrons'' by the Scottish naval surgeon, Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson with its type locality given as the Sea of Japan. The genus ''Neovespicula'' was described in 2001 by the Russian zoologist Sergey Anatolyevich Mandritsa as a monotypic genus for the leaf goblinfish. This taxon is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neocentropogon
''Neocentropogon'' is a poorly known genus of marine ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. The fishes in this genus are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Neocentropogon'' was first formally described as a genus in 1943 by the Japanese ichthyologist Kiyomatsu Matsubara, with ''Paracentropogon aeglefinus'', which had been described in 1913 by the German born Dutch zoologist Max Carl Wilhelm Weber from various locations in Indonesia, designated as the type species of what as then considered to be a monotypic genus. This taxon is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnapistes
The South Australian cobbler (''Gymnapistes marmoratus''), better known as the soldier but also known as the cobbler, devilfish or soldierfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish, belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is endemic to southern Australia. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Gymnapistes''. Taxonomy The South Australian cobbler was first formally described in 1829 as ''Apistus marmoratus'' by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as "Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago", although this is likely to be an error and the actual locality is in Western Australia. In 1839 the English zoologist William John Swainson placed it in the new genus ''Gymnapistes'', as its only species. This taxon is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notesthes
The bullrout (''Notesthes robusta''), also commonly called freshwater stonefish or kroki, is a pale yellowish to dark-brown coloured fish that lives in tidal estuaries and slow-flowing streams in eastern Australia, from Southern New South Wales to northern Queensland, Australia. It has on a very infrequent occurrence been caught at sea. Its spines are venomous. It is the only member of the genus ''Notesthes''. Taxonomy and etymology The bullrout was first formally described in 1860 as ''Centropogon robustus'' by the German-born British and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyptauchen
''Glyptauchen'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, the waspfishes. The only species in the genus is the goblinfish (''Glyptauchen panduratus''), also known as the saddlehead or saddlehead goblinfish which is endemic to the southern coasts of Australia. The goblinfish has venomous spines in its fins. Taxonomy ''Glyptauchen'' was first formally described as a genus in 1860 by the German-born British ichthyologist Albert Günther with ''Apistus panduratus'' as its type species by monotypy. ''Apistus panduratus'' was first formally described in 1850 by the Scottish naval surgeon, Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson with the type locality given as King George Sound in Western Australia. This taxon is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccotropsis
The smoothskin scorpionfish (''Coccotropsis gymnoderma'') is a species of ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Coccotropsis''. This species is endemic to the seas off South Africa. Taxonomy The smoothskin scorpionfish was first formally described as ''Tetraroge gymnoderma'' in 1906 by the Scottish-born South African zoologist John Dow Fisher Gilchrist with the type localities given as Cape St. Blaize, Baird Island Lighthouse, False Island, Rockland Point, Seal Island and Fish Hook Bay in South Africa. In 1927 Keppel Harcourt Barnard placed ''T. gymnoderma'' in the new monotypic genus ''Coccotropsis''. ''Coccotropsis'' has been placed in its own monotypic subfamily, Coccotropsinae, by some authorities but is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottapistus
The marbled spinefish (''Cottapistus cottoides''), also known as the yellow waspfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Cottapistus''. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific. Taxonomy The marbled stingfish was first formally described as ''Perca cottoides'' in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his '' Systema Naturae''. Linnaeus did not give a type locality but it is thought to be the East Indies. In 1876 Pieter Bleeker classified this species within the monotypic genus ''Cottapistus'' and it remains the only species in that genus. This genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ablabys
''Ablabys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. The fishes in this genus are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Ablabys'' was first formally described as a genus in 1873 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup. In 1966 the Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley designated ''Apistus taenianotus'', which had been described by Georges Cuvier in 1829 from the Mascarene Islands, as the type species of the genus. The genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name ''Ablabys'' derives from the Greek ''ablabes'', which means "harmless", Kaup did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |