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Eelpout
The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance. All of the roughly 300 species are marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts are predominantly found in the Northern Hemisphere. The arctic, north pacific and north Atlantic oceans have the highest concentration of species, however species are found around the globe. They are conventionally placed in the "perciform" assemblage; in fact, the Zoarcoidei seem to be specialized members of the Gasterosteiformes-Scorpaeniformes group of Acanthopterygii. The largest member of the family is '' Zoarces americanus'', which may reach 1.1 m in length. Other notable genera include '' Lycodapus'' and '' Gymnelus''. Taxonomy The eelpout family was first proposed as the family Zoarchidae in 1839 by the English naturalist William John Swainson but the spelling was changed to Zoarcidae after the spelling of the genus Zoarces was corrected by The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachycara Sp
''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pachycara alepidotum'' M. E. Anderson & Mincarone, 2006 * '' Pachycara angeloi'' Thiel, Kneblsberger, Kihara & Gerdes, 2021 * '' Pachycara andersoni'' Møller, 2003 (Anderson's eelpout) * ''Pachycara arabica'' Møller, 2003 (Arabian eelpout) * ''Pachycara brachycephalum'' ( Pappenheim, 1912) * '' Pachycara bulbiceps'' (Garman, 1899) (Snub-nose eelpout) * ''Pachycara caribbaeum'' M. E. Anderson, R. N. Somerville & Copley, 2016 Anderson, M.E., Somerville, R. & Copley, J.T. (2016): A new species of ''Pachycara'' Zugmayer, 1911 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from deep-sea chemosynthetic environments in the Caribbean Sea. ''Zootaxa, 4066 (1): 71-77.'' * ''Pachycara cousinsi'' Møller & N. J. King 2007 (Brown eelpout) * '' Pach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycodapus
Lycodapus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific and Southern Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lycodapus'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert when he described ''Lycodapus fierasfer'' from the Gulf of California. This genus is classified within the subfamily Lycodinae, one of 4 subfamilies in the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. This genus is the sister taxon to '' Bothrocara'', '' Bothrocarina'' and '' Lycogrammoides'', and these four genera form a clade within the subfamily Lycodinae. Etymology ''Lycodapus'' is a compound of the Greek word or "wolf", ''lykos'', a reference to the type genus of the Lycodinae, abd ''apous'', which means "without feet", an allusion to the lack of pelvic fins in this genus. Species Lycodapus contains the following species: Characteristics ''Lycodapus'' eelpouts have bodies which vary from s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothrocara Brunneum
''Bothrocara brunneum'', the twoline eelpout, is a bathydemersal species of fish of the family Zoarcidae. The species is the only fish of the eelpouts to have two lateral lines and short blunt-ended gill rakers.Fitch & Lavenberg (1968), p. 77. The species has a wide range across the northeastern Pacific Ocean, between the Bering Sea and the shores of San Francisco,Fitch & Lavenberg (1968), p. 78. and from Attu Island to the Baja California Peninsula. It inhabits the bottom of seas or oceans and is generally found in a depth ranging between and . It has been hypothesized from an analysis of stomach content that the species feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling creatures. Etymologically, ''Bothrocara'' stands for "cavity head" and ''brunneum'' for "brown", named respectively after the appearance of the head and the tinted brown colour of the body.Fitch & Lavenberg (1968), p. 79. It was named "twoline eelpout" for its unique two lateral lines. Description The twoline eelpout has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnelinae
Gymnelinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Most species are found in the North Pacific Ocean but one genus is cosmopolitan, and another is endemic to the Southern Ocean. Taxonomy Gymenlinae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by Theodore Gill. The subfamily is classified within the eelpout family, Zoarcidae part of the suborder Zoarcoidei within the order Scorpaeniformes. The name of the subfamily derives from its type genus, ''Gymnelus'', which means "naked eel" and refers to the scaleless body of its type species ''Gymnelus viridis''. Genera Gymnelinae contains the following genera: Characteritics Gymnelinae eelpouts have an elongate body and tail. Their branchiostegal membranes have a wide joint with the isthmus, the gill slit typically reaches to around the centre of the base of the pectoral fin, although it may just be a small pore placed high above the pectoral fin. There is normall a poer between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoarcoidei
Zoarcoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Scorpaeniformes. The suborder includes the wolffishes, gunnels and eelpouts. The suborder includes about 400 species. These fishes predominantly found in the boreal seas of the northern hemisphere but they have colonised the southern hemisphere. Taxonomy Zoarcoidei was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping by the American zoologist Theodore Gill in 1893 as the superfamily Zoarceoidea. The 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World'' classifies the Zoarcoidei as a suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Other authorities classify this taxon as the infraorder Zoarcales wihin the suborder Cottoidei of the Perciformes because removing the Scorpaeniformes from the Perciformes renders that taxon non monophyletic. The monophyly of this grouping has still not been fully ascertained but it is generally accepted that the most basal family is Bathymasteridae. Timeline ImageSize = width:1000px height:auto ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriashevia
''Andriashevia'' is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamiy Gymnelinae of the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts, its only species is ''Andriasheevia aptera''. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs off the Pacific coast of Japan. It appears to be a demersal fish which is associated with large red gorgonian corals, e.g. ''Paragorgia''. Examinations of the stomach contents of collected specimens has shown that its diet is mainly crustaceans but it likely also feeds on encrusting invertebrates which it searches for among coral branches and the hard substrates they live in. This species attains a maximum published standard length of . Unlike other species in the subfamily Gymnelinae, this taxon has no pectoral fins. The genus name honours the Soviet ichthyologist Anatoly Petrovich Andriashev for his work on fishes of the Russian Far East and especially eelpouts. The specific name, ''aptera'' means "without wings" and refers to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoarces Americanus
The ocean pout (''Zoarces americanus'') is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. It is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada. The fish has antifreeze proteins in its blood, giving it the ability to survive in near-freezing waters. Taxonomy The ocean pout was first formally described in 1801 by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider with its type locality given as "American seas". It is one of six species in the genus ''Zoarces'', the only genus in the subfamily Zoarcinae which is one of four subfamilies in the eelpout family Zoarcidae. Description The ocean pout has an elongated, tapering body with a wide mouth with fleshy lips, the upper lip protruding further than the lower. This species varies in color from yellow through to reddish brown and to grayish-=green and is marked with a series of cross like markings running the length of the eel-like body. There is a dark brown line on ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbapellis
The moose eelpout (''Barbapellis pterygalces'') is a species of zoarcid fish found in Southern Ocean. This species is only known from a single adult female specimen from off Terre Adélie. This species is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom .... References Gymnelinae Fish described in 2012 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpaeniformes
The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. They are known as "mail-cheeked" fishes due to their distinguishing characteristic, the suborbital stay: a backwards extension of the third circumorbital bone (part of the lateral head/cheek skeleton, below the eye socket) across the cheek to the pre operculum, to which it is connected in most species. Scorpaeniform fishes are carnivorous, mostly feeding on crustaceans and on smaller fish. Most species live on the sea bottom in relatively shallow waters, although species are known from deep water, from the midwater, and even from fresh water. They typically have spiny heads, and rounded pectoral and caudal fins. Most species are less than in length, but the full size range of the order varies from the velvetfishes belonging to the family Aploact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Swainson
William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. Life Swainson was born in Dover Place, St Mary Newington, London, the eldest son of John Timothy Swainson the Second (1756–1824), an original fellow of the Linnean Society. He was cousin of the amateur botanist Isaac Swainson.Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen by H. Genaust. Review by Paul A. Fryxell ''Taxon'', Vol. 38(2), 245–246 (1989). His father's family originated in Lancashire, and both grandfather and father held high posts in Her Majesty's Customs, the father becoming Collector at Liverpool. William, whose formal education was curtailed because of an impediment in his speech, joined the Liverpool Customs as a junior clerk at the age of 14."William Swainson F.R.S, F.L.S., Naturalist and Artist: Diaries 1808–1838: Sicily, Malta, Greece, Italy and Brazil." G .M. Swainson, Palmerston, NZ 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalog Of Fishes
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer. The taxonomy maintained by the Catalog of Fishes is considered authoritative and it is used as a baseline reference for instance by the broader global fish database FishBase, which involves cross-references to the Catalog's information for all accepted taxa. , the searchable catalogue contains entries for about 58,300 fish species names, about 33,400 of which are currently accepted (valid), and for some 10,600 genera (5,100 valid). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
