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Stephanoberyciform
The Stephanoberyciformes are an order of marine ray-finned fishes, consisting of about 68 species, the majority (61) of which belong to the ridgehead family (Melamphaidae). The Stephanoberyciformes are mostly uncommon deep-sea species with little, if any, importance to commercial fishery. They share many morphological similarities with the Beryciformes, their sister order. Some sources classify their other close relatives, the whalefishes, as a superfamily herein, named Cetomimoidea. Most taxa traditionally placed here would then be the Stephanoberyciodea. The families are: * Melamphaidae – ridgeheads (about 61 species) * Gibberichthyidae – gibberfishes (2 species) * Stephanoberycidae – pricklefishes (4 species) * Hispidoberycidae - Bristlyskin (1 species) Common characteristics include a generally rounded body, a toothless palate, rather thin skull bones, and a missing orbitosphenoid bone (except for '' Hispidoberyx''). The gibberfishes on the other hand ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanoberyciformes
The Stephanoberyciformes are an order of marine ray-finned fishes, consisting of about 68 species, the majority (61) of which belong to the ridgehead family (Melamphaidae). The Stephanoberyciformes are mostly uncommon deep-sea species with little, if any, importance to commercial fishery. They share many morphological similarities with the Beryciformes, their sister order. Some sources classify their other close relatives, the whalefishes, as a superfamily herein, named Cetomimoidea. Most taxa traditionally placed here would then be the Stephanoberyciodea. The families are: * Melamphaidae – ridgeheads (about 61 species) * Gibberichthyidae – gibberfishes (2 species) * Stephanoberycidae – pricklefishes (4 species) * Hispidoberycidae - Bristlyskin (1 species) Common characteristics include a generally rounded body, a toothless palate, rather thin skull bones, and a missing orbitosphenoid bone (except for '' Hispidoberyx''). The gibberfishes on the other hand ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whalefish
The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. Some authoritiesE.g. Nelson (2006) include the whalefishes as part of the order Stephanoberyciformes, within the superfamily Cetomimoidea. Their sister order, the Beryciformes, includes the flashlight fish and squirrelfish. Within this group are five families and approximately 18 genera and 32 species (but see below). Thought to have a circumglobal distribution throughout the tropical and temperate latitudes, whalefishes have been recorded at depths in excess of 3,500 metres. Description Named after their whale-shaped body (from the Greek ''ketos'' meaning "whale" or "sea monster", ''mimos'' meaning "imitative" and the Latin ''forma'' meaning "form"), the Cetomimiformes have extremely large mouths and highly distensible stomachs. Their eyes are very small or vestigial; the lateral line (composed of huge, hollow tubes) is consequently very well developed to compensate for life in the pitch black de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispidoberyx
''Hispidoberyx ambagiosus,'' the bristlyskin, is a species of spiny-scale pricklefish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths from . This species grows to standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m .... This species is the only known member of its family. References * * Stephanoberyciformes Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1981 {{Stephanoberyciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopelogadus Mizolepis
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish"). Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Scopelogadus beanii'' ( Günther, 1887) (Bean's bigscale) * '' Scopelogadus mizolepis'' (Günther, 1878) ** '' Scopelogadus mizolepis bispinosus'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Twospine bigscale) ** ''Scopelogadus mizolepis mizolepis'' (Günther, 1878) (Ragged bigscale) * '' Scopelogadus perplexus'' Kotyar, 2021Kotlyar, A.N. Revision of the Genus Scopelogadus (Melamphaidae). 3. S. bispinosus and S. perplexus sp. n.. J. Ichthyol. 61, 1–16 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945221010094 * '' Scopelogadus unispinis'' Ebeling Ebeling is a family name of Germans, German origin. It may refer to one of the following persons. *Carl Ebeling, American computer scientist *Carl Lodewijk Ebeling (1924–2017), Dutch linguist *Christoph Daniel Ebeling (17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispidoberycidae
''Hispidoberyx ambagiosus,'' the bristlyskin, is a species of spiny-scale pricklefish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths from . This species grows to standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m .... This species is the only known member of its family. References * * Stephanoberyciformes Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1981 {{Stephanoberyciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibberichthyidae
The Gibberichthyidae, also known as gibberfishes, are a small family of deep sea stephanoberyciform fish, containing a single genus, ''Gibberichthys'' (from the Latin ''gibba'', "humpbacked" and the Greek ''ichthys'', "fish"), and two species. Found in the tropical western Atlantic, western Indian, and western and southwestern Pacific Oceans at depths of about 400-1,000 m, gibberfishes are of no economic importance. The maximum recorded size for either species is standard length. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Gibberichthys latifrons'' (Thorp, 1969) * ''Gibberichthys pumilus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 (Gibberfish) (formerly known as ''Kasidoron edom'' Robins & De Sylva, 1965) See also *List of fish families This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list. __NOTOC__ A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanoberyx Monae
''Stephanoberyx monae'' is a species of pricklefish found in the western Atlantic Ocean at depths of from . This species grows to a length of . This species is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References * Stephanoberycidae Fish described in 1883 {{Stephanoberyciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryciformes
The Beryciformes are a poorly-understood order of carnivorous ray-finned fishes consisting of 7 families, 30 genera, and 161 species. They feed on small fish and invertebrates. Beyond this, little is known about the biology of most member species because of their nocturnal habits and deepwater habitats. All beryciform species are marine and most live in tropical to temperate, deepwater environments. Most live on the continental shelf and continental slope, with some species being found as deep as . Some species move closer to the surface at night, while others live entirely in shallow water and are nocturnal, hiding in rock crevices and caves during the day. Several species are mesopelagic and bathypelagic. Beryciformes' bodies are deep and mildly compressed, typically with large eyes that help them see in darker waters. Colors range from red to yellow and brown to black, and sizes range from . Member genera include the alfonsinos, squirrelfishes, flashlight fishes, fangtooth fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgehead
Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek ''melanos'' lackand ''amphi'' y both sides of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distribution is worldwide, but ridgeheads are absent from the Arctic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Although the family is one of the most widespread and plentiful of deep-sea families, none of its members are of interest to commercial fishery. These fish are named for their large scales and pronounced cranial ridges, as well as for their typically dark brown to black coloration. Ridgeheads are the largest and most diverse family of their order. Description Typical of the Stephanoberyciformes, the melamphid body is robust, oblong, subcylindrical, and slightly compressed laterally. The head is large and scaleless, with its profile either bluntly rounded or with a sharp frontal angle; it is conspicuous for its prominent ridges, which are covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redmouth Whalefish
The redmouth whalefishes are two species of deep-sea whalefishes in the genus ''Rondeletia'', the only genus in the family Rondeletiidae. They are apparently close to the velvet whalefish (''Barbourisia rufa''), and apparently also to the gibberfishes (Gibberichthyidae). The latter and the Rondeletiidae are the only known living fishes which have the mysterious Tominaga's organ. Like the plant genus of the same name, this genus is named after Guillaume Rondelet. Redmouth whalefishes are small fishes. ''Rondeletia bicolor'' grows to about 6 cm long or so. It is most commonly found in the northern Atlantic, but has been documented from the eastern Pacific, as well, and presumably also occurs in the rest of the Atlantic. The better-known ''Rondeletia loricata'' is known from all oceans between 47°N–47°S; it has been recorded to reach a length of more than 9 cm when adult. Usually found in deep waters of tropical and temperate oceans around the world, down to 3,000& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanoberycidae
Stephanoberycidae, the pricklefishes are a family of fishes in the order Stephanoberyciformes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and to the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. They are deep-water fishes, only living below , and have been found down to . It is thought that they are bathypelagic (deep ocean dwelling) or benthic (bottom dwelling) as they are known to eat crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...s. Their common name derives from the large spiny form of their scales in some species. References * *Merrett, N. R. and J. A. Moore. 2005. A new genus and species of deep demersal fish (Teleostei: Stephanoberycidae) from the tropical eastern North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 67:1699–1710. { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melamphaidae
Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek ''melanos'' lackand ''amphi'' y both sides of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distribution is worldwide, but ridgeheads are absent from the Arctic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Although the family is one of the most widespread and plentiful of deep-sea families, none of its members are of interest to commercial fishery. These fish are named for their large scales and pronounced cranial ridges, as well as for their typically dark brown to black coloration. Ridgeheads are the largest and most diverse family of their order. Description Typical of the Stephanoberyciformes, the melamphid body is robust, oblong, subcylindrical, and slightly compressed laterally. The head is large and scaleless, with its profile either bluntly rounded or with a sharp frontal angle; it is conspicuous for its prominent ridges, which are covered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
