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Emmelichthyidae
Emmelichthyidae is a small Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized Marine (ocean), marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as redbaits, rovers, bonnetmouths or rubyfishes. The Emmelichthyidae are poorly known even among researchers who work in fish taxonomy, and as a result much is unknown about species in the family, such as how they feed, breed, and otherwise behave. The most recently discovered species of the family, the papillated redbait (''Emmelichthys papillatus''). was not identified and described until 2024. Taxonomy Emmelichthyidae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1867 by the Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey. The fifth edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the family in the suborder Sciaenoidei, alongside the drum family Sciaenidae, in the order Acanthuriformes. Other authorities classify the Emmelichthyidae and the Sciaenidae as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The ''Catalog of Fishes'' retains this family within the Acanthuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubyfish
The rubyfish (''Plagiogeneion rubiginosum''), also known as the cosmopolitan rubyfish, red ruby or ruby rover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the Family (biology), family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers, bonnetmouths and rubyfishes. This species is found from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean off South Africa through the Indian Ocean to the southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand. This species is commercial fisheries, commercially important. Taxonomy The rubyfish was first formally Species description, described in 1875 as ''Therapon rubiginosus'' by the English-born New Zealand geologist and biologist Frederick Hutton (scientist), Frederick Hutton with its type locality given as the coast of Otago in New Zealand. In 1890 Henry Ogg Forbes reclassified ''T. rubiginosus'' in a new monospecific genus ''Plagiogeneion'' making this species the type species of that genus. ''Plagiogeneion'' is classified withion the family Emmelichthyidae in the Order ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiogeneion
''Plagiogeneion'' i is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers, bonnetmouths or rubyfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the southeastern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Plagiogeneion'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1890 by the Scottish explorer, ornithologist, and botanist Henry Ogg Forbes with ''Therapon rubiginosus'', which had been described in 1875 by Frederick W. Hutton from New Zealand, as its only species. The genus is classified in the small family Emmelichthyidae which is included in the order Acanthuriformes. Etymology ''Plagiogeneion'' is a compound of ''plagios'', meaning "perpendicular", and ''geneion'', which means "jawed", an allusion to the almost vertical mouth of the type species, ''P. rubiginosum''. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Plagiogeneion fiolenti'' Parin, 1991 * '' Plagiogeneion geminatum'' Parin, 1991 * '' Plagiogeneion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrocles
''Erythrocles'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers, bonnetmouths or rubyfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Taxonomy ''Erythrocles'' was first proposed as a genus name in 1919 by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan as a replacement for ''Erythtichthys'', a name proposed by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1845 but which was preoccupied by a name proposed by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1831 as an unnecessary replacement for the trahira genus '' Erythrinus'' Scopoli, 1777. Temminck and Schlegel did not add any species to the genus they described but John Richardson added one, ''Emmelichthys schlegelii'', in 1846. In 1919 Jordan published his replacement name and confirmed Richardson's ''E. schlegelii'' as the type species. The genus is classified in the small family Emmelichthyidae which is included in the order Acanthuriformes. Species Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmelichthys
''Emmelichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers and bonnetmouths. The species in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Emmelichthys'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1845 by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer Sir John Richardson when he described ''Emmelichthys nitidus'' from Western Australia. The genus is classified in the small family Emmelichthyidae which is included in the order Acanthuriformes. Etymology ''Emmelichthys'' prefices ''ichthys'', meaning "fish" with ''emmeles'', a word Richardson translated as "concinnus", that is something "skillfully put together", a reference to the "peculiarly neat aspect" of the ''E. nitidus''. Species There are seven species in the genus, including one newly described in 2024: * '' Emmelichthys cyanescens'' Guichenot, 1848 * '' Emmelichthys elongatus'' Kotlyar, 1982 * '' Emmelichthys karnellai'' Hee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae is a family (biology), family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Order (biology), order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 293 to 298 species in about 66 or 67 genera. Taxonomy Sciaenidae was first proposed as a family in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the family in the suborder Sciaenoidei, alongside the rover family Emmelichthyidae, in the order Acanthuriformes. Other authorities classify the Sciaenidae and the Emmelichthyidae as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The ''Catalog of Fishes'' retains this family within the Acanthuriformes but does not recognise the suborder Sciaenoidei. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'', ''FishBase, Fishbase'' and ''Catalog of Fishes'' do not recognise Subfamily, subfamilies within the Sciaenidae but many workers on these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sciaenoidei
Sciaenoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Order (biology), order Acanthuriformes. Taxonomy The suborder was first proposed in 1828 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the suborder in the order Acanthuriformes. Other authorities classify the Sciaenidae and the Emmelichthyidae as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The ''Catalog of Fishes'' retains this family within the Acanthuriformes but does not recognise the suborder Sciaenoidei. Families Sciaenoidei comprises 2 Family (biology), families: * Emmelichthyidae Felipe Poey, Poey, 1967 (Rovers, rubyfishes and bonnetmouths) * Sciaenidae Georges Cuvier, Cuvier, 1829 (Drums and croakers) References Acanthuriformes Ray-finned fish suborders Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Acanthuriformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmelichthys Papillatus
''Emmelichthys papillatus'' (the papillated redbait) is a species of fish in the genus ''Emmelichthys''. Specimens of the species were collected from fish markets on the islands of Panay and Cebu in the Visayas region of the Philippines, and it was first identified in March 2024. Description ''Emmelichthys papillatus'' ranges from in length and can be distinguished from similar fish by its dusky rose color. The fish is pink at the top and then fades to silver-pink, with some darker pink scales and bright red lips. It differs from other fish of the genus ''Emmelichthys'' in having two papillae (protrusions) from the bony area of the clavicle, and it has fewer fins and gill rakers than other fish of the genus ''Emmelichthys''. Its DNA also differs from that of other fish of the genus. Discovery During a routine trip to the Philippines to gather specimens, a team from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthuriformes
Acanthuriformes is a large, diverse order of mostly marine ray-finned fishes, part of the Percomorpha clade. In the past, members of this clade were placed in the suborders Acanthuroidea and Percoidea of the order Perciformes, but this treatment is now considered paraphyletic. This order contains many of the iconic tropical reef fish groups, such as surgeonfish, marine angelfish, butterflyfish, rabbitfish, grunts, and snappers. It also contains widespread, economically important food and sport fishes, such as drums, temperate basses, and porgies. The only pelagic member of the group is the louvar. Classification The following classification is based on Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2025): * Order Acanthuriformes ** Family Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859 (mojarras) ** Family Sillaginidae Richardson, 1846 (sillagos) ** Family Moronidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (temperate basses) ** Family Drepaneidae Gill, 1872 (sicklefishes) ** Family Ephippidae Bleeker, 1859 (spadefishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupercaria
Percomorpha () is an extremely large and diverse clade of ray-finned fish. With more than 17,000 known species (including tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perches, anglerfish, and pufferfish) known from both marine and freshwater ecosystems, it is the most speciose clade of extant vertebrates. Evolution Percomorpha are the most diverse group of teleost fish today. Teleosts, and percomorphs in particular, thrived during the Cenozoic 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 boundary ago. The oldest known percomorph fossils are of the early tetraodontiforms '' Protriacanthus'' and Cretatriacanthidae from the Santonian to Campanian of Italy and Slovenia. A higher diversity of early percomorphs is also known from the Campanian of Nardò, Italy, and these also show some level of diversification into modern orders, with representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demonstrate both monophyly and validity as a separate lineag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. In the ocean, they provide a crucial source of food to many small and large aquatic organisms, such as bivalves, fish, and baleen whales. Marine plankton include bacteria, archaea, algae, protozoa, microscopic fungi, and drifting or floating animals that inhabit the saltwater of oceans and the brackish waters of estuaries. fresh water, Freshwater plankton are similar to marine plankton, but are found in lakes and rivers. Mostly, plankton just drift where currents take them, though some, like jellyfish, swim slowly but not fast enough to generally overcome the influence of currents. Although plankton are usually thought of as inhabiting water, there are also airborne versions that live part of their lives drifting in the at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caudal Fin
Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported only by muscles. Fish fins are distinctive anatomical features with varying structures among different clades: in ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii), fins are mainly composed of bony spines or rays covered by a thin stretch of scaleless skin; in lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) such as coelacanths and lungfish, fins are short rays based around a muscular central bud supported by jointed bones; in cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) and jawless fish (Agnatha), fins are fleshy " flippers" supported by a cartilaginous skeleton. Fins at different locations of the fish body serve different purposes, and are divided into two groups: the midsagittal ''unpaired fins'' and the more laterally located ''paired fins''. Unpaired fins are predominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
