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Tetraroginae, or Tetrarogidae, was first formally recognised as a taxonomic grouping in 1949 by the South African ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith. [1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this as a subfamily of the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae, [3] however other authorities treat it as a valid family, the Tetrarogidae. [4]
The following list of freshwater fish species and subspecies known to occur in the U.S. state of Oregon is primarily taken from "Inland Fishes of Washington" by Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney (2003), but some species and subspecies have been added from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website.
The western meadowlark is Oregon's state bird. This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC). [1] As of August 2022, there are 547 species on the list. Of them, 164 are on the review list (see below).
The mangrove waspfish has a laterally compressed body [8] which is covered in small scales. [4] The dorsal fin contains between 13 and 16 spines, [2] with the first 3 spines apparently separated from rest of dorsal fin but they are connected to it by a very low membrane, [8] and 3.5 to 5.5 soft rays.
The Oregon slender salamander (Batrachoseps wrightorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The Oregon slender salamander is endemic to the Northwestern United States . [ 14 ] Its natural habitat is temperate forests of moist Douglas fir, maple, and red cedar woodlands in Oregon , to 3,000 feet (910 m).
This is a list of species of fauna (animals) that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oregon. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( February 2011 )
Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, is a subfamily of venomous, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and related species. These fishes are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean .
In some species, the larvae are predatory themselves; the wasp eggs are deposited in clusters of eggs laid by other insects, and these are then consumed by the developing wasp larvae. [ 10 ] The largest social wasp is the Asian giant hornet , at up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in length. [ 11 ]