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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.
Anadromous – fish that live their adult lives in the ocean but migrate up fresh water rivers to spawn. Examples are Pacific salmon. Fish that migrate in the opposite direction are called catadromous. Anoxic sea water – sea water depleted of oxygen. See hypoxia. Anoxic sediments – sediments depleted of oxygen.
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4
The length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior extremity of the hypurals, the expanded bones at the end of the backbone that support the caudal fin. submarginal Almost at the edge. suborbital Below the eye. superior Above or on the upper surface. supracleithrum
Lists of prehistoric fish (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Lists of fishes" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Bathypterois dubius [1]. Bathypterois is a genus of deepsea tripod fishes.They are a diverse genus that belong to the greater family Ipnopidae and order Aulopiformes.They are distinguished by having two elongated pelvic fins and an elongated caudal fin, which allow them to move and stand on the ocean floor, much like a tripod, hence the common name. [2]
P. notatus has wide pectoral fins and a narrow but rounded tail fin. [3] There are four lateral lines on the head and sides of the body. [2] Adult plainfin midshipman. It has 33-38 soft rays in the long second dorsal fin, 30-35 anal rays, and 17 - 20 pectoral rays. [2] The length of the fish varies from female to males.