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Sebastes is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae part of the family Scorpaenidae, most of which have the common name of rockfish.A few are called ocean perch, sea perch or redfish instead.
The original authors chose the name because the red and white cheek stripes of Branchiostegus sanae resemble San's face paint. [1] Additionally, the fishermen who sell the species refer to it as "鬼马头鱼" (ghost horsehead fish), which led the original authors to draw a correlation to the Japanese definition of " Mononoke ", [ 2 ] a type of ...
The Pacific ocean perch was first formally described as Sebastichthys alutus in 1890 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert with the type locality given as the Santa Barbara Islands off California. [2] The specific name alutus means "unwashed" thought to be an allusion to the dusky color with dark blotches along the back. [3]
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. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Common name Image Taxonomy Reef safe Description Max size Pilot fish: Naucrates ductor? Because they live in the open ocean, they are rare in the aquarium trade. [70] They host sharks, rays, and sea turtles [71] [circular reference] and eat food scraps, ectoparasites, [71] and possibly the feces of their host. [70]
Ocean sunfish, or mola, are the heaviest of all the bony fish, weighing up to 5,000 pounds and growing to be 10 feet long, according to National Geographic. The silvery-gray fish is huge and flat ...
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.
The Chinese trumpetfish is diurnal and solitary. It is a clever stealth hunter with two techniques to catch its prey. The first is the ambush, consisting of lying in wait for a potential prey close to hard coral, black coral bush, or gorgonian.