Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The freshwater butterflyfish is a specialized surface hunter. Its eyes are constantly trained to the surface and its upturned mouth is specifically adapted to capture small prey along the water's surface. If enough speed is built up in the water, a butterflyfish can jump and glide a small distance above the surface to avoid predation. It also ...
The Cretaceous marine pantodontids are among the earliest known marine osteoglossomorph genera. [1] They physically differ greatly from Pantodon, to the extent that some of them were previously considered either ancestral codlets or crestfish, [2] but they all share specific cranial elements with the extant Pantodon, supporting their relationship to it.
Butterflyfish mostly range from 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in) in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, C. ephippium, grow to 30 cm (12 in). The common name references the brightly coloured and strikingly patterned bodies of many species, bearing shades of black, white, blue, red, orange, and yellow.
The largest butterflyfish are either the lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) or the saddle butterflyfish (C. ephippium), both of the Indo-Pacific and both of which can measure up to 30 cm (12 in). [116] The freckled darter (Percina lenticula) of the United States, the biggest of the darters, reaching 20 cm (7.9 in) and 70 g (2.5 oz).
The butterflyfish, C. ocellatus mentioned above is one of these species. Another species that has been mistakenly classified as a Platax is the common freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare . In a joint effort with Valenciennes , Cuvier published a natural history work in 1831 where the freshwater angelfish was classified as Platax scalaris ...
Foureye butterflyfish usually frequent shallow inshore waters, where they feed on a variety of invertebrates, mainly zoantharians, sea anemones, scleractinians, [6] polychaete worms, gorgonians, tunicates, crustaceans and fish eggs. [7] This fish is known for its uncanny ability to swim in and around coral heads and reefs.
Conventional and X-ray images of Forcipiger longirostris Forcipiger longirostris , commonly known as the longnose butterflyfish or big longnose butterflyfish , [ 2 ] is a species of butterflyfish found on coral reefs throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific . [ 3 ]
The bluecheek butterflyfish is one of the few fish species to have long-term mates. [4] In the wild, the fish eats hard corals as well as benthic invertebrates. [5] This is a common species which is found in areas with rich coral growth.