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Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes.It was first written in 1976 by the American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson (1937–2011). Now in its fifth edition (2016), the work is a comprehensive overview of the diversity and classification of the 30,000-plus fish species known to science.
Extant marine sarcopterygians are listed by ocean. Extant freshwater sarcopterygians are listed by continent. The notes column is a collection of annotations on the scientific significance and taxonomic history of listed genera, as well as elaborations on the information presented in other columns.
Fishes are a paraphyletic group and for this reason, the class Pisces seen in older reference works is no longer used in formal taxonomy.Traditional classification divides fish into three extant classes (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes), and with extinct forms sometimes classified within those groups, sometimes as their own classes: [1]
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer.
Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2) 15,219 extant species have been evaluated; 12,028 of those are fully assessed [a] 9679 are not threatened at present [b] 2343 to 5534 are threatened [c] 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 65 extinct (EX) species [d] 6 extinct in the wild (EW) 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR ...
Pages in category "Fish of the Atlantic Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 504 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Perciformes Temporal range: Early Paleocene–recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Clade: Percomorpha Order: Perciformes Bleeker, 1863 Type species Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 Suborders See text Perciformes, also called the Acanthopteri, is an order ...
The species level taxonomy is complex and the family includes several undescribed species. Physically similar to blennies, most jawfish species are small fish (up to 10 cm or 3.9 in) with an elongated body plan. A few species, for example the aptly named giant jawfish (O. rhomaleus), reaches about 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in). Their heads, mouths, and ...