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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. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
The sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) is a small but hardy saltwater tube-blenny that possesses a large mouth and aggressive territorial behavior, for which it has been given its common name. [2] The term 'fringehead' reflects the distinctive ruff of tissue surrounding the fish's neck. [3]
The dorsal fin has 15 to 17 spines and 8 to 9 soft rays and the anal fin has 3 spines and 4 to 5 soft rays. There is a deep notch in the pectoral fin and the caudal fin is rounded. The general color of this fish is bright red with varying amounts of black on the fins and a pale-colored gill chamber. [2]
The abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus, is an abyssal fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found in all the world's oceans, at depths between 800 and 5,493 metres (2,625 and 18,022 ft). [3] Its adult length is 20 to 40 centimetres (8 to 16 in), although Fishbase [2] gives lengths up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The abyssal grenadier's body is ...
Crazy fish are classified under the genus Butis in the family Butidae, which was formerly considered a subfamily, Butinae, of the family Eleotridae (sleeper gobies). They belong to the order Gobiiformes, [8] which to some authorities is a suborder of the order Perciformes called Gobioidei.
Digging deep burrows in soft sediments allows the fish to thermoregulate, [14] avoid marine predators during the high tide when the fish and burrow are submerged, [15] and lay their eggs. [16] When the burrow is submerged, several mudskipper species maintain an air pocket inside it, which allows them to breathe in conditions of very low oxygen ...
In 2017, Methuselah was unofficially designated as the oldest living aquarium fish following the death of Granddad, another Australian lungfish residing at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, then estimated to be 95 years old. [10] A later study estimated Granddad to have been 109 years old at the time of his death. [11]
Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [13] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...