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Diagrams of Ctenoplana kowalevskii. Ctenoplana is a genus of comb jellies, and the only genus in the family Ctenoplanidae. It comprises the following species: Ctenoplana agnae (Dawydoff, 1929) Ctenoplana bengalensis Gnanamuthu and Nair, 1948 [1] Ctenoplana caulleryi Dawydoff, 1936; Ctenoplana duboscqui Dawydoff, 1929; Ctenoplana korotneffi ...
In 2013 Mnemiopsis was recorded in lake Birket Qarun, and in 2014 in lake El Rayan II, both near Faiyum in Egypt, where they were accidentally introduced by the transport of fish (mullet) fry. Though many species prefer brackish waters like estuaries and coastal lagoons in open connection with the sea, this was the first record from an inland ...
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.
A beroid ctenophore with mouth gaping at left. Beroidae is a family of ctenophores or comb jellies more commonly referred to as the beroids.It is the only known family within the monotypic order Beroida and the class Nuda.
Pleurobrachia bachei is a selective carnivore and its feeding habits are analogous to other ambush "sit and wait" predators, such as the orb-weaving spider.When searching for prey the Pleurobrachia swims with its oral pole forward to set its tentacles.
This is a list of notable fish dishes. In culinary and fishery contexts, fish includes shellfish , such as molluscs , crustaceans and echinoderms . Fish has been an important source of protein for humans throughout recorded history .
A freshwater aquatic food web. The blue arrows show a complete food chain (algae → daphnia → gizzard shad → largemouth bass → great blue heron). A food web is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.
This table includes mainly food fish species, but also listed are crustaceans (crabs and shrimps), cephalopods (squids and cuttlefishs), bivalves, and a reptile (softshell turtle). Note that Oreochromis niloticus and Penaeus monodon appear twice, because substantial amounts are harvested from the wild as well as being extensively raised through ...