|
|
español |
|
|
Overview |
Main identification features
- body compressed, deep
- soft dorsal and anal finstriangular
- c: straight
- mouth = beak
- black + dense white spotting
OPLEGNATHUS
BEAKFISHES, KNIFEJAWS
Body deep, compressed; teeth fused into parrot-like beak; dorsal fin XI-XII, 11-22, spiny part low in adult; anal III,11-16; scales very small.
An Indo-Pacific subtropical genus with seven species; one of which is endemic to the southern fringes of our region.
|
|
|
References |
- Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1994., Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific., Crawford House Press Pty Ltd:1-332.
- Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741.
- Clark, H.W., 1936., The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences.1932. No. 29. New and noteworthy fishes., Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4), 4:21(29):383-396.
- Edgar, G.J. Banks, S., Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M. and Martínez, C., 2004., Regional biogeography of shallow reef fish and macro-invertebrate communities in the Galapagos archipelago., Journal of Biogeography, 31:1107-1124.
- Hildebrand, S.F., 1946., A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 189:1-530.
- Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp.
- Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
- Kner,., 1867., Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren J. Cäs. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg., Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 56:709-728.
|
|
|
Acknowledgements | |
I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.
|
|
| Supported by | |
Updated: 2024-05-06 03:32:58 gmt
|
