Acanthoclinus rua (Little Rockfish, Little Rockfish)

Overview

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Family : Roundheads ; Occurs in the subtidal zone but may be found in rock pools at low tide .

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Little Rockfish

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

新西蘭棘鮗

Description

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Family Plesiopidae

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific . Third branchiostegal ray extending farther posteriorly than adjacent rays resulting in a projection on the margin of the branchiostegal membrane (except in Calloplesiops); lateral line incomplete or disjunct . Maximum length about 20 cm. Elongate fishes with large mouths and large eyes. Feed on small crustaceans and fishes.The family Plesiopidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 11 genera and 38 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Etymology of this family name : Greek, plesios = near + Greek, pous = feet

Habitat

May be found at depths of 0 to 80 meters.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

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Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () - �
        Suborder: Percoidei () - �
        Family: Plesiopidae () - Roundheads
        Subfamily: Acanthoclininae ()
        Genus: Acanthoclinus () - (Hardy, 1985)
        Specific name: rua - (Hardy, 1985)
        Scientific name: - Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Acanthoclinus quadridactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)
Blennius littoreus Forster, 1801
Blennius quadridactylus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Taumakoides littoreus (Forster, 1801)
Taumakoides rua Hardy, 1985

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acanthoclinus

There are approximately 6 species in this genus:

A. fuscus (Olive Rockfish) · A. littoreus (Rockfish) · A. marilynae (Stout Rockfish) · A. matti · A. rua (Little Rockfish) · A. trilineatus

Bibliography

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Paulin C. and C. Roberts (1992). The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
FishBase
FishBase 2006.
Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486268
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-112784
Fishbase Species ID: 46322
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 65184
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645532
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101131