Rabaulichthys suzukii
(No common name)Overview:
Family: Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets; Forms aggregations over rocky bottoms (Ref. 45336). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 45336).
Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- 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
Cope 1887 - Ray-Finned Fishes
- Order: Perciformes
- Perch-like Fishes
- Suborder: Percoidei
- Series: Percomorpha
- Family: Serranidae
- Sea Basses and Groupers
- Subfamily: Anthiinae
- Genus: Rabaulichthys
Randall & Pyle, 1989
- Specific name: suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001
- Scientific name: Rabaulichthys suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001
- Specific name: suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001
- Genus: Rabaulichthys
Randall & Pyle, 1989
- Subfamily: Anthiinae
- Family: Serranidae
- Sea Basses and Groupers
- Series: Percomorpha
- Suborder: Percoidei
- Order: Perciformes
- Perch-like Fishes
- Class: Actinopterygii
Cope 1887 - Ray-Finned Fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Heemstra P.C.
Physical Description
Family Serranidae:
Distribution: Tropical and temperate oceans. Some enter freshwater. Operculum bearing 3 spines - a main spine with one below and one above it. Lateral line complete and continuous, not reaching onto caudal fin (lacking in one species). Dorsal fin may be notched, with 7-12 spines. Three spines on anal fin. Caudal fin usually rounded, truncate, or lunate; rarely forked. Tip of maxilla exposed even with mouth closed. No scaly axillary pelvic process. One spine on pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Branchiostegal rays usually 7. Vertebrae 24-26. Monoecious with some functional hermaphrodites; groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites. Anthiinae are mostly small colorful planktivores feeding primarily on tiny crustaceans and fish eggs. They change sex from females to a few dominant males. Despite their attractive colors they need zooplankton as food and are thus not well suited for aquariums. Groupers attain up to 3 m maximum length and weights of up to 400 kg. They are bottom-dwelling predators and highly commercial food fish. Groupers are hardy aquarium fish, but grow rapidly. Grammistinae get their name from a bitter tasting skin toxin, grammistin, which can kill other animals in an aquarium. They feed on crustaceans and fishes.
The family Serranidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 62 genera and 449 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name: Latin, serranus = derived from saw, fish saw. 1803
Distribution
Range and Population
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Habitat
Biome
Saltwater. Demersal.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Rabaulichthys:
There are approximately 3 species and subspecies in this genus: R. altipinnis (Sailfin Anthias) · R. stigmaticus (Spotfin Anthias) · R. suzukii
Members of the genus Pterocryptis:
There are approximately 21 species and subspecies in this genus: P. afghana (Afghanistan Silurus) · P. anomala · P. cochinchinensis · P. berdmorei (Burmese Silurus) · P. bokorensis · P. buccata · P. burmanensis · P. cochinchinensis (Catfish) · P. cochinensis · P. crenula · P. cucphuongensis · P. furnessi · P. gangelica · P. gangetica · P. indicus · P. inusitata · P. torrentis (Thailand Silurus) · P. verecunda · P. wynaadensis (Malabar Silurus) · P. berdmorei · P. wynaadensis
Bibliography
- Masuda, H. and J.E. Randall (2001). Rabaulichthys suzukii, a new anthiine fish from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 48(1):77-81.
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Notes
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 10, 2006.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
Identifiers:
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 643396
- Fishbase Species ID: 61271
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1705863
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122804
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