en.unionpedia.org

Ogcocephalus, the Glossary

Ogcocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.^[1]

52 relations: Achille Valenciennes, Actinopterygii, Anatomy, Anglerfish, Barton Warren Evermann, Buckler, Cape Hatteras, Carl Leavitt Hubbs, Carl Linnaeus, David Starr Jordan, Dorsal fin, Entomology, Family (biology), Fish fin, Fish measurement, Fishes of the World, Georges Cuvier, Gill raker, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Gustaf Johan Billberg, John Richardson (naturalist), List of prehistoric bony fish genera, Margaret G. Bradbury, Monotypic taxon, Ogcocephalidae, Ogcocephalus corniger, Ogcocephalus cubifrons, Ogcocephalus declivirostris, Ogcocephalus nasutus, Ogcocephalus notatus, Ogcocephalus pantostictus, Ogcocephalus parvus, Ogcocephalus porrectus, Ogcocephalus pumilus, Ogcocephalus radiatus, Ogcocephalus rostellum, Ogcocephalus vespertilio, Operculum (fish), Order (biology), Paleontology, Pelvic fin, Red-lipped batfish, Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Samuel Garman, Samuel L. Mitchill, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Species description, Type species, Wiley (publisher), William Harding Longley, ... Expand index (2 more) »
Ogcocephalidae
Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Achille Valenciennes

Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Achille Valenciennes

Actinopterygii

Actinopterygii, members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.

See Ogcocephalus and Actinopterygii

Anatomy

Anatomy is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts.

See Ogcocephalus and Anatomy

Anglerfish

The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes.

See Ogcocephalus and Anglerfish

Barton Warren Evermann

Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Barton Warren Evermann

Buckler

A buckler (French bouclier 'shield', from Old French bocle, boucle 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss.

See Ogcocephalus and Buckler

Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina.

See Ogcocephalus and Cape Hatteras

Carl Leavitt Hubbs

Carl Leavitt Hubbs (October 19, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was an American ichthyologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Carl Leavitt Hubbs

Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.

See Ogcocephalus and Carl Linnaeus

David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913.

See Ogcocephalus and David Starr Jordan

Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

See Ogcocephalus and Dorsal fin

Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

See Ogcocephalus and Entomology

Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

See Ogcocephalus and Family (biology)

Fish fin

Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.

See Ogcocephalus and Fish fin

Fish measurement

Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology.

See Ogcocephalus and Fish measurement

Fishes of the World

Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Fishes of the World

Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology".

See Ogcocephalus and Georges Cuvier

Gill raker

Gill rakers in fish are bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch (gill arch) and are involved with suspension feeding tiny prey.

See Ogcocephalus and Gill raker

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (translit; 13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a Saxon anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Gustaf Johan Billberg

Gustaf Johan Billberg (14 June 1772, Karlskrona – 26 November 1844, Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist, although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation.

See Ogcocephalus and Gustaf Johan Billberg

John Richardson (naturalist)

Sir John Richardson FRS FRSE (5 November 1787 – 5 June 1865) was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer.

See Ogcocephalus and John Richardson (naturalist)

List of prehistoric bony fish genera

This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms.

See Ogcocephalus and List of prehistoric bony fish genera

Margaret G. Bradbury

Margaret Gertrude Bradbury, known as "Maggie" (July 15, 1927 – October 19, 2010) was an American ichthyologist, educator and illustrator.

See Ogcocephalus and Margaret G. Bradbury

Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

See Ogcocephalus and Monotypic taxon

Ogcocephalidae

Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalidae

Ogcocephalus corniger

Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus corniger

Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Ogcocephalus cubifrons, the spotted batfish or polka-dot batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Ogcocephalus declivirostris

Ogcocephalus declivirostris, the slantbrow batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus declivirostris

Ogcocephalus nasutus

Ogcocephalus nasutus, the shortnose batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus nasutus

Ogcocephalus notatus

Ogcocephalus notatus, the marked batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus notatus

Ogcocephalus pantostictus

Ogcocephalus pantostictus, the spotted batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus pantostictus

Ogcocephalus parvus

Ogcocephalus parvus, the roughback batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the batifishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus parvus

Ogcocephalus porrectus

Ogcocephalus porrectus, the rosy-lipped batfish, is endemic to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus porrectus

Ogcocephalus pumilus

Ogcocephalus pumilus, the dwarf batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus pumilus

Ogcocephalus radiatus

Ogcocephalus radiatus or the polka-dot batfish is an arrow-shaped fish in the family Ogcocephalidae with an elongated thin tail.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus radiatus

Ogcocephalus rostellum

Ogcocephalus rostellum, the palefin batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus rostellum

Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Ogcocephalus vespertilio, the Brazilian batfish or seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes.

See Ogcocephalus and Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Operculum (fish)

The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.

See Ogcocephalus and Operculum (fish)

Order (biology)

Order (ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

See Ogcocephalus and Order (biology)

Paleontology

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

See Ogcocephalus and Paleontology

Pelvic fin

Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral (belly) surface of fish, and are the lower of the only two sets of paired fins (the other being the laterally positioned pectoral fins).

See Ogcocephalus and Pelvic fin

Red-lipped batfish

The red-lipped batfish or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galápagos Islands and off Peru at depths of.

See Ogcocephalus and Red-lipped batfish

Samuel Frederick Hildebrand

Samuel Frederick Hildebrand (August 15, 1883 – March 16, 1949) was an American ichthyologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Samuel Frederick Hildebrand

Samuel Garman

Samuel Walton Garman (June 5, 1843 – September 30, 1927), or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself, was an American naturalist and zoologist.

See Ogcocephalus and Samuel Garman

Samuel L. Mitchill

Samuel Latham Mitchill (August 20, 1764September 7, 1831) was an American physician, naturalist, and politician who lived in Plandome, New York.

See Ogcocephalus and Samuel L. Mitchill

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI, Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales) is located in Panama and is the only bureau of the Smithsonian Institution based outside of the United States.

See Ogcocephalus and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

See Ogcocephalus and Species description

Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

See Ogcocephalus and Type species

Wiley (publisher)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.

See Ogcocephalus and Wiley (publisher)

William Harding Longley

William Harding Longley (1881–1937) was a Canadian-American botanist and marine biologist.

See Ogcocephalus and William Harding Longley

Zoological specimen

A zoological specimen is an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use.

See Ogcocephalus and Zoological specimen

10th edition of Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.

See Ogcocephalus and 10th edition of Systema Naturae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogcocephalus

, Zoological specimen, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Ogcocephalus, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Ogcocephalidae

Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

References