Family Aphredoderidae - Pirate perches
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Teleostei |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 1 | Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : No |
Marine : No |
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Division |
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Primary freshwater |
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Aquarium |
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none |
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First Fossil Record |
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Tertiary
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Eocene |
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Remark |
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Distribution: eastern United States. Scales ctenoid. Head scaly on sides. Normal eyes. Dorsal fin spines 3 or 4; soft rays 10 or 11. Anal fin spines 2 or 3; soft rays 5-7. Pelvic fin insertion subthoracic; pelvic rays 7. Anus in juveniles immediately preceeding anal fin, moving anteriorly with growth. That young individuals have less anal fin spines (2) but more soft rays (8) while adults have 3 and 7, respectively, seems to result from a transformation of the third soft ray into a spine. About 13 cm maximum length. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, aphod = excrement + Greek, dere = throat; because of the unusual position of the anus |
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Reproductive guild |
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guarders |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Paracanthopterygii | | Percopsaria | | | Percopsiformes | | | Aphredoderidae |
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Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination |
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Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams, 1824) | accepted | senior | new |
Scolopsis sayanus Gilliams, 1824 | synonym | senior | original |
Aphredoderus sayanus sayanus (Gilliams, 1824) | synonym | senior | new |
Aphredoderus gibbosus Lesueur, 1833 | synonym | junior | original |
Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus Lesueur, 1833 | synonym | junior | change in rank |
Sternotremia isolepis Nelson, 1876 | synonym | junior | original |
Aphrodedirus cookianus Jordan, 1877 | synonym | junior | original |
Asternotremia mesotrema Jordan, 1877 | synonym | junior | original |