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Apsilus

Index Apsilus

Apsilus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Achille Valenciennes, Actinopterygii, African forktail snapper, Alphonse Guichenot, Apsilinae, Apsilus dentatus, Atlantic Ocean, Dorsal fin, Family (biology), Felipe Poey, Fish fin, French people, Fusiform, Genus, Gerald R. Allen, Lutjanidae, Subfamily, Zoology.

  2. Apsilinae

Achille Valenciennes

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

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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.

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African forktail snapper

The African forktail snapper (Apsilus fuscus), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.

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Alphonse Guichenot

Antoine Alphonse Guichenot (31 July 1809 in Paris – 17 February 1876 in Cluny) was a French zoologist who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Paris), including an extensive biological survey of Algeria.

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Apsilinae

Apsilinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies classified within the family Lutjanidae, the snappers.

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Apsilus dentatus

Apsilus dentatus, the black snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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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.

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Family (biology)

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

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Felipe Poey

Felipe Poey (May 26, 1799 – January 28, 1891) was a Cuban zoologist.

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Fish fin

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

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French people

The French people (lit) are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France.

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Fusiform

Fusiform (from Latin fusus ‘spindle’) means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Gerald R. Allen

Gerald Robert "Gerry" Allen (born March 26, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist.

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Lutjanidae

Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Zoology

ZoologyThe pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon.

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See also

Apsilinae

References

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