Drepane (fish)
| Drepane | |
|---|---|
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| Spotted sicklefish (D. punctata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Drepaneidae T. N. Gill, 1872[1]
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| Genus: | Drepane G. Cuvier, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon punctatus | |
Drepane is a genus of marine and brackish water
Atlantic near Africa
.
Taxonomy
Drepane was first proposed as a genus in 1831 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier. In 1917 David Starr Jordan designated Chaetodon punctatus, which had been
type locality given as Asia, as its type species.[3][4] In 1872 Theodore Gill classified the genus within the family Drepaneidae[1] and it is the only genus classified within that family.[2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the Drepaneidae within the order Moroniformes alongside the Moronidae and Ephippidae.[5] However, other authorities have found that the Moronidae is not closely related to the other two families and classify the Drepaneidae and the Ephippidae in the order Ephippiformes.[6] Other authorities classify all three families in the Moroniformes sensu Fishes of the World in the Acanthuriformes.[7]
Etymology
Drepane means "sickle" and this refers to the sickle-shaped pectoral fins.[8]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[9]
- Drepane africana Osório, 1892 (African sicklefish)
- J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Concertina fish)
- Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spotted sicklefish)
Characteristics
Drepane sicklefishes have 13 or 14 spines and between 19 and 22 soft rays in the
total length of 50 cm (20 in).[9]
Distribution and habitat
Drepane sicklefishes are found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific.[9] They are inshore fishes found on sand or mud bottoms in reefs, estuaries and harbours.[10][11]
See also
References
- ^ PMID 25543675.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Drepaneidae" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Drepaneidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Drepane". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the originalon 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- PMC 5501477.
- ^ Ron Fricke; William Eschmeyer; and Jon David Fong (2020). "GENERA/SPECIES BY FAMILY/SUBFAMILY IN Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (10 February 2023). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Drepane in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Drepane punctata" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Drepane longimana" in FishBase. February 2023 version.