Jordaniidae
| Jordaniidae | |
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| Jordania zonope | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Jordaniidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898[1] |
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Jordaniidae is a small
ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Scorpaeniformes
. These fishes are found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Jordaniidae was first proposed as a
Scorpaenichthyidae.[2] This family is regarded as one of the more basal members of the Cottoidea grouping.[5]
Etymology
Jordaniidae takes its name from its type genus, Jordania, which was named by Edwin Chapin Starks in 1895 and Stark's' name honours David Starr Jordan who was his "teacher in ichthyology".[6]
Genera and species
Jordaniidae contains two monotypic genera:[2][4]
- Genus Jordania Starks, 1895
- Jordania zonopeStarks, 1895 (Longfin sculpin)
- Genus Paricelinus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Paricelinus hopliticusC.H. Eigenmann R.S. Eigenmann, 1889 (Thornback sculpin)
Characteristics
Jordaniidae sculpins have a single pharyngobranchial on the
anal fin 2 separtae dorsal fins and reduced gills.[2] These fishes reach a maximum published total length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in).[7][8]
Distribution and habitat
Jordaniidae sculpins are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to California. They are demersal fish found from the intertidal zone to 138 m (453 ft) in rocky areas.[8]
References
- ^ PMID 25543675.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the originalon 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- PMID 28683774.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Jordaniidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (11 July 2021). "Order Perciformes: Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Cottales: Families Trichodontidae, Jordaniidae, Rhamphocottidae, Scorpaenichthyidae and Agonidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Jordania zonope" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Paricelinus hopliticus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.