Taxobox name Greeneyes image Chlorophthalmus.jpg image caption Chlorophthalmus Sp regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Aulopiformes familia Chlorophthalmidae familia authority David Starr Jordan D. S. Jordan , 1923 subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Chlorophthalmus br Parasudis Greeneyes are deep sea Aulopiformes aulopiform marine fishes in the small family Chlorophthalmidae . Thought to have a circumglobal distribution in tropical and temperate waters, the family contains just 18 species in two genera. The family name Chlorophthalmidae derives from the Greek language Greek words chloros meaning green and ophthalmos meaning eye . Some species are of interest to commercial and subsistence fishery fisheries the fish are made into fish meal or sold fresh. Physical description Aptly named after their disproportionately large, iridescence iridescent as well as fluorescent eyes, greeneyes are slender fish with slightly compressed bodies. The largest species , the Shortnose greeneye Chlorophthalmus agassizi reaches a length of convert 40 cm in , but most other species are much smaller. Their heads are small with large jaws. The coloration ranges from a yellowish to blackish brown, and some species have cryptic blotches. ref name EoF cite book editor Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. author Johnson, R.K. & Eschmeyer, W.N. year 1998 title Encyclopedia of Fishes publisher Academic Press location San Diego page 125 isbn 0 12 547665 5 ref Their fins are simple and spineless aside from their eyes, some species also have iridescent patches covering the head Behaviour and reproduction Greeneyes are generally deepwater fish, found from convert 50 m ft down to about convert 1000 m ft . They seem to prefer the continental slope s and continental shelf shelves , possibly forming schools. Greeneyes are known to primarily feed on benthos benthic invertebrates, as well as Pelagic zone pelagic crustaceans such as Decapoda decapods and mysid s. Like many aul ... more details
Taxobox name image Chlorophthalmus agassizi Sardinia.jpg image width image caption Shortnose Greeneye C. agassizi image2 Chlorophthalmus chalybeius.jpg image2 width image2 caption C. chalybeius regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Aulopiformes familia Chlorophthalmidae genus Chlorophthalmus genus authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1840 Chlorophthalmus is a genus of greeneye s. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus ref FishBase genus genus Chlorophthalmus month April year 2012 ref Chlorophthalmus acutifrons small Yoshio Hiyama Hiyama , 1940 small Greeneye Chlorophthalmus agassizi small Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1840 small Shortnose greeneye Chlorophthalmus albatrossis small David Starr Jordan D. S. Jordan & Edwin Chapin Starks Starks , 1904 small Chlorophthalmus atlanticus small Max Poll Poll , 1953 small Atlantic greeneye Chlorophthalmus bicornis small John Roxborough Norman Norman , 1939 small Spinyjaw greeneye Chlorophthalmus borealis small Katsuzo Kuronuma Kuronuma & Masao Yamaguchi ichthyologist Yamaguchi , 1941 small Chlorophthalmus brasiliensis small Giles Willis Mead Mead , 1958 small Chlorophthalmus chalybeius small George Brown Goode Goode , 1881 small Chlorophthalmus corniger small Alfred William Alcock Alcock , 1894 small Chlorophthalmus ichthyandri small Aleksandr Nicholaevich Kotlyar Kotlyar & Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin Parin , 1986 small Chlorophthalmus mento small Samuel Garman Garman , 1899 small Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus small Toshiji Kamohara Kamohara , 1953 small Blackedge greeneye Chlorophthalmus pectoralis small Osamu Okamura Okamura & M. Doi, 1984 small Chlorophthalmus proridens small Charles Henry Gilbert C. H. Gilbert & Frank Cramer Cramer , 1897 small Chlorophthalmus punctatus small John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Gilchrist , 1904 small Spotted greeneye Chlorophthalmus zvezdae small Aleksandr Nicholaevich Kotlyar Kotlyar & Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin Parin , 1986 ... more details
Taxobox name image Parasudis truculenta NOAA.jpg image width image caption Longnose Greeneye P. truculenta regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Aulopiformes familia Chlorophthalmidae genus Parasudis genus authority Charles Tate Regan Regan , 1911 Parasudis is a genus of greeneye s found in the Atlantic Ocean . Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus ref FishBase genus genus Parasudis month April year 2012 ref Parasudis fraserbrunneri small Max Poll Poll , 1953 small Parasudis truculenta small George Brown Goode Goode & Tarleton Hoffman Bean T. H. Bean , 1896 small Longnose greeneye References reflist Category Chlorophthalmidae Aulopiformes stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 A. Mazing Monsters is a series of 16 children s books by Jim Slater accountant Jim Slater first published in 1979 in literature 1979 . Characters Mr A. Mazing Mr A. Stonishing Mr A. Musing Mr A. Larm Books The Tricky Troggle Wormball Webfoot The Great Gulper Greeneye The Winkybird Dimmo Bignose Swiggo Snuggly Big Snowy Kleenum Grinno Rainbow Crammus Send For The Gulper References refimprove date December 2010 External links http www.amazingmonsters.com A. Mazing Monsters Official Site Category British children s picture books child picture book stub ... more details
Taxobox name image Bathysauropsis gracilis Black Lizardfish .gif image width image caption Black Lizardfish B. gracilis regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Aulopiformes familia Bathysauropsidae familia authority Tomoyasu Sato T. Sato & Tetsuji Nakabo Nakabo , 2002 genus Bathysauropsis genus authority Charles Tate Regan Regan , 1911 Bathysauropsis is the only genus in the Lizard Greeneye family, Bathysauropsidae . Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus ref FishBase genus genus Bathysauropsis month April year 2012 ref Bathysauropsis gracilis small Albert G nther G nther , 1878 small Black lizardfish Bathysauropsis malayanus small Henry Weed Fowler Fowler , 1938 small References reflist Category Aulopiformes Aulopiformes stub ... more details
Taxobox name Black lizardfish image Bathysauropsis gracilis Black Lizardfish .gif image caption Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Aulopiformes familia Bathysauropsidae genus Bathysauropsis species B. gracilis binomial Bathysauropsis gracilis binomial authority Albert G nther G nther , 1878 The black lizardfish or deep water greeneye , Bathysauropsis gracilis , is a grinner of the genus Bathysauropsis , found around the world in the southern oceans, at depths of between 1,500 and 3,000 m. Its length is from 20 to 30 cm. References ITIS id 644763 taxon Bathysauropsis gracilis accessdate 18 April 2006 FishBase species genus Bathysauropsis species gracilis month April year 2012 Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand , William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982 ISBN 0 00 216987 8 Category Aulopiformes de Bathysauropsis gracilis nl Bathysauropsis gracilis ... more details
Rattail and brotula are particularly abundant. Benthic Flatfish , hagfish , eelpout , greeneye eel ... s are common, and other well established families are eel s, eelpout s, hagfish es, greeneye ... more details
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