Acanthoclinus
Encyclopedia
Acanthoclinus is a genus of roundhead
s of the Plesiopidae
. They are elongate fishes with large mouths and eyes, and are found in the Indo-West Pacific
oceans.
Roundhead
"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...
s of the Plesiopidae
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. They are elongate fishes with large mouths and eyes, and are found in the Indo-West Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
oceans.
Species
- Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1842
- Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801)
- Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985)
- Acanthoclinus mattiAcanthoclinus mattiAcanthoclinus matti is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand at depths of up to 17 m....
(Hardy, 1985) - Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)