Chironemus is a genus of marine ray finned fish, commonly known as kelpfishes, belonging to the family Chironemidae. They are found in the temperate waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean.
The Kelpfishes were placed in the monogeneric family Chironemidae in 1862 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill.[1] The genus had been described in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier when he had described the type species Chironemus georgianus.[2] The family is regarded as part of the superfamily Cirrhitoidea, which is placed within the order Perciformes in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World,[3] however other authorities place this clade within a new order within the wider Percomorpha, Centrarchiformes.[4] The name of the genus is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".[5]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[6]
The fishes within the genus Chironemus have tubular nostrils which have tufts of cirri. They have moderately sized cycloid scales. The continuous dorsal fin has a long base and robust spines. The spiny part of the dorsal fin is separated from the soft rayed part by distinct incision. The anal fin has small with thick spines. The large pectoral fins have their upper fin rays branched and 6 the six lower rays are notably more robust and are unbranched.[7] These high backed fishes resemble the morwongs belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae but they have a truncate caudal fin and fewer soft rays in the anal fin. They typically have a marbled colour pattern camouflaging them in their preferred rocky habitat.[8] The dorsal dins of these fishes contain 14-16 spines and 15-21 soft rays while their anal fins contain 6-8 soft rays. They have vomerine teeth but there are no teeth on the palatine. They grow to a maximum of approximately 40 cm (16 in).[4]
Chironemus kelpfishes are found in the southern Pacific Ocean off Australia, New Zealand and the western coast of South America off Peru and Chile.[3] They are coastal fishes adapted to living in shallow waters where they are exposed to waves.[7]
Chironemus kelpfishes feed on benthic invertebrates. They lodge themselves into small niches or interstices in rocks holding their bodies in place with their large pectoral fins.[7]
Chironemus is a genus of marine ray finned fish, commonly known as kelpfishes, belonging to the family Chironemidae. They are found in the temperate waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Los peces quelpo son el género Chironemus, el único de la familia Chironemidae, una familia de peces marinos incluida en el orden Perciformes.[1] Se distribuyen por las costas de Australia, Nueva Zelanda y Chile.[1]
Su nombre procede del griego: cheir (manos) + nematos (filamento).[2]
Cuerpo de hasta 40 cm de longitud máxima; tienen de 14 a 16 espinas y de 15 a 21 radios blandos en la aleta dorsal; presenta dientes vomerianos pero no dientes palatinos, con unas muelas cónicas o viliformes.[1]
Existen seis especies agrupadas en este género y familia:[3][4]
Los peces quelpo son el género Chironemus, el único de la familia Chironemidae, una familia de peces marinos incluida en el orden Perciformes. Se distribuyen por las costas de Australia, Nueva Zelanda y Chile.
Su nombre procede del griego: cheir (manos) + nematos (filamento).
Chironemus arrain pertziformeen generoa da, Australiako eta Zeelanda Berriko kostaldetan bizi dena. Chironemidae familia monotipikoa osatzen duen bakarra da.[1]
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Chironemus è un genere di pesci ossei marini, unico appartenente alla famiglia Chironemidae, dell'ordine Perciformes.
Le specie della famiglia si trovano nei mari temperati dell'Emisfero Australe lungo le coste dell'Australia meridionale, della Nuova Zelanda e del Cile[1]. Sono pesci costieri che vivono prevalentemente in ambienti rocciosi con molta vegetazione algale e nelle foreste di kelp.
L'aspetto generale di questi pesci non è dissimile da quello dei labridi europei del genere Symphodus. La pinna dorsale è unica con un'incisura che separa la parte anteriore con da 14 a 16 raggi spinosi da quella posteriore a raggi molli. Pinna anale breve, con 3 spine. Pinne pettorali con raggi inferiori robusti e ispessiti. Denti piccoli, appuntiti o setoliformi[1].
Non superano i 40 cm di lunghezza[2].
Chironemus è un genere di pesci ossei marini, unico appartenente alla famiglia Chironemidae, dell'ordine Perciformes.
Chironemus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van chironemiden (Chironemidae).[1]
Chironemus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van chironemiden (Chironemidae).
Chironemus[1] är ett släkte av fiskar. Chironemus ingår i familjen Chironemidae.[1]
Arterna förekommer i södra Stilla havet kring Australien, Nya Zeeland och Chile. De når en maximallängd av 40 cm.[2]
Chironemus är enda släktet i familjen Chironemidae.[1]
Arter enligt Catalogue of Life[1]:
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Chironemus är ett släkte av fiskar. Chironemus ingår i familjen Chironemidae.
Arterna förekommer i södra Stilla havet kring Australien, Nya Zeeland och Chile. De når en maximallängd av 40 cm.
Chironemus är enda släktet i familjen Chironemidae.
Arter enligt Catalogue of Life:
Chironemus bicornis Chironemus delfini Chironemus georgianus Chironemus maculosus Chironemus marmoratus Chironemus microlepis
