Chapter 13 (percomorpha)

Question 1

Describe the lampriformes

Answer 1

large, offshore, highly colored fishes of striking form. All are marine, rather deep water. closed gas bladder. pre max and maxilla are freely protractile.

Question 2

Describe the lampriformes

Answer 2

large, offshore, highly colored fishes of striking form. All are marine, rather deep water. closed gas bladder. pre max and maxilla are freely protractile.

Question 3

Order Beryciformes

Answer 3

no relatable taxa, just that they appear to be less derived than perciformes

Question 4

Gasterosteiformes: what connects most groups?

Answer 4

elaborate male parental care of young

Question 5

why are synbranchiformes only eel-like superficially?

Answer 5

highly evolved air breathers, tripical and subtropical freshwater fishes. Also, it has one continuous gill slit, not two.

Question 6

Name the 6 scorpaeniform suborders

Answer 6

scorpaenoidei
platycephaloidei
anoplopomatoidei
hexagrammoidei
cottoidei
dactylopteroidei

Question 7

how are the scropaeniformes clumped together?

Answer 7

relationship is unknown. the Suborbital Stay is the only thing.

Question 8

what is the Suborbital Stay?

Answer 8

a bone connecting all of the scorpaeniformes together, a posterior connection to the third circumorbital bone (SO3)

Question 9

generalized percaform morphology

Answer 9

spines in fins: present
Dorsal fins: 2, never adipose
Scales: Ctenoid or absent 
Pelvic fin placement: thoracic or jugular
swimbladder:  physoclists

Question 10

What suborder of Perciformes has the 10 largest families?

Answer 10

Percoidei
(includes serranidae, apogonidae, scaienidae, percidae, haemulidae, carangidae, chaetodontidae, pseudochromidae, sparidae, lutjanidae).

Question 11

what is to be said of the Percoidei in regards to future evolution?

Answer 11

The percoidei seems to be the basal evolutionary group from which other suborders have been derived. also, there are two perform derivative orders.

Question 12

what determines the difference between sinistral and dextral starry flounders?

Answer 12

genetic control

Question 13

what bony parts have been lost in Tetradontiformes?

Answer 13

lack parietals, nasals, circumorbitals. lower ribs.

Question 14

Order Beryciformes

Answer 14

no relatable taxa, just that they appear to be less derived than perciformes

Question 15

Gasterosteiformes: what connects most groups?

Answer 15

elaborate male parental care of young

Question 16

why are synbranchiformes only eel-like superficially?

Answer 16

highly evolved air breathers, tripical and subtropical freshwater fishes. Also, it has one continuous gill slit, not two.

Question 17

Name the 6 scorpaeniform suborders

Answer 17

scorpaenoidei
platycephaloidei
anoplopomatoidei
hexagrammoidei
cottoidei
dactylopteroidei

Question 18

how are the scropaeniformes clumped together?

Answer 18

relationship is unknown. the Suborbital Stay is the only thing.

Question 19

what is the Suborbital Stay?

Answer 19

a bone connecting all of the scorpaeniformes together, a posterior connection to the third circumorbital bone (SO3)

Question 20

generalized percaform morphology

Answer 20

spines in fins: present
Dorsal fins: 2, never adipose
Scales: Ctenoid or absent 
Pelvic fin placement: thoracic or jugular
swimbladder:  physoclists

Question 21

What suborder of Perciformes has the 10 largest families?

Answer 21

Percoidei
(includes serranidae, apogonidae, scaienidae, percidae, haemulidae, carangidae, chaetodontidae, pseudochromidae, sparidae, lutjanidae).

Question 22

what is to be said of the Percoidei in regards to future evolution?

Answer 22

The percoidei seems to be the basal evolutionary group from which other suborders have been derived. also, there are two perform derivative orders.

Question 23

what determines the difference between sinistral and dextral starry flounders?

Answer 23

genetic control

Question 24

what bony parts have been lost in Tetradontiformes?

Answer 24

lack parietals, nasals, circumorbitals. lower ribs.