black ruff (Centrolophus niger), common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Query: Rudderfish

Result: 11^th of 11

Subject:	black ruff (Centrolophus niger), common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

Cuvier-65-Centrolophe (Centropomus) et Coryphène.jpg

Resolution: 1742x1188 File Size: 763616 Bytes Date: 2013:04:19 16:48:28 Upload Date: 2017:03:17 16:44:26

black ruff (Centrolophus niger), common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Description
Français : Planche N°65 du livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 8), seconde édition de 1828, représentant :
-en haut : Centrolophus pompilus = black ruff (Centrolophus niger)
-en bas : Coryphaena doradon = common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)
Date 19 April 2013, 16:48:28
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-65-Centrolophe_(Centropomus)_et_Coryph%C3%A8ne.jpg

The black ruff (Centrolophus niger) is a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus. It is a mesopelagic fish found in all tropical and temperate oceans at depths of 50 to 1,000 m. Its length is typically up to 60 cm, but it may reach 150 cm. Other common names include rudderfish and blackfish.

The mahi-mahi or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado and dolphin, it is a member of the Coryphaenidae family. Mahi means very strong in Hawaiian. The name mahimahi means very strong in Hawaiian.

Rudderfish
11/11

^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^