Kelpfish

Chironemus marmoratus

Kelpfische ( Chironemus ) are a genus of clump Barschartigen ( Cirrhitoidea ). The fish live in the kelp forests ( kelp forests ) along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Also some representatives of the codfish ( Clinidae ) are referred to as Kelpfische Occasionally.

Features

Kelpfische have a typical perch shape. Their dorsal fin consists of a hartstrahligen part which is supported 14-16 fin rays and has a weichstraligen of 15 to 21 soft rays. The anal fin has six to eight soft rays. The palatine bone the Kelpfische is toothless, the vomer is dentate. The teeth are conical or brush-like. They are depending on the type 20-40 inches long. The color of the Kelpfische is a camouflaged mottled pattern in various shades of brown.

System

There are six types:

• Chironemus bicornis ( Steindachner, 1898)
• Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
• Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829
• Chironemus maculosus Richardson, 1850
• Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
• Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916