Caristius Explained
Caristius is a genus of manefishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Ecology
A member of the genus Caristius associates with the siphonophore Bathyphysa conifera, using it for shelter, stealing meals, and perhaps nibbling on its host as well, yet protecting it from amphipod parasites such as Themisto.[1] This symbiotic relationship appears mutualistic.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Caristius andriashevi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012[2]
- Caristius barsukovi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013[3]
- Caristius digitus D. E. Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013[4]
- Caristius fasciatus (Borodin, 1930)
- Caristius japonicus T. N. Gill & H. M. Smith, 1905
- Caristius litvinovi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013[3]
- Caristius macropus (Bellotti, 1903) (Manefish)
- Caristius meridionalis D. E. Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013[4]
- Caristius walvisensis Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013[3]
Notes and References
- Janssen . John . Gibbs Jr. . Robert H. . Pugh . Phil R. . 27 February 1989 . Association of Caristius sp. (Pisces: Caristiidae) with a siphonophore, Bathyphysa conifera . Copeia . English . 27 February 1989 . 1989 . 1 . 198–201 . 10.2307/1445624 . 1445624 .
- Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2012): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes). 2. Manefishes from the East Atlantic (Redescription of Platyberyx opalescens Zugmayer and Description of Two New Species Platyberyx mauli sp. n. and Caristius andriashevi sp. n.). Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 185-199.
- Kukuev, E.I., Parin, N.V. & Trunov, I.A. (2013): Materials for the Revision of the Family Caristiidae (Perciformes): 3. Manefishes (Genus Caristius) from Moderate Warm Waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with a Description of Three New Species from the Southeast Atlantic (C. barsukovi sp.n., C. litvinovi sp.n., C. walvisensis sp. n.) . Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (8): 541-561.
- Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2013): Revision of the Manefish Genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Copeia, 2013 (3): 415-434.
