tubesnout

tubesnout
/toohb"snowt', tyoohb"-/, n.
a slender, marine fish, Aulorhynchus flavidus, inhabiting coastal waters from southern California to Alaska, having a long, tubelike snout. Also called tubenose.
[TUBE + SNOUT]

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▪ fish
      either of the two species of fishes (fish) in the family Aulorhynchidae (order Gasterosteiformes (gasterosteiform)). Both species—Aulorhynchus flavidus and Aulichthys japonicus—are marine and restricted to coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomically, they are sometimes placed in the stickleback family, Gasterosteidae. Tubesnouts are named for their extended snouts.

      The larger tubesnout, Aulorhynchus flavidus, is found along the North American coast from Alaska to the Baja Peninsula of Mexico among giant kelp and eelgrass. This rarely sighted species attains a length of about 18 cm (7 inches). It builds a nest out of giant kelp fronds, and the eggs (egg) adhere to these fronds after the female deposits them. The other species, Aulichthys japonicus, occurs in the northwestern Pacific near Japan and Korea. Both species feed on small, planktonic crustaceans (crustacean) and fish larvae.

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  • tubesnout — /toohb snowt , tyoohb /, n. a slender, marine fish, Aulorhynchus flavidus, inhabiting coastal waters from southern California to Alaska, having a long, tubelike snout. Also called tubenose. [TUBE + SNOUT] …   Useful english dictionary

  • American tubesnout — amerikinė ilgasnukė dyglė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aulorhynchus flavidus angl. American tubesnout rus. американская длиннорылая колюшка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – amerikinės ilgasnukės dyglės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Japanese tubesnout — japoninė ilgasnukė dyglė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aulichthys japonicus angl. Japanese tubesnout rus. азиатская длиннорылая колюшка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – azijinės ilgasnukės dyglės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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  • tubenose — /toohb nohz , tyoohb /, n. tubesnout. [TUBE + NOSE] * * * …   Universalium

  • gasterosteiform — ▪ fish order Introduction       any member of the order Gasterosteiformes, a group of fishes characterized generally by soft fin rays, pelvic fins located on the abdomen, an air bladder without a duct to the gut, and a primitive kidney. Gill… …   Universalium

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  • Aulorhynchus flavidus — amerikinė ilgasnukė dyglė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aulorhynchus flavidus angl. American tubesnout rus. американская длиннорылая колюшка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – amerikinės ilgasnukės dyglės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • amerikinė ilgasnukė dyglė — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aulorhynchus flavidus angl. American tubesnout rus. американская длиннорылая колюшка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – amerikinės ilgasnukės dyglės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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