Definition of Coral fish. Meaning of Coral fish. Synonyms of Coral fish

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Coral fish. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Coral fish and, of course, Coral fish synonyms and on the right images related to the word Coral fish.

Definition of Coral fish

Coral fish
Coral Cor"al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of Madreporaria, and to the hydroid genus, Millepora. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian (Corallium rubrum) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The fan corals, plume corals, and sea feathers are species of Gorgoniacea, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus Tubipora, an Alcyonarian, and black coral is in part the axis of species of the genus Antipathes. See Anthozoa, Madrepora. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain. Chain coral. See under Chain. Coral animal (Zo["o]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called coral insects. Coral fish. See in the Vocabulary. Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as fringing reefs, when they border the land; barrier reefs, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; atolls, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See Atoll. Coral root (Bot.), a genus (Corallorhiza) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under Coralloid. Coral snake. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake (Elaps corallinus), coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake (Tortrix scytale). Coral tree (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron. Coral wood, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
Coral fish
Coral fish Cor"al fish` (Zo["o]l.) Any bright-colored fish of the genera Ch[ae]todon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals.

Meaning of Coral fish from wikipedia

- Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among...
- leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), also known as the common coral trout, leopard coral trout, blue-dotted coral grouper or spotted coral grouper...
- marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians. Coral reefs flourish in ocean waters...
- Precious coral, or red coral, is the common name given to a genus of marine corals, Corallium. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their...
- survival of the coral reefs and the ****ociated reef fish. "Fish coloration - The Fish Doctor & Fish Breeder". The Fish Doctor & Fish Breeder. Retrieved...
- Singapore, fish balls are also known as 鱼圆 (yú yuán) or 鱼丸 (yú wán). Traditionally, fish balls were made from locally sourced fish such as coral fish and dorab...
- Gill nets, fish traps, and anchors break branching coral and cause coral death through entanglement. When fishermen drop lines by coral reefs, the lines...
- form of the coral polyp which, when mature, settles to form a new colony. Although some corals are able to catch plankton and small fish using stinging...
- Daniel (eds.). "Cryptotomus roseus". FishBase. September 2015 version. Lieske, E., and Myers, R. (1999). Coral Reef Fishes. 2nd edition. Princeton University...
- Labroides found on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. These small fish maintain so-called "cleaning stations" where other fish, known as hosts...