Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

question bank- short answers

1. Holotype and Paratype
2. Nomen nudum and Nomen conservandum
3. Systematics and Taxonomy
4. Authorship in fish taxonomy
5. Explain karyotaxonomy
6. How will you differentiate a guitar fish and sting ray?
7. Write the important feature of the order Carcharhiniformes.
8. What are the distinguishing feature of a seer fish and tuna?
9. What is meristic character? Give suitable example
10. Classification (Systematic position) of Indian oil sardine and seer fish
11. Write the importance of taxonomy?
12. Explain karyotaxonomy
13. How will you differentiate a guitar fish and sting ray?
14. Write the important feature of the order Carcharhiniformes.
15. What are the distinguishing feature of a seer fish and tuna?
16. What is meristic character? Give suitable example.
17. List out the important characters of the family Cichlidae?
18. Give the common name for the following species
a. Stolephorus indicus
b. Rastrelliger kanagurta
c. Coryphaena  hippurus
d. Parupeneus  indicus
Secutor insidiator 
Leiognathus brevirostris
Rhynchobatus djiddensis (or)
Aetobatus narinari
14.  Explain and give suitable examples for the following families.
a. Lutjanidae
b. Leiognathidae
c. Mobulidae or Rhinobatidae
15. Distinguish between “alpha taxonomy” and “beta taxonomy”