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Amblygobius Linki
''Amblygobius'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblygobius albimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius buanensis'' Herre, 1927 (Buan siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius bynoensis'' ( J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius calvatus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (Bald-head siltgoby) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016)Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: ''Amblygobius'') from the tropical western Pacific Ocean.''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 10–23.'' * '' Amblygobius cheraphilus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (East Indies siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius decussatus'' (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius esakiae'' Herre, 1939 (Snout-spot siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius linki'' Herre, 1927 (Link's siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius nocturnus'' ( Herre, 1945) (Nocturn siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius phalaena'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Decussatus
''Amblygobius decussatus'', the orange-striped goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, but may be widespread in the central Indo-Pacific area. It prefers living on muddy substrates where it utilizes an invertebrate burrow for shelter. It sifts through mouthfuls of sand, consuming organic matter and small invertebrates contained therein. This species can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ... trade. References External links* Amblygobius, decussatus Fish described in 1855 {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leonard Brierley Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct. Early life Born in Graaff-Reinet, 26 September 1897, Smith was the elder of two sons of Joseph Smith and his wife, Emily Ann Beck. Educated at country schools at Noupoort, De Aar, and Aliwal North, he finally matriculated in 1914 from the Diocesan College, Rondebosch. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1916 and a Master of Science degree in chemistry at Stellenbosch University in 1918. Smith went to the United Kingdom, where he received his PhD at Cambridge University in 1922. After returning to South Africa, he became senior lecturer and later an associate professor of organic chemistry at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. From 1922 to 1937, he was married to Henriet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Tekomaji
''Amblygobius'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblygobius albimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius buanensis'' Herre, 1927 (Buan siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius bynoensis'' ( J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius calvatus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (Bald-head siltgoby) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016)Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: ''Amblygobius'') from the tropical western Pacific Ocean.''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 10–23.'' * '' Amblygobius cheraphilus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (East Indies siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius decussatus'' (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius esakiae'' Herre, 1939 (Snout-spot siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius linki'' Herre, 1927 (Link's siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius nocturnus'' ( Herre, 1945) (Nocturn siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius phalaena'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Stethophthalmus
''Amblygobius'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblygobius albimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius buanensis'' Herre, 1927 (Buan siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius bynoensis'' ( J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius calvatus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (Bald-head siltgoby) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016)Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: ''Amblygobius'') from the tropical western Pacific Ocean.''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 10–23.'' * '' Amblygobius cheraphilus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (East Indies siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius decussatus'' (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius esakiae'' Herre, 1939 (Snout-spot siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius linki'' Herre, 1927 (Link's siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius nocturnus'' ( Herre, 1945) (Nocturn siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius phalaena'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Sphynx
''Amblygobius sphynx'' or the Sphinx goby is a species of goby found in brackish and salt water in the Indo-West Pacific region. Description ''Amblygobius sphynx'' has a total of 7 spines and 13-15 soft rays in its dorsal fins, the anal fin has a single spine and 13-15 soft rays. The background colour on the body is yellowish brown fading to white on the underside. There are 5-6 dark brown bars with white markings between them on the flanks and there is a row of small, widely separated black spots along the upper back. The first and second dorsal fins are equal in height and the caudal fin is rounded. The bost scales are ctenoid while those on the nape, abdomen, and breast are cycloid. The depth of the body is 3.6 to 4 times the standard length. The maximum total length is . Distribution ''Ambygobius sphinx'' has been recorded from the eastern coast of Africa from Eritrea in the north to Maputo, Mozambique, in the south east to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati and south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lambert Playfair
Sir (Robert) Lambert Playfair (21 March 1828 – 18 February 1899) was a British soldier, diplomat, naturalist and author. Early life Lambert Playfair was a grandson of James Playfair, principal of the University of St Andrews, and son of George Playfair (1782–1846), chief inspector-general of hospitals in Bengal, and his wife Jessie Ross. Lambert was born in St Andrews when his parents were at home on leave, and left there to be educated when they returned to India. His elder brother, Lyon, became Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair. Another brother was Dr William Smoult Playfair, who became involved in a notorious court case, Kitson v. Playfair. Career and later life Playfair was a military cadet at Addiscombe College, then joined the Madras Army in 1846 at the age of 18. He became an artillery officer and with the rank of Captain was appointed to the Madras Staff Corps in 1858. He was promoted to Major in 1866, and left the army with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Sewardii
''Amblygobius'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblygobius albimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius buanensis'' Herre, 1927 (Buan siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius bynoensis'' ( J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius calvatus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (Bald-head siltgoby) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016)Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: ''Amblygobius'') from the tropical western Pacific Ocean.''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 10–23.'' * '' Amblygobius cheraphilus'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (East Indies siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius decussatus'' (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius esakiae'' Herre, 1939 (Snout-spot siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius linki'' Herre, 1927 (Link's siltgoby) * '' Amblygobius nocturnus'' ( Herre, 1945) (Nocturn siltgoby) * ''Amblygobius phalaena'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Turner Bennett
Edward Turner Bennett (6 January 1797 – 21 August 1836) was an English zoologist and writer. He was the elder brother of the botanist John Joseph Bennett.Bennett, Edward Turner (1797-1836), zoologist by J. C. Edwards in Dictionary of National Biography online (accessed 21 July 2008) Bennett was born at Hackney (parish), Hackney and practiced as a surgery, surgeon, but his chief pursuit was always zoology. In 1822 he attempted to establish an entomological society, which later became a zoological society in connection with the Linnean Society. This in turn became the starting point of the Zoological Society of London, of which Bennett was Secretary from 1831 to 1836.Mullens, W. H., and Harry Kirke Swann, H. Kirke Swann [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Semicinctus
''Amblygobius semicinctus'', the halfbarred goby , is a species of goby from family Gobiidae. Description The Halfbarred goby is a small fish which can reach a length of TL. Its background body colour is greenish brown with a kind of complex pattern of red-brown longitudinal lines running along the body and spots on the head. A dark line starting from the snout passing through the eye and melt backside with the other longitudinal lines. The body is also marked with 4 to 6 vertical black bars, a dark ocellus on the first dorsal fin and on the operculum, and finally a dark spot on the superior part of the caudal fin. Distribution & habitat ''Amblyeleotris semicinctus'' is found in the western Indian Ocean from the Maldives to the eastern African coast. It likes sandy bottom in protected and shallow lagoons and bays. It lives usually in couple in a burrow dug under a rock or a piece of coral. Biology This goby is an omnivorous fish which feeds by taking in mouthfuls of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. He also carried out diverse systematic classifications, linking fossil and current species. He worked with Cuvier on the 22-volume "'' Histoire Naturelle des Poissons''" (Natural History of Fish) (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Cuvier died in 1832. In 1832, he succeeded Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) as chair of ''Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was given the task of classifying animals described by Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) during his travels in the American tropics (1799 to 1803), and a lasting friendship was established between the two men. He is the binomial authority for many species of fish, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblygobius Phalaena
''Amblygobius phalaena'', the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from . This species feeds by taking in mouthfuls of sand and sifting out algae, invertebrates and other organic matter. It can reach a length of TL. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade. References External links * phalaena ''Phalaena'' is an obsolete genus of Lepidoptera used by Carl Linnaeus to house most moths. ''Phalaena'' was one of three genera used by Linnaeus to cover all Lepidoptera. ''Papilio'' included all butterflies at that time, ''Sphinx'' included al ... Fish described in 1837 Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |