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Aphanius Mento
The iridescent toothcarp or pearl-spotted killifish(''Paraphanius mento'') is a species of killifish in the family Aphaniidae. It can be found in Western Asia (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine, Palestine, Syria and Turkey). It occurs in a wide range of freshwater habitats (springs, streams, lakes and rivers). It grows to Fish measurement, total length. This species was Species description, described in 1843 as ''Lebias mento'' by Johann Jakob Heckel with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Mosul in Iraq. The acanthocephalan parasite ''Triaspiron aphanii'' was found to infest 90% of a sample of Iridescent toothcarp. References Aphanius Freshwater fish of Western Asia Fish of Iraq Fish of Israel Fish of Jordan Fauna of Palestine (region) Fish of Lebanon Fish of Syria Fish of Turkey Fish described in 1843 Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jakob Heckel
Johann Jakob Heckel (23 January 1790 – 1 March 1857) was an Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist from Mannheim in the Electoral Palatinate. Life Though not a formally trained biologist, he worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become the director of the Fish Collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. For the most part, he was not a traveler or explorer like many of the scientists of the time, he remained in Vienna, where he studied and catalogued specimens sent to him from the field. Among those who brought specimens to him were Karl Alexander Hügel, Joseph Russegger and Theodor Kotschy — involving collection activities in Kashmir, the Middle East and northeastern Africa that greatly enriched the Vienna museum. Fish were his specialty and he worked with many of the greatest ichthyologists of his time including Cuvier, Valenciennes, Bonaparte, Müller, and Troschel. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |