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Carapus
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * ''Carapus mourlani'' ( Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish) * ''Carapus sluiteri ''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * '' Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * '' Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific ...'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus Acus
''Carapus acus'' is a species of bony fish in the family Carapidae, the pearlfishes, and is native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It lives as a commensal in association with a sea cucumber, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed. Description ''Carapus acus'' is a laterally-compressed, elongated fish growing to a length of about . The head measures about one eighth of the total length and there are 84 to 92 vertebrae, which gives the fish great flexibility. The continuous dorsal fin and the anal fin run the whole length of the body. There is no caudal fin and the tail ends with a point. The gut loops back and the anus is located just behind the head, in front of the pectoral fins. This fish is translucent, with a number of silvery or reddish-gold iridescent spots on the operculum and the thoracic region. The peritoneum lining the body cavity is an opaque silvery colour. Distribution ''Carapus acus'' is native to the Mediterranean Sea and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus Sluiteri
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * ''Carapus mourlani'' (Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish) * ''Carapus sluiteri ''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * '' Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * '' Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific ...'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus Mourlani
The star pearlfish, ''Carapus mourlani'', is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae. It normally lives inside a starfish or a sea cucumber. Description The star pearlfish is a long, slim, silvery fish growing to a maximum length of . It has dark-pigmented spots, known as melanophores, scattered irregularly across its translucent, scaleless body. The dorsal and anal fins run the length of the body, with the dorsal fin rays being shorter than those of the anal fin. No pelvic fins are present. The posterior part of the upper jaw has numerous pointed, cardiform teeth arranged in rows, but no large fangs or gaps occur between groups of teeth. The eyes are well developed, although these fish mainly live in darkness. The swim bladder lies below the 9th and 10th vertebrae and has two chambers. The precaudal vertebrae are 15 to 17 in number. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus Dubius
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * ''Carapus mourlani'' (Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish) * ''Carapus sluiteri ''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pe ...'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus Bermudensis
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * ''Carapus mourlani'' (Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish) * ''Carapus sluiteri ''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pe ...'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapidae
Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no scales, translucent bodies, and dorsal fin rays which are shorter than their anal fin rays. Adults of most species live symbiotically inside various invertebrate hosts, and some live parasitically inside sea cucumbers. The larvae are free living. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, not h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearlfish
Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no scales, translucent bodies, and dorsal fin rays which are shorter than their anal fin rays. Adults of most species live symbiotically inside various invertebrate hosts, and some live parasitically inside sea cucumbers. The larvae are free living. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, not h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Percy Whitley
Gilbert Percy Whitley (9 June 1903 – 18 July 1975) was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England, and was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Whitley migrated with his family to Sydney in 1921 and he joined the staff of the Australian Museum in 1922 while studying zoology at Sydney Technical College and the University of Sydney. In 1925 he was formally appointed Ichthyologist (later Curator of Fishes) at the Museum, a position he held until retirement in 1964. During his term of office he doubled the size of the ichthyological collection to 37,000 specimens through many collecting expeditions. Whitley was also a major force in the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, of which he was made a Fellow in 1934 and where he served as president during 1940–41, 1959–60 and 1973–74. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jakob Kaup
Johann Jakob von Kaup (10 April 1803 – 4 July 1873) was a German naturalist. A proponent of natural philosophy, he believed in an innate mathematical order in nature and he attempted biological classifications based on the Quinarian system. Kaup is also known for having coined popular prehistoric taxa like '' Pterosauria'' and ''Machairodus''. Biography He was born at Darmstadt. After studying at Göttingen and Heidelberg he spent two years at Leiden, where his attention was specially devoted to the amphibians and fishes. He then returned to Darmstadt as an assistant in the grand ducal museum, of which in 1840 he became inspector. In 1829 he published ''Skizze zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der europäischen Thierwelt'', in which he regarded the animal world as developed from lower to higher forms, from the amphibians through the birds to the beasts of prey; but subsequently he repudiated this work as a youthful indiscretion, and on the publication of Darwin's ''Origin of Species' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Giuseppe Gasco
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (other), several people * Francesco Barbaro (other), several people * Francesco Bernardi (other), several people *Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter * Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer * Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer * Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter * Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect * Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist * Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist * Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Thomas Lowe
Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was an English scientist, a botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and a clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders. In 1832 he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora. He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly. Taxa Lowe named and described numerous molluscan taxa, including: * ''Caseolus'', a land snail genus and eight species within it * ''Lemniscia'', a land snail genus and two species within it See also *:Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe References * Notes 1802 births 1874 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge English botanists English ichthyologists English malacologists English zoologists {{England-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Frederick Hildebrand
Samuel Frederick Hildebrand (August 15, 1883 – March 16, 1949) was an American ichthyologist. Life and work Hildebrand was the son of German-born parents who immigrated to the United States in 1864. From 1908 to 1910 he worked as an assistant to Seth Eugene Meek at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. In 1910 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana State Normal School and became a research associate at the United States Bureau of Fisheries in Washington, D.C., where he remained until 1914. From 1910 to 1912 he undertook, with Meek, two collecting expeditions to Panama from which he published ''The Fishes of the Fresh Waters of Panama'' (1916) and ''The Marine Fishes of Panama'' (1923). From 1914 to 1918 he was head of the U.S. Fisheries Biological Station at Beaufort, North Carolina. In 1918 he studied mosquito control by small fish in Augusta, Georgia. From 1918 to 1919 he was director of the U.S. Fisheries Biological Station in Key West, Florida. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
