Characidium Bolivianum
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * '' Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * '' Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hernán López-Fernández
Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name ''Fard-nanth'', which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The House of Hernán gave its name to those with the surname Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin. It is not connected with "Herman" - also of Germanic origin, but a different one. Persons with the given name include: * Hernán Alvarado Solano (1946–2011), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Hernán Andrade (born 1960), Mexican racewalker * Hernán Barcos (born 1984), Argentinian football player * Hernán Barreneche (born 1939), retired long-distance runner * Hernán Behn (19th century), Puerto Rican businessperson * Hernán Bernardello (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Boyero (born 1979), Argentine football striker * Hernán Bà ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Characidium Brevirostre
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * '' Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * '' Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Characidium Borellii
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * '' Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * '' Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nathan Everett Pearson
Nathan Everett Pearson (1895–1982) was an American ichthyologist. He was a student of Carl H. Eigenmann at Indiana University. He traveled on the Mulford Expedition to the Amazon. He collected 6,000 specimens and discovered 25 new species. Books * The fishes of the eastern slope of the Andes 1924 (83 pp.) * The fishes of the Beni- Mamoré and Paraguay basins 1937 * The fishes of the Atlantic and Pacific slopes near Cajamarca Cajamarca (), also known by the Quechua name, ''Kashamarka'', is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes. It is located in the northern highlands of Peru ..., Peru 1937 References 1895 births 1982 deaths American ichthyologists University of Indianapolis alumni 20th-century American zoologists {{US-zoologist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Characidium Bolivianum
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * '' Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * '' Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacques Géry
Jacques Géry (12 March 1917, Paris – 15 June 2007, Sarlat, France) was a French ichthyologist. He was also a scientist and a Doctor of Medicine. The most notable species he described are: * Green neon tetra, ''Paracheirodon simulans'' (Géry, 1963) * Black neon tetra, ''Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi'' (Géry, 1961) * Royal tetra, '' Inpaichthys kerri'' (Géry & Junk, 1977) * Rummy-nose tetra, ''Hemigrammus bleheri'' (Géry & Mahnert, 1986) * Red phantom tetra, ''Hyphessobrycon sweglesi'' (Géry, 1961) * ''Brittanichthys axelrodi'' (Géry, 1965) * ''Brittanichthys ''Brittanichthys'' is a genus of characins endemism, endemic to the Rio Negro (Amazon), Rio Negro basin in South America. The currently described species are: * ''Brittanichthys axelrodi'' Jacques Géry, Géry, 1965 * ''Brittanichthys myersi'' G ... myersi'' (Géry, 1965) See also * :Taxa named by Jacques Géry References * Jacques Géry: ''Characoids of the world.'' T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, . Exte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Characidium Boehlkei
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * '' Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * ''Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 192 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Characidium Boavistae
''Characidium'' is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but ''C. marshi'' is from Panama. They are small (less than long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects. Species There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus: * '' Characidium alipioi'' Travassos, 1955 * '' Characidium amaila'' Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013)Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana.''Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.'' * '' Characidium bahiense'' V. G. Almeida, 1971 * '' Characidium bimaculatum'' Fowler, 1941 * '' Characidium boavistae'' Steindachner, 1915 * ''Characidium boehlkei'' Géry, 1972 * ''Characidium bolivianum'' N. E. Pearson, 1924 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Weed Fowler
Henry Weed Fowler (March 23, 1878 – June 21, 1965) was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan. He joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and worked as an assistant from 1903 to 1922, associate curator of vertebrates from 1922 to 1934, curator of fish and reptiles from 1934 to 1940 and curator of fish from 1940 to 1965. He published material on numerous topics including crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, but his most important work was on fish. In 1927 he co-founded the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and acted as treasurer until the end of 1927. In 1934 he went to Cuba, alongside Charles Cadwalader (president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia), at the invitation of Ernest Hemingway to study billfishes, he stayed with Hemingway for six weeks and the three men developed a friendship which continued after this trip and Hemingway sent speci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |