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Chiasmodon Microcephalus
''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * '' Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * ''Chiasmodon lavenbergi'' Prokofiev, 2008http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745 * '' Chiasmodon microcephalus'' Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ..., 1929 * '' Chiasmodon niger'' J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower) * '' Chiasmodon pluriradiatus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 * '' Chiasmodon subniger'' Garman, 1899 References Chiasmodontidae Taxa named by James Yate Johnson Marine fish genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Yate Johnson
James Yate Johnson (1820, in Kendal, Westmorland – 2 February 1900, in Funchal) was an English naturalist. Johnson lived in Madeira from around 1851, studied marine fish, crustacea, sea anemones and sponges and terrestrial spiders, flowering plants and mosses. He collected specimens for other naturalists; for instance, George Busk, who in 1859 wrote "Zoophytology: On some Madeiran Polyzoa." Collected by J. Yates Johnson, Esq. in the ''Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science'', vol. 7, pp. 65–67. He discovered '' Halargyreus johnsonii'' and ''Melanocetus johnsonii'' during his time in Madeira. Johnson explored the São Vicente Caves after being informed of their existence by locals on Madeira in 1885. The caves were opened to the public on 1 October 1996, being one of the first caves of volcanic origins to be opened to the public in Portugal. He was the son of John Henry Johnson and Ann Yate, also brother of John Henry Johnson (patent attorney). Works Partial list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Mikhailovich Prokofiev
Artem ( uk, Арте́м, Artém, ) is a common Ukrainian male given name. Many Russians named Artyom are known in English as Artem. (Artyom is spelled with the " ё" letter, giving a ending sound; however, it is commonly romanized as "e".) Artem is also used as a given name in Armenian with the variant Ardem in Western Armenian Artem may refer to: * Artem Vinicius Soares Dias, Braszilian soccer player *Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player *Artem Bobukh, Ukrainian association football player *Artem Borodulin, Russian figure skater * Artem Bulyansky, Russian ice hockey player * Artem Butenin, Ukrainian association football player *Artem Chigvintsev, Russian-American dancer *Artem Dolgopyat (born 1997), Israeli artistic gymnast *Artem Dzyuba, Russian professional footballer *Artem Fedetskiy, Ukrainian association football player * Artem Fedorchenko, Ukrainian association football player *Artem Gomelko, Belarusian association football player *Artem Grigoriev, Russian figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodontidae
The Chiasmodontidae, snaketooth fishes or swallowers, are a family of deep-sea percomorph fishes, part of the order Trachiniformes, known from oceans worldwide. Timeline ImageSize = width:1000px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea = left:10px bottom:50px top:10px right:10px Period = from:-65.5 till:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:-65.5 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:-65.5 TimeAxis = orientation:hor AlignBars = justify Colors = #legends id:CAR value:claret id:ANK value:rgb(0.4,0.3,0.196) id:HER value:teal id:HAD value:green id:OMN value:blue id:black value:black id:white value:white id:cenozoic value:rgb(0.54,0.54,0.258) id:paleogene value:rgb(0.99,0.6,0.32) id:paleocene value:rgb(0.99,0.65,0.37) id:eocene value:rgb(0.99,0.71,0.42) id:oligocene value:rgb(0.99,0.75,0.48) id:neogene value:rgb(0.999999,0.9,0.1) id:miocen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Garman
Samuel Walton Garman (June 5, 1843 – September 30, 1927), or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself, was a naturalist/zoologist from Pennsylvania. He became noted as an ichthyologist and herpetologist. Biography Garman was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1843. In 1868 he joined an expedition to the American West with John Wesley Powell. He graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1870, and for the following year was principal of the Mississippi State Normal School. In 1871, he became professor of natural sciences in Ferry Hall Seminary, Lake Forest, Illinois, and a year later became a special pupil of Louis Agassiz. He was a friend and regular correspondent of the naturalist Edward Drinker Cope, and in 1872 accompanied him on a fossil hunting trip to Wyoming. In 1870 he became assistant director of herpetology and ichthyology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. His work was mostly in the classification of fish, especially sharks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodon Subniger
''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * '' Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * ''Chiasmodon lavenbergi'' Prokofiev, 2008http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745 * ''Chiasmodon microcephalus'' Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ..., 1929 * '' Chiasmodon niger'' J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower) * '' Chiasmodon pluriradiatus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 * '' Chiasmodon subniger'' Garman, 1899 References Chiasmodontidae Taxa named by James Yate Johnson Marine fish genera {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Eide Parr
Albert Eide Parr (15 August 1900 – 16 July 1991) was a Norwegian-born, American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer. He was the director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1942 to 1959. '' Parrosaurus missouriensis'', a species of plant-eating dinosaur, is named after him. Biography Albert Eide Parr was born and grew up in Bergen, Norway. His father, Thomas Johannes Lauritz Parr, was a professor at Bergen Cathedral School. He became well acquainted with Jørgen Brunchorst, director at the Bergen Museum and developed an early interest in marine biology. He studied at the University of Oslo (1921–24) and became cand.mag. in 1925. He worked was an assistant in zoology at the Bergen Museum from 1924–26. He and his wife traveled to the United States in 1926 where Parr is said to have first found work "sweeping floors" at the New York Aquarium in New York City. In 1927, he met American financier and philanthropist Harry Payne Bingham. They launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodon Pluriradiatus
''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * ''Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * ''Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * ''Chiasmodon lavenbergi'' Prokofiev, 2008http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745 * ''Chiasmodon microcephalus'' Norman, 1929 * '' Chiasmodon niger'' J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower) * '' Chiasmodon pluriradiatus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 * ''Chiasmodon subniger ''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * '' Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de M ...'' Garman, 1899 References Chiasmodontidae Taxa named by James Yate Johnson Marine fish genera {{Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodon Niger
The black swallower, ''Chiasmodon niger'', is a species of deep sea fish in the family Chiasmodontidae. It is known for its ability to swallow fish larger than itself. It has a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical waters, in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones at a depth of . It is a very common and widespread ocean fish; of its genus, it is the most common species in the North Atlantic. Description The black swallower is a small fish, averaging between 15 cm to 20 cm (6 to 8 in), with a maximum known length of . The body is elongated and compressed, without scales, and is a uniform brownish-black in color. Its head is long, with a blunt snout, moderately sized eyes, and a large mouth. The lower jaw protrudes past the upper; both jaws are lined with a single row of sharp, depressible teeth, which interlock when the mouth is closed. The first three teeth in each jaw are enlarged into canines. A small lower spine occurs on the preoperculum. The pectoral f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roxborough Norman
John Roxborough Norman (1898, Wandsworth, London – 26 May 1944, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) was an English ichthyologist. He started as a clerk in a bank. His lifetime affliction with rheumatic fever began during his military service during the First World War. He entered the British Museum in 1921 where he worked for Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). From 1939 to 1944, he was in charge of the Natural History Museum at Tring as the Curator of Zoology. Norman was the author of, among others, ''A History of Fishes'' (1931) and ''A Draft Synopsis of the Orders, Families and Genera of Recent Fishes'' (1957). He was considered closer to Albert Günther (1830-1914) than to Regan. See also *:Taxa named by John Roxborough Norman References Aldemaro Romero Home Page (Archived on 14 September 2006) *Translated from the French Wikipedia article 1898 births 1944 deaths English ichthyologists People from Wandsworth 20th-century British zoologists British military personnel of World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodon Microcephalus
''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * '' Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * ''Chiasmodon lavenbergi'' Prokofiev, 2008http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745 * '' Chiasmodon microcephalus'' Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ..., 1929 * '' Chiasmodon niger'' J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower) * '' Chiasmodon pluriradiatus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 * '' Chiasmodon subniger'' Garman, 1899 References Chiasmodontidae Taxa named by James Yate Johnson Marine fish genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiasmodon Lavenbergi
''Chiasmodon'' is a genus of snaketooth fishes. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Chiasmodon asper'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon braueri'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * '' Chiasmodon harteli'' M. R. S. de Melo, 2009 * '' Chiasmodon lavenbergi'' Prokofiev, 2008http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745 * '' Chiasmodon microcephalus'' Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ..., 1929 * '' Chiasmodon niger'' J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower) * '' Chiasmodon pluriradiatus'' A. E. Parr, 1933 * '' Chiasmodon subniger'' Garman, 1899 References Chiasmodontidae Taxa named by James Yate Johnson Marine fish genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he published a handbook of zoology for students of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
