Clinus Venustris
''Clinus venustris'', the speckled klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it is found in the subtidal zone as well as being a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of fish measurement, TL. and feeds primarily on amphipods, isopods, mysids, and echinoderms. Description The body is small, slender and moderately compressed. Head profile is slightly convex with the forehead sloping rather steeply to large prominent eyes, with a flat space between the eyes. The short snout is slightly sharp to bluntly rounded and the cleft of the mouth is oblique with moderately thick lips. There is a well-developed tentacle above and behind each eye, consisting of a short flattish fleshy stalk, fringed at the sides and end with several short, simple branches. The cirri on the front nostrils are flattened and spoon-like, with shallowly indented margins. The form of the dorsal fin is differe ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

John Dow Fisher Gilchrist
John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866–1926) was a Scottish ichthyologist, who established ichthyology as a scientific discipline in South Africa. He was instrumental in the development of marine biology in South Africa and of a scientifically based local fishing industry. Education and career Gilchrist was born in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland in 1866. His early education was at Madras College, St Andrews, Scotland. He studied at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Arts (MA). He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition scholarship for advanced studies and research, which enabled him to study feeding in marine fishes. After further studies at the University of Munich and the University of Zurich he obtained his PhD in geology at Jena University in 1894. He studied marine biology in Naples, Monaco and the Isle of Man before returning to teach zoology at the University of Edinburgh. During his three months at Nap ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]