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Clariger Cosmurus
''Clariger'' is a genus of gobies native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from coastal waters and tide pools around Japan and Taiwan. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Clariger chionomaculatus'' Masaru Shiogaki, Shiogaki, 1988 * ''Clariger cosmurus'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & John Otterbein Snyder, Snyder, 1901 * ''Clariger exilis'' John Otterbein Snyder, Snyder, 1911 * ''Clariger papillosus'' Ebina, 1935 * ''Clariger taiwanensis'' Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, Jang-Liaw, Gong You-Hai, Y. H. Gong & Chen I-Shiung, I. S. Chen, 2012Jang-Liaw, N.-H., Gong, Y.-H. & Chen, I-S. (2012)A new marine gobiid species of the genus ''Clariger'' Jordan & Snyder (Gobiidae, Teleostei) from Taiwan. ''ZooKeys, 199: 13–21, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.199.2645'' References Gobionellinae {{Gobiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891. Starr was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration" and asserted that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I. Early life and career Jordan was born in Gainesville, New York, and grew up on a farm in upstate New York. His parents made the unorthodox decision to educate him at a local girls' high school. His middle name, Starr, does not appear in early census records, and was apparently self-selected; he had begun using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
