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Diplectrum Euryplectrum
''Diplectrum'', commonly known as sand perches, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are 12 species distributed in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The following species are classified under the genus ''Diplectrum'': * '' Diplectrum bivittatum'' (Valenciennes, 1828) (Dwarf sand perch) * '' Diplectrum conceptione'' (Valenciennes, 1828) (Yellowmouth sand-perch) * '' Diplectrum eumelum'' Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 (Orange-spotted sand perch) * '' Diplectrum euryplectrum'' D.S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Bighead sand perch) * '' Diplectrum formosum'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (Sand perch) * '' Diplectrum labarum'' Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 (Highfin sand perch) * '' Diplectrum macropoma'' ( Günther, 1864) (Mexican sand perch) * '' Diplectrum maximum'' Hildebrand, 1946 (Torpedo sand perch) * '' Diplectrum pacificum'' Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 (I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edwards Holbrook
John Edwards Holbrook (December 31, 1796 – September 8, 1871) was an American zoologist, herpetologist, physician, and naturalist, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, the son of Silas Holbrook, a teacher, and Mary Edwards. Although Holbrook's memoir, written by his medical partner, and his tombstone both give the date 1794 for his birth, this is incorrect. Holbrook received his A.B. degree from Brown University in 1815, and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. In 1827, he married Harriott Pinckney Rutledge (1802–1863), granddaughter of John Rutledge and a member of the Middleton-Rutledge-Pinckney family. He provided the first comprehensive illustrated account of North American amphibians and reptiles in the two editions of his ''North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States''. The first edition in four volumes (1836–1840) is very rare because Holbrook attempted to destroy all copies in a bonfire in his backyard over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |