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Epigonus (fish)
''Epigonus'' is a genus of fish in the family Epigonidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus was erected by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Epigonus affinis'' Parin & Abramov, 1986 (smooth-nose deep-water cardinalfish) Okamoto, M., Motomura, H. & Asahida, T. (2011)Redescription of a Poorly Known Deepwater Cardinalfish, ''Epigonus affinis'' (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Epigonidae), and Comparison with Related Species.''Species Diversity'', 16 (3-4): 85-92. * '' Epigonus angustifrons'' Abramov & Manilo, 1987 * '' Epigonus atherinoides'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1905) * '' Epigonus carbonarius'' Okamoto & Motomura, 2011 (charcoal deep-water cardinalfish) Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. (2011)''Epigonus carbonarius'', a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Marquesas Islands, with a redefinition of the ''Epigonus oligolepis'' group.''Ichthyological Research' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe. Rafinesque was an eccentric and erratic genius. He was an autodidact, who excelled in various fields of knowledge, as a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics, but was honored in none of these fields during his lifetime. Indeed, he was an outcast in the American scientific community whose submissions were rejected automatically by leading journals. Among his theories were th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
