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Gobiobotia Filifer
''Gobiobotia filifer'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ... River in China. References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5513839 Gobiobotia Fish described in 1912 ... [...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] |
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the seventh-largest river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population. The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war. The prosperous Yangtze Delta generates as much as 20% of historical GDP of China, China's GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the list of the largest hydroelectric power stations, largest hydro-electric power station in the world that is in use. In mid-2014, the Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiobotia
''Gobiobotia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. Species are typically small Bottom dweller, bottom dwellers. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gobiobotia abbreviata'' Fang Ping-Wen, P. W. Fang & Wang King-Fu, Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931 * ''Gobiobotia brevibarba'' Tamezo Mori, T. Mori, 1935 * ''Gobiobotia brevirostris'' Chen Yi-Yu, Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977 * ''Gobiobotia cheni'' Petru Mihai Bănărescu, Bănărescu & Teodor T. Nalbant, Nalbant, 1966 * ''Gobiobotia filifer'' (Samuel Garman, Garman, 1912) * ''Gobiobotia guilingensis'' Chen Yi-Yu, Yi-Yu Chen, 1989 * ''Gobiobotia homalopteroidea'' Carl Hialmar Rendahl, Rendahl (:de:Hialmar Rendahl, de), 1932 * ''Gobiobotia jiangxiensis'' Zhang E, E. Zhang & Liu Huan-Zhang, H. Z. Liu, 1995 * ''Gobiobotia kolleri'' Petru Mihai Bănărescu, Bănărescu & Teodor T. Nalbant, Nalbant, 1966 * ''Gobiobotia lii'' X. Chen, 2022 * ''Gobiobotia longibarba'' Fang Ping-Wen, P. W. Fang & Wang K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
