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Gobionotothen Marionensis
''Gobionotothen marionensis'', the lobe-lip notothen, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. It is native to the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Crozet and Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean.> Taxonomy and etymology ''Gobionotothen marionensis'' was first formally described in 1880 as ''Notothenia marionensis'' by the German-born British ichthyologist Albert Günther with the type locality given as the Challenger Deep off Marion Island in the Indian Section of the Southern Ocean. The type was collected during the Challenger Expedition. '' G. angustifrons'' is treated as a synonym of this species by some authorities but as a valid species by others. The specific name ''marionensis'' refers to the type locality, Marion Island. Description This species is a relatively small notothen, attaining a maximum length of 20 cm (7.9 inches). In alcohol, this spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the ' (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a ' of higher education part of Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally founded in 1793 during the French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The museum now has 14 sites throughout France. History 17th–18th century File:Jardin du roi 1636.png, The Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants in 1636 File:Buffon statue dsc00979.jpg, Statue of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in the formal garden File:Buffon, Georges Louis - Leclerc, comte de – Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, 1763 – BEIC 8822844.jpg, Buffon's "Natural History" (1763) File:MNHN-logo.jpg, The museum's seal, designed in 1793, illustrates the three realms of Nature, Collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
