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Haemulopsis Nitidus
''Haemulopsis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Haemulopsis axillaris'' Steindachner, 1869) (yellowstripe grunt) * ''Haemulopsis corvinaeformis'' (Steindachner, 1868) (roughneck grunt) * ''Haemulopsis elongatus'' (Steindachner, 1879) (elongated grunt) * ''Haemulopsis leuciscus ''Haemulopsis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are ...'' ( Günther, 1864) (raucous grunt) * '' Haemulopsis nitidus'' (Steindachner, 1869) (shining grunt) All of these apart from ''H. corvinaeformis'', which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. References Haemulina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
