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Longnose Catshark
The longnose catshark (''Apristurus kampae'') is a catshark of the family (biology), family Catshark, Scyliorhinidae found in the eastern central Pacific from central and southern California and the Gulf of California, between latitudes 38th parallel north, 38° N and 23rd parallel north, 23° N, at depths down to 1,890. Its length is up to 58 cm. Etymology The catshark is named in honor of Elizabeth Kampa Boden (1922–1986), of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who was chief scientist aboard USS_Snatch_(ARS-27), RV Argos, from which the type specimen was collected. References * Apristurus, longnose catshark Western North American coastal fauna Fish of the Gulf of California Taxa named by Leighton R. Taylor Fish described in 1972, longnose catshark {{Shark-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: *Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: *Leighton, Cambridgeshire *Leighton, Cheshire *Leighton, North Yorkshire **Leighton Reservoir *Leighton, Shropshire *Leighton Buzzard, a town in Bedfordshire, England *Leighton Hall, Lancashire *Leighton Hall, Powys, including Leighton Model Farm *Leighton House, Wiltshire, a country house *Leighton House Museum, a museum in London *Leighton Library, an historic library in Dunblane, Scotland *RSPB Leighton Moss, English nature reserve In the United States: *Leighton, Alabama *Leighton, Iowa *Leighton Township, Michigan In Asia: * Leighton Hill, Hong Kong People * Leighton (given name) * Leighton (surname) Other uses * CIMIC Group, Australian project development and contracting company until 2015 known as Leighton Holdings * Leighton Asia, a construction contractor headquartered in Hong Kong * Leighton Middle School, a middle school in Leighton Buzzard, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |