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Luciocephalinae
Luciocephalinae is a subfamily of the gourami family Osphronemidae. The members of this subfamily differ from the other groups within the gourami family by having a reduced number of rays supporting the branchiostegal membrane, five rather than six, and in the possession of a median process of the basioccipital which reaches the first vertebra and which has an attachment to the Baudelot's ligament. Genera The fifth edition of ''Fishes of the World'' places five genera and thirteen species in the subfamily Luciocephalinae, other authorities place one or two other genera in the subfamily but ''Fishes of the World'' treats these under a separate subfamily, the Trichogastrinae. The genera within the Luciocephalinae are: * ''Luciocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1851) * '' Sphaerichthys'' (Canestrini, 1860) * '' Ctenops'' (McClelland, 1845) * '' Parasphaerichthys'' (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) * ''Trichopodus ''Trichopodus'' (formerly included in ''Trichogaster'') is a genus of tropical freshw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciocephalinae
Luciocephalinae is a subfamily of the gourami family Osphronemidae. The members of this subfamily differ from the other groups within the gourami family by having a reduced number of rays supporting the branchiostegal membrane, five rather than six, and in the possession of a median process of the basioccipital which reaches the first vertebra and which has an attachment to the Baudelot's ligament. Genera The fifth edition of ''Fishes of the World'' places five genera and thirteen species in the subfamily Luciocephalinae, other authorities place one or two other genera in the subfamily but ''Fishes of the World'' treats these under a separate subfamily, the Trichogastrinae. The genera within the Luciocephalinae are: * ''Luciocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1851) * '' Sphaerichthys'' (Canestrini, 1860) * '' Ctenops'' (McClelland, 1845) * '' Parasphaerichthys'' (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) * ''Trichopodus ''Trichopodus'' (formerly included in ''Trichogaster'') is a genus of tropical freshw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichogastrinae
''Trichogaster'' is a genus of gouramis native to South Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Trichogastrinae as set out in the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'', although that book states that there are two genera, the other being ''Colisa'' which is treated as a synonym of Trichogaster by Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes. Fishbase also places the genus in the Luciocephalinae. Species of this genus are very popular in the aquarium trade. Etymology The name ''Trichogaster'' comes from the Ancient Greek words θρίξ (''thríx'') which means hair and Ancient Greek γαστήρ (''gastḗr'') which means stomach, a reference to the single long, hair-like ray in their pelvic fins. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Trichogaster chuna'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Honey gourami) * ''Trichogaster fasciata'' Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Banded gourami) * ''Trichogaster labiosa'' F. Day, 1877 (Thick-lipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciocephalus
''Luciocephalus'' is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia. Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Luciocephalus aura'' H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 * '' Luciocephalus pulcher'' (J. E. Gray John Edward Gray, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoology, zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ..., 1830) (Pikehead) References Luciocephalinae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gourami
Gouramis, or gouramies , are a group of freshwater anabantiform fishes that comprise the family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia—from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia and northeasterly towards Korea. The name "gourami", of Indonesian origin, is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae. Many gouramis have an elongated, feeler-like ray at the front of each of their pelvic fins. All living species show parental care until fry are free swimming: some are mouthbrooders, like the Krabi mouth-brooding betta (''Betta Simplex''), and others, like the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''), build bubble nests. Currently, about 133 species are recognised, placed in four subfamilies and about 15 genera. The name Polyacanthidae has also been used for this family. Some fish now classified as gouramis were previously placed in family Anabantidae. The subfamily Belontiinae was recently demoted from the family Belontiidae. As labyrinth fishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichopodus
''Trichopodus'' (formerly included in ''Trichogaster'') is a genus of tropical freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family found in Southeast Asia. Gouramis of the genus ''Trichopodus'' are closely related to those of ''Trichogaster'' (formerly ''Colisa''); species of both genera have long, thread-like pelvic fins (known as "feelers" in the aquarium trade) used to sense the environment. However, ''Trichopodus'' species have shorter dorsal fin base and, when sexually mature, are much larger, with the largest, the snakeskin gourami (''T. pectoralis''), capable of reaching a length of over .Pinter, H. (1986). Labyrinth Fish. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Along with the ''Trichogaster'' species, ''Trichopodus'' gouramis are popular in the aquarium trade. The three spot gourami (''T. trichopterus''), with its several aquarium variants, each known by a different trade name, is perhaps the most common aquarium gourami. ''Trichopodus'' species are also used as food fish in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasphaerichthys
''Parasphaerichthys'' is a genus of gouramies known only from streams and freshwater pools in the Irrawaddy basin of Myanmar. They are the small gouramies that, depending on the exact species, reach up to in length. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Parasphaerichthys lineatus'' Britz & Kottelat, 2002 * '' Parasphaerichthys ocellatus'' Prashad 200px, Prasad thaal offered to Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad ">Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad">Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad Prasada (, Sanskrit: प्रसाद, ), Prasadam or Prasad is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most o ... & Mukerji, 1929 (Eyespot gourami) References Luciocephalinae * Freshwater fish genera {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenops
The frail gourami (''Ctenops nobilis'') is a species of gourami native to northeastern India and Bangladesh found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams with plentiful vegetation overgrowth. This species grows to a length of . It is only seldom found in the aquarium trade, courtesy of its extreme sensitivity to shipping stress and high levels of aggression. This species is the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... References frail gourami Freshwater fish of India Fish of Bangladesh frail gourami {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerichthys
''Sphaerichthys'' is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia known as chocolate gourami. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Sphaerichthys acrostoma'' Vierke, 1979 (Giant chocolate gourami) * '' Sphaerichthys osphromenoides'' Canestrini, 1860 (Chocolate gourami) * ''Sphaerichthys selatanensis ''Sphaerichthys selatanensis'', sometimes known as the crossband chocolate gourami, is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the Kalimantan region of Borneo in Indonesia. The species reaches 4 cm (1.6 inches) in Fish meas ...'' Vierke, 1979 (Crossband chocolate gourami) * '' Sphaerichthys vaillanti'' Pellegrin, 1930 (Valliant's chocolate gourami) References Luciocephalinae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Giovanni Canestrini {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Germain De Lacépède
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (; 26 December 17566 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason. He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the ''Histoire Naturelle''. Biography Lacépède was born at Agen in Guienne. His education was carefully conducted by his father, and the early perusal of Buffon's Natural History ('' Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière'') awakened his interest in that branch of study, which absorbed his chief attention. His leisure he devoted to music, in which, besides becoming a good performer on the piano and organ, he acquired considerable mastery of composition, two of his operas (which were never published) meeting with the high approval of Gluck; in 1781–1785 he also brought out in two volumes his ''Poétique de la musique''. Meantime he wrote two treatises, ''Essai sur l'électricité'' (1781) and ''Physique générale et particuliè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McClelland (doctor)
Sir John McClelland (1805–1883) was a British medical doctor with interests in geology and biology, who worked for the East India Company. In 1835 he was sent on a mission (Tea Committee) to identify if tea could be grown in north-eastern India along with Nathaniel Wallich and William Griffith. This mission ran into troubles with the members of the group. McClelland was appointed 1836 as the secretary of the "Coal Committee", the forerunner of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), formed to explore possibilities to exploit Indian coal. He was the first to propose hiring professional geologists for the task. He was also involved in surveys of forests and his reports led to the establishment of the Forest Department in India. He also served as an interim superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Garden from 1846 to 1847 and was editor of the ''Calcutta Journal of Natural History'' from 1841–1847. Legacy McClelland is commemorated in the name of the mountain bulbul, ''Ixos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Canestrini
Giovanni Canestrini (26 December 1835 – 14 February 1900) was an Italian naturalist and biologist and translator who was a native of Revò. Career He initially studied in Gorizia and Meran, then furthered his education in natural sciences at the University of Vienna. From 1862 to 1869, he was a lecturer at the University of Modena, and in 1869 became a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Padua. In 1862 he founded the ''Società dei Naturalisti Modenesi'' (Modena Society of Naturalists), and in 1871, the ''Società Veneto-Trentina di Scienze Naturali'' (Trento-Venetian Society of Natural Sciences). He is credited with establishment of the bacteriology laboratory at Padua. Canestrini made contributions in several biological disciplines, performing important research in the field of acarology. He was an advocate of Darwinism, and was responsible for translating Darwin's works. In 1864, he was the first to translate Darwin's ''On the Origin of Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciocephalus Pulcher
''Luciocephalus pulcher'', the pikehead, giant pikehead or crocodile pikehead, is a species of gourami native to the Malaya Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is a yellowish-brown fish with dark brown longitudinal bands and stripes, and can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade, where it is notoriously difficult to keep; they require extremely soft, acidic water and seldom eat dead foods. Habitat It can be found in a variety of habitats like flooded forests, streams, and peat swamps, especially in areas with plentiful vegetation. Behavior Compared to most gouramies, it is a highly specialized ambush predator that spends most of its time lying motionless near plants or other cover for potential prey to approach; when it does attack a potential meal (usually a smaller fish), it is able to extend its jaw to about one-third of its body length, allowing it to successfully prey upon fishes almost half of its own length. Like several closely rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
