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Malthopsis Mitrigera
''Malthopsis'' is a genus of batfishes with a wide distribution in the world's oceans. In 2021, five new species were described from Australia and ''M. provocator'' was resurrected from synonymy with ''M. lutea''. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Malthopsis annulifera'' Tanaka (I), 1908 *'' Malthopsis apis'' H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021 *'' Malthopsis arrietty'' H.-C. Ho, 2020 *'' Malthopsis asperata'' H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 (Roughspine batfish) *'' Malthopsis austrafricana'' H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Southern African triangular batfish) *''Malthopsis bradburyae'' H.-C. Ho, 2013 (Bradbury's triangular batfish) *'' Malthopsis bulla'' H.-C. Ho & Last, 2021 *'' Malthopsis formosa'' H.-C. Ho & Koeda, 2019 * '' Malthopsis gigas'' H.-C. Ho & Shao, 2010 (Giant triangular batfish) * '' Malthopsis gnoma'' Bradbury, 1998 * ''Malthopsis jordani'' Gilbert, 1905 * '' Malthopsis kobayashii'' Tanaka (I), 1916 * '' Malthopsis lutea'' Alcock, 1891 (Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred William Alcock
Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath. His mother was a daughter of Christopher Puddicombe, the only son of a Devon squire. Alcock studied at Mill Hill School, at Blackheath Proprietary School and at Westminster School. In 1876 his father faced financial losses and he was taken out of school and sent to India in the Wynaad district. Here he was taken care of by relatives engaged in coffee-planting. As a boy of 17 he spent time in the jungles of Malabar. Career Coffee-planting in Wynaad declined and Alcock obtained a post at a commission agent's office in Calcutta. This office closed soon, and he worked from 1878 to 1880 in Purulia as an agent recruiting unskilled labourers for the Assam tea gardens. While here an acquaintance, Duncan Cameron, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |