Mormyrops Mariae
''Mormyrops'' is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae from freshwater in Africa. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue. The genus includes the largest member of the mormyrid family, the cornish jack (''Mormyrops anguilloides'') at up to in length. Taxonomy and species According to FishBase, there are currently 21 recognized species in this genus. One of these (marked with one star* in list) is often placed in its own genus ''Oxymormyrus'' instead, and yet another (marked with two stars**) has occasionally also been placed in that genus. * ''Mormyrops anguilloides'' ( Linnaeus 1758) (Cornish jack) * ''Mormyrops attenuatus'' Boulenger 1898 (Upoto mormyrid) * ''Mormyrops batesianus'' Boulenger 1909 (Bumba mormyrid) * ''Mormyrops boulengeri''* Jacques Pellegrin, Pellegrin, 1900 (Alima River mormyrid) * ''Mormyrops breviceps'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner 1894 (Liberian elephan ...
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Johannes Peter Müller
Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomy, comparative anatomist, ichthyology, ichthyologist, and herpetology, herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge. The paramesonephric duct (Müllerian duct) was named in his honor. Life Early years and education Müller was born in Koblenz, Coblenz. He was the son of a poor shoemaker, and was about to be apprenticed to a saddler when his talents attracted the attention of his teacher, and he prepared himself to become a Roman Catholic Priest. During his Secondary school, college course in Koblenz, he devoted himself to the classics and made his own translations of Aristotle. At first, his intention was to become a priest. When he was eighteen, his love for natural science became dominant, and he turned to medicine, entering the University of Bonn in 1819. There he received his Doctor of Medicine, M.D. in 1822. He then studie ...
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