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Myomyrus Macrodon
''Myomyrus'' is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about in length and are restricted to the Congo River Basin in Africa. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * ''Myomyrus macrodon'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger 1898 (Matadi mormyrid) * ''Myomyrus macrops'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger 1914 (Ja River mormyrid) * ''Myomyrus pharao'' (Max Poll, Poll & Louis Taverne, Taverne 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid) References Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormyrus
''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boulenger 1898 ** ''Mormyrus caballus asinus'' Boulenger, 1915 ** ''Mormyrus caballus bumbanus'' Boulenger 1909 ** ''Mormyrus caballus caballus'' Boulenger 1898 ** ''Mormyrus caballus lualabae'' Reizer 1964 * ''Mormyrus casalis'' Vinciguerra 1922 (Somali mormyrid) * ''Mormyrus caschive'' Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern bottlenose elephant snout) * '' Mormyrus cyaneus'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart 1976 (Lower Congo River mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus felixi'' Pellegrin 1939 * ''Mormyrus goheeni'' Fowler 1919 (Liberian mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus hasselquistii'' Valenciennes 1847 (Elephant snout) * ''Mormyrus hildebrandti'' W. K. H. Peters 1882 (Hildebrandt's elephant-snout fish) * ''Mormyrus iriodes'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart 1976 (Inga mormyrid) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormyridae
The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a Mormyridae (superfamily) , family of Electric fish , weakly electric freshwater fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. It is by far the largest family in the order with around 200 species. Members of the family can be popular, if challenging, aquarium species. These fish are also known for having large brain size and unusually high Animal cognition , intelligence. They are not to be confused with the marine and brackish-water Callorhinchidae , callorhinchid elephantfish (family Callorhinchidae) of Southern Hemisphere oceans. Description and biology The elephantfish are a diverse family, with a wide range of different sizes and shapes. The smallest are just in adult length, while the largest reach up to . They do, however, have a number of unique features in common. Firstly, their cerebellum is greatly enlarged, enabling them to interpret complex bio-electrical signals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo River Basin
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon. It is also the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths around . The Congo- Lualaba- Chambeshi River system has an overall length of , which makes it the world's ninth- longest river. The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and ''Lualaba'' is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, extending for . Measured along with the Lualaba, the main tributary, the Congo River has a total length of . It is the only major river to cross the Equator twice. The Congo Basin has a total area of about , or 13% of the entire African landmass. Name The name ''Congo/Kongo'' originates from the Kingdom of Kongo once located on the southern bank of the river. The kingdom in turn was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myomyrus Macrodon
''Myomyrus'' is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about in length and are restricted to the Congo River Basin in Africa. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * ''Myomyrus macrodon'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger 1898 (Matadi mormyrid) * ''Myomyrus macrops'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger 1914 (Ja River mormyrid) * ''Myomyrus pharao'' (Max Poll, Poll & Louis Taverne, Taverne 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid) References Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myomyrus Macrops
''Myomyrus'' is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about in length and are restricted to the Congo River Basin in Africa. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * ''Myomyrus macrodon'' Boulenger 1898 (Matadi mormyrid) * '' Myomyrus macrops'' Boulenger 1914 (Ja River mormyrid) * '' Myomyrus pharao'' ( Poll & Taverne Taverne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dick Taverne (born 1928), British politician * Joost Taverne (born 1971), Dutch politician * Michaël Taverne (born 1979), French politician * Omer Taverne (1904–1981), Belgian cyc ... 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid) References Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myomyrus Pharao
''Myomyrus'' is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about in length and are restricted to the Congo River Basin in Africa. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * ''Myomyrus macrodon'' Boulenger 1898 (Matadi mormyrid) * ''Myomyrus macrops'' Boulenger 1914 (Ja River mormyrid) * '' Myomyrus pharao'' ( Poll & Taverne Taverne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dick Taverne (born 1928), British politician * Joost Taverne (born 1971), Dutch politician * Michaël Taverne (born 1979), French politician * Omer Taverne (1904–1981), Belgian cyc ... 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid) References Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Poll
Max Fernand Leon Poll (21 July 1908 in Ruisbroek, Flemish Brabant, Ruisbroek – 13 March 1991 in Uccle) was a Belgians, Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in the Cichlidae. In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an exploration, expedition to Lake Tanganyika. He has described several species of Pseudocrenilabrinae, such as ''Lamprologus signatus'', ''Steatocranus casuarius'', ''Neolamprologus brichardi'', and ''Neolamprologus pulcher''. He was a member of The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium, professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Conservator (museum), conservator at Musée Royal du Congo Belge in Tervuren. He was an honorary member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Taxon named in his honor Named after him are species and taxon, taxa such as: *The African Lanternshark ''Etmopterus polli'' Henry Bryant Bigelow, Bigelow, William Charles Schroeder, Schroeder & Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1953, *''Merluccius polli'' Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Taverne , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weakly Electric Fish
An electric fish is any fish that can generate electric fields. Most electric fish are also electroreceptive, meaning that they can sense electric fields. The only exception is the stargazer family. Electric fish, although a small minority, include both oceanic and freshwater species, and both cartilaginous and bony fishes. Electric fish produce their electrical fields from an electric organ. This is made up of electrocytes, modified muscle or nerve cells, specialized for producing strong electric fields, used to locate prey, for defence against predators, and for signalling, such as in courtship. Electric organ discharges are two types, pulse and wave, and vary both by species and by function. Electric fish have evolved many specialised behaviours. The predatory African sharptooth catfish eavesdrops on its weakly electric mormyrid prey to locate it when hunting, driving the prey fish to develop electric signals that are harder to detect. Bluntnose knifefishes produce an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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