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Notoscopelus
''Notoscopelus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''Notoscopelus bolini'' Basil George Nafpaktitis, B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1975 * ''Notoscopelus caudispinosus'' (James Yate Johnson, J. Y. Johnson, 1863) (Spinetail lanternfish) * ''Notoscopelus elongatus'' (Oronzio Gabriele Costa, O. G. Costa, 1844) * ''Notoscopelus japonicus'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (Japanese lanternfish) * ''Notoscopelus kroyeri'' (August Wilhelm Malm, Malm, 1861) (Lancet fish) * ''Notoscopelus resplendens'' (John Richardson (naturalist), J. Richardson, 1845) (Patchwork lampfish) References Myctophidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Myctophiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Kroyeri
''Notoscopelus kroyeri'', commonly known as the lancet fish, is a species of lanternfish in the Family (biology), family Myctophidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the North Atlantic Ocean where it is found in deep water habitats, spending its day at great depths and its night near the surface. It was previously regarded by some authorities as being a subspecies of ''Notoscopelus elongatus''; one of the differences between the two being that ''N. elongatus'' has 25 or fewer gill rakers while ''N. kroyeri'' has 26 or more. Description ''Notoscopelus kroyeri'' is a torpedo-shaped fish that grows to a maximum length of . The dorsal fin has 21 or 22 soft rays, the anal fin has 18 to 20 soft rays and the pectoral fins have 12 to 13. Like other members of the genus, it has many small photophores on the sides and flanks of the fish, arranged in a fashion that is characteristic to this species. Mature males have a gland consisting of eight or nine luminous scale-like segments on the dorsal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Resplendens
''Notoscopelus resplendens'', commonly known as the patchwork lampfish or patchwork lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It spends the daylight hours in deep water, rising at night to near the surface. This fish was first described by the Scottish naturalist and arctic explorer John Richardson in 1845. Description ''Notoscopelus resplendens'' is a small lanternfish, growing to a maximum length of . The dorsal fin has 22 to 23 soft rays, the anal fin has 18 to 19 soft rays and the pectoral fins have 12 to 13 soft rays. Above the caudal peduncle there is a row of eight to nine luminous scale-like segments in adult males, but male fish lack luminous organs above the eye and on the cheek. Distribution The species has a widespread distribution in warmer oceans. Its range includes the Atlantic Ocean between about 40°N (47°N in the west and 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Bolini
''Notoscopelus bolini'' is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It was first described in 1975 by the American ichthyologist Basil Nafpaktitis and named in honour of the American marine biologist Rolf Ling Bolin who had reviewed the genus in 1959. Description ''Notoscopelus bolini'' can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the fact that adult males do not have a luminous gland at the top of the caudal peduncle, but do have large patches of bioluminescent tissue on the cheek and above the eye. These patches are separated from the eye by dark pigmented skin. The maximum size of this fish in the Atlantic is about , but Mediterranean fish are smaller with a maximum length of . Distribution ''N. bolini'' is found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its range extends in the North Atlantic from about 50°N to about 35°N, mainly to the east of 50°W. However, there are som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Caudispinosus
''Notoscopelus caudispinosus'' is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It spends the day below , rising towards the surface to feed at night. Description ''Notoscopelus caudispinosus'' has a laterally compressed head and body with a maximum length of about . The mouth is at the tip of the rounded snout and extends backwards to just behind the eye. The teeth are small. There are 24 to 27 soft rays in the dorsal fin, 19 to 21 in the anal fin and 11 to 13 in the pectoral fins. There are groups of photophores (small light organs) on the head and sides of the body. Above the caudal peduncle there is a row of eight to nine luminous scale-like segments in adult males, but male fish lack luminous organs above the eye and on the cheek. ''N. caudispinosus'' differs from closely related species in having fewer than 15 gill rakers. Distribution This species has a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Japonicus
''Notoscopelus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''Notoscopelus bolini'' B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1975 * ''Notoscopelus caudispinosus'' ( J. Y. Johnson, 1863) (Spinetail lanternfish) * '' Notoscopelus elongatus'' ( O. G. Costa, 1844) * '' Notoscopelus japonicus'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (Japanese lanternfish) * ''Notoscopelus kroyeri'' ( Malm, 1861) (Lancet fish) * ''Notoscopelus resplendens ''Notoscopelus resplendens'', commonly known as the patchwork lampfish or patchwork lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the ...'' ( J. Richardson, 1845) (Patchwork lampfish) References Myctophidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Myctophiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscopelus Elongatus
''Notoscopelus elongatus'' is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in deep water habitats, rising to near the surface to feed at night and descending to great depths by day. It is a common species with no particular threats, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of least concern. Description ''Notoscopelus elongatus'' is a fairly small lanternfish, growing to a maximum length of about . The number of soft rays in the dorsal fin is 21 to 23, in the anal fin 18 to 19, and in the pectoral fins, 12 to 13. There is a distinctive arrangement of photophores (light-emitting organs) on the head and body. At a length of about , males develop luminous, glandular patches on the dorsal surface of the caudal peduncle. It is very similar in morphology to ''Notoscopelus kroyeri'' but differs in having 23 to 25 gill rakers whereas ''N. kroyeri'' has 26 to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanternfish
Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. Lanternfishes are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence. Their sister family, the Neoscopelidae, are much fewer in number but superficially very similar; at least one neoscopelid shares the common name "lanternfish": the large-scaled lantern fish, '' Neoscopelus macrolepidotus''. Lanternfish are among the most widely distributed, diverse and populous vertebrates, with some estimates suggesting that they may have a total global biomass of 1.8 to 16 gigatonnes, accounting for up to 65% of all deep-sea fish biomass. Commercial fisheries for them exist off South Africa, in the sub-Antarctic, and in the Gulf of Oman. Description Lanternfish typically ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he published a handbook of zoology for students of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil George Nafpaktitis
Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also known as sweet basil or Genovese basil. Basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to Southeast Asia. In temperate climates basil is treated as an annual plant, however, basil can be grown as a short-lived perennial or biennial in warmer horticultural zones with tropical or Mediterranean climates. There are many varieties of basil including sweet basil, Thai basil (''O. basilicum'' var. ''thyrsiflora''), and Mrs. Burns' Lemon (''O. basilicum var. citriodora''). ''O. basilicum'' can cross-pollinate with other species of the ''Ocimum'' genus, producing hybrids such as lemon basil (''O. × citriodorum'') and African blue basil (''O. × kilimandscharicum''). Etymology The name "basil" comes from the Latin , and the Greek (), m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Yate Johnson
James Yate Johnson (1820, in Kendal, Westmorland – 2 February 1900, in Funchal) was an English naturalist. Johnson lived in Madeira from around 1851, studied marine fish, crustacea, sea anemones and sponges and terrestrial spiders, flowering plants and mosses. He collected specimens for other naturalists; for instance, George Busk, who in 1859 wrote "Zoophytology: On some Madeiran Polyzoa." Collected by J. Yates Johnson, Esq. in the ''Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science'', vol. 7, pp. 65–67. He discovered '' Halargyreus johnsonii'' and ''Melanocetus johnsonii'' during his time in Madeira. Johnson explored the São Vicente Caves after being informed of their existence by locals on Madeira in 1885. The caves were opened to the public on 1 October 1996, being one of the first caves of volcanic origins to be opened to the public in Portugal. He was the son of John Henry Johnson and Ann Yate, also brother of John Henry Johnson (patent attorney). Works Partial list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oronzio Gabriele Costa
Oronzo Gabriele Costa (26 August 1787, Alessano – 7 November 1867 Naples) was an Italian zoologist. At first a physician, he taught zoology at the University of Naples. He wrote 126 papers on various subjects, principally entomology, and in 1846 served as president of the Accademia Pontaniana in Naples. His two sons, Achille Costa (1823-1899) and Giuseppe Costa, were also both well known zoologists. Publications There has been a good deal of confusion over the publication details of his most important work, the ''Fauna del Regno di Napoli'' (full title: ''Fauna del Regno di Napoli, ossia, enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano''), published over a long period of time, including posthumously, in collaboration with his son, Achille Costa. Taeger and Blank (1996; p. 253) state that for some of the work, Oronzio was merely the editor, Achille being the actual author, and whose name appears on the title pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeho Tanaka
was a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan. Publications Jordan, D. S., S. Tanaka, and J. O. Snyder. 1913. A catalogue of the fishes of Japan. J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Vol. 33 (article 1): 1–497. Tribute The genus Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson 1914 was named for Tanaka, as an “accomplished” ichthyologist of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who described ''Tanakia shimazui'' in 1908 and ''Pseudorhodeus tanago The Tokyo bitterling (''Tanakia tanago'') is a temperate freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Taxonomically, it belongs to the subfamily Acheilognathinae. The species was first described as ''Rhodeus tanago'' by Shigeho Tanaka in 1 ...'' in 1909. See also * :Taxa named by Shigeho Tanaka References *''Kochi University Biography''(in Japanes {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
