Pompilus Irpex
Pompilus may refer to: * '' Pompilus (wasp)'', a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae * ''Pompilus'', a genus of fishes in the family Centrolopidae; synonym of ''Centrolophus'' * ''Pompilus'', a genus of fishes in the family Carangidae; synonym of ''Naucrates'' * Pompilus (mythology) Pompilus ( grc, Πομπίλος, Pompilos, pilot fish) is a minor character in Greek mythology who incurred the wrath of the god Apollo when he foiled the god's plans as he was chasing the nymph Ocyrhoe. Mythology During a festival in honou ...

Pompilus (wasp)
''Pompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, the members of which prey on spiders. There are seven species recognised in ''Pompilus sensu stricto''. It is the type genus of the family Pompilidae and the subfamily Pompilinae. Biology ''Pompilus ''wasps are fossorial, stocking short burrows in sand with single spiders of various families upon which they lay a single egg. Distribution The members of ''Pompilus'' are widely distributed throughout the Old World, in both temperate and tropical regions, but with the greatest diversity in Africa. The species are: *'' Pompilus 3-punctatus'' Spinola, 1808 *'' Pompilus accolens'' Cresson, 1869 *''Pompilus cinereus'' (Fabricius, 1775) leaden spider wasp *''Pompilus mirandus'' ( Saussure, 1867) *''Pompilus cadmius'' Saussure, 1892 *''Pompilus bilineatus'' (Arnold 1937) *''Pompilus botswana'' Day, 1972 *''Pompilus irpex'' Gerstaecker, 1858 *''Pompilus niveus Pompilus may refer to: * '' Pompilus (wasp)'', a genus ...
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Centrolophus
The black ruff (''Centrolophus niger'') is a medusafish, the only member of the genus ''Centrolophus''. It is a bathypelagic fish found in all tropical and temperate oceans at depths of . Its length is typically up to , but it may reach . Other common names include rudderfish and blackfish. Description The black ruff has a robust fusiform body shape. Its maximum length is but a more common length is . The dorsal fin has five spines and 37 to 41 soft rays, the anal fin has three spines and 20 to 24 soft rays. The bases of these fins have a fleshy sheath clad with scales that partially conceals the rays. The head is grey and the body colour violet-black, dark brown or purplish, with a paler belly. The fins are darker than the body colour. Sometimes there are indistinct spots or a marbled pattern. Distribution and habitat The black ruff is known from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, where its range extends from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts, the northeastern Atlantic and the Medi ...
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Naucrates
The pilot fish (''Naucrates ductor'') is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. Description The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around the host species; younger pilot fish are usually associated with jellyfish and drifting seaweeds. They are also known to follow ships, sometimes for long distances; one was found in County Cork, Ireland, and many pilot fish have been sighted on the shores of England. Their fondness for ships led the ancients to believe that they would navigate a ship to its desired course. The pilot fish's color is between dark blue and blackish-silver, with the belly being lighter in color.Eschmeyer & Herald 1999, p. 208. The pilot fish is also known to have a temporary variation of color when excited; its dark-colored bars disappear, and its body turns silvery-white, with three broad blue patc ...
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