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Polymixia Berndti, P. Berndti
''Polymixia'' is the only extant genus of the order Polymixiiformes and the only genus in Polymixiidae. It contains 10 species, all of which live in deepwater marine environments. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, found down to about . Most are relatively small fish, although one species is over in length. Classification There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * ''Polymixia berndti'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Pacific beardfish) * ''Polymixia busakhini'' Kotlyar, 1993 (Busakhin's beardfish) * ''Polymixia fusca'' Kotthaus, 1970 * ''Polymixia japonica'' Günther, 1877 (Silver eye) * ''Polymixia longispina'' S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 * ''Polymixia lowei'' Günther, 1859 (Beardfish) * ''Polymixia nobilis'' R. T. Lowe, 1838 (Stout beardfish) * ''Polymixia salagomeziensis'' Kotlyar, 1991 * ''Polymixia sazonovi'' Kotlyar, 1992 * ''Polymixia yuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Thomas Lowe
Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was an English scientist, a botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and a clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders. In 1832 he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora. He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly. Taxa Lowe named and described numerous molluscan taxa, including: * ''Caseolus'', a land snail genus and eight species within it * ''Lemniscia'', a land snail genus and two species within it See also *:Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe References * Notes 1802 births 1874 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge English botanists English ichthyologists English malacologists English zoologists {{England-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |