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Pontinus
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * '' Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * '' Pontinus cor ...
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Pontinus Clemensi
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * '' Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * '' Pontinus cor ...
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Pontinus Corallinus
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * '' Pontinus cora ...
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Pontinus Macrocephalus
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Longispinis
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Leda
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Kuhlii
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Helena
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Accraensis
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus coral ...
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Pontinus Castor
''Pontinus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pontinus'' was first described as a genus in 1860 by the Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy when he was describing the longsnout scorpionfish (''P. castor'') which he had collected at Havana, as this species was the only species Poey definitely placed within the new genus it is its type species by monotypy. The genus name from is derived from ''pontis'', meaning "bridge", an allusion to the suborbital stay, or ridge, which is found in all the species in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pontinus accraensis'' Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish) * '' Pontinus castor'' Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus clemensi'' Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish) * ''Pontinus corall ...
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Pontinus Furcirhinus
''Pontinus furcirhinus'', one of a number of species known as the " red scorpionfish", is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Pontinus furcirhinus'' was first formally described in 1899 by the American zoologist Samuel Garman with the type locality given as northeast of the Galápagos Islands. The specific name ''furcirhinus'' is a compound of ''furcatus'' which means “forked” and ''rhinus'' meaning “snout”, an allusion to the forked appearance of the upper jaw caused by the large patches of teeth. Description ''Pontinus furcirhinus'' has a comparatively thin compressed body which has a depth of 31-38% of its standard length; the body widens with age. The nape is flat and there is no occipital pit to the rear of its large eyes. Some individuals have a slender, pointed cirrus over the eye. The mouth has teeth on its roof and on the sides but none in the front. ...
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Tarleton Hoffman Bean
Tarleton Hoffman Bean (October 8, 1846 – December 28, 1916) was an American ichthyologist. Biography and education Tarleton Hoffman Bean was born to George Bean and Mary Smith Bean in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, on October 8, 1846. He attended State Normal School at nearby Millersport, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1866. He received an M.D. degree from Columbian University, now George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1876. In 1883, he was awarded an M.S. degree from the Indiana University on the basis of his professional accomplishments, although he did not attend classes there. He married Laurette H. van Hook, daughter of John Welsh VanHook, a local Washington businessman, in 1878 in Washington, DC. They had one daughter, Caroline van Hook Bean (born in Washington on November 16, 1879), a noted artist who later married Bernardus Blommers, Jr. His brother, Barton Appler Bean, also became an ichthyologist and worked under him at the National Museum. Bean died in Albany, ...
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George Brown Goode
George Brown Goode (February 13, 1851 – September 6, 1896), was an American ichthyologist and museum administrator. He graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University. Early life and family George Brown Goode was born February 13, 1851, in New Albany, Indiana, to Francis Collier Goode and Sarah Woodruff Crane Goode. He spent his childhood in Cincinnati, Ohio and Amenia, New York. He married Sarah Ford Judd on November 29, 1877. She was the daughter of Orange Judd, a prominent agricultural writer. Together, they had four children: Margaret Judd, Kenneth Mackarness, Francis Collier, and Philip Burwell. In addition to his scientific publications, Goode wrote Virginia Cousins: A Study of the Ancestry and Posterity of John Goode of Whitby'where he traced his ancestry back to John Goode, a 17th-century colonist from Whitby. Career In 1872, Goode started working with Spencer Baird, soon becoming his trusted assistant. While working with Baird, Goode led researc ...
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