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Psilorhynchus Magnaoculus
''Psilorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family ''Psilorhynchidae'' native to South Asia. This genus is the only member of its family. The members of ''Psilorhynchus'' are small benthic fishes which occur in rivers and streams with fast to swift currents, hence they are often referred to a torrent minnows. They are distributed in southern Asia, in the Indo-Burma region and the Western Ghats. The genus is the sister group to the family Cyprinidae, and with that family the Psilorhynchidae makes up the superfamily Cyprinoidea, with all the other cypriniform families in the superfamily Cobitoidea. Species There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Psilorhynchus amplicephalus'' Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007 * '' Psilorhynchus arunachalensis'' ( Nebeshwar, Bagra & D. N. Das, 2007) * '' Psilorhynchus balitora'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Psilorhynchus brachyrhynchus'' Conway & Britz, 2010 Conway, K.W. & Britz, R. (2010)Three new species of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunder Lal Hora
Sunder Lal Hora (22 May 1896 – 8 December 1955) was an Indian ichthyologist known for his biogeographic theory on the affinities of Western Ghats and Indomalayan fish forms. Life Hora was born at Hafizabad in the Punjab (modern day Pakistan) on 2 May 1896. He schooled in Jullunder before college at Lahore. He met Thomas Nelson Annandale who visited his college in Lahore in 1919 and was invited to the Zoological Survey of India. In 1921 he became in-charge of ichthyology and herpetology and in 1947 became Superintendent of the Z.S.I. and then Director after Baini Prashad moved to become an advisor to the government. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1929. His proposers were James Hartley Ashworth, John Stephenson, Charles Henry O'Donoghue and James Ritchie. He died on 8 December 1955. Works The '' Satpura hypothesis'', a zoo-geographical hypothesis proposed by him that suggests that the central Indian Satpura Range of hills acted as a brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilorhynchus Hamiltoni
''Psilorhynchus hamiltoni'' is a freshwater ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ..., from the Tista River in West Bengal, India.Conway, K.W., Dittmer, D.E., Jezisek, L.E. & Ng, H.H. (2013)On ''Psilorhynchus sucatio'' and ''P. nudithoracicus'', with the description of a new species of ''Psilorhynchus'' from northeastern India (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae).''Zootaxa, 3686 (2): 201–243.'' This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named in honor of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. References hamiltoni Freshwater fish of India Endemic fauna of India Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Heok Hee Ng Fish described in 2013 {{Psilorhynchus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilorhynchus Gokkyi
''Psilorhynchus gokkyi'' is a freshwater ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ..., from the Pani Chaung, Ayeyarwaddy River drainage in Myanmar. This species reaches a length of .Conway, K.W. & Britz, R. (2010)Three new species of ''Psilorhynchus'' from the Ayeyarwaddy River drainage, Myanmar (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae).''Zootaxa, 2616: 31–47.'' References gokkyi Fish of Asia Endemic fauna of India Fish of Myanmar Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Ralf Britz Fish described in 2013 {{Psilorhynchus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilorhynchus Chakpiensis
''Psilorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family ''Psilorhynchidae'' native to South Asia. This genus is the only member of its family. The members of ''Psilorhynchus'' are small benthic fishes which occur in rivers and streams with fast to swift currents, hence they are often referred to a torrent minnows. They are distributed in southern Asia, in the Indo-Burma region and the Western Ghats. The genus is the sister group to the family Cyprinidae, and with that family the Psilorhynchidae makes up the superfamily Cyprinoidea, with all the other cypriniform families in the superfamily Cobitoidea. Species There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Psilorhynchus amplicephalus'' Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007 * '' Psilorhynchus arunachalensis'' ( Nebeshwar, Bagra & D. N. Das, 2007) * '' Psilorhynchus balitora'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Psilorhynchus brachyrhynchus'' Conway & Britz, 2010 Conway, K.W. & Britz, R. (2010)Three new species of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lee Mayden
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilorhynchus Breviminor
''Psilorhynchus breviminor'' is a freshwater ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ..., a torrent minnow, in the genus '' Psilorhynchus''. It is only known from the Ma Gawe River, close to the Kalaw-Thazi highway, near the state border between Mandalay and Shan near the village of Nampantet in Myanmar. It was collected from algal mats, where it seemed to be either resting or feedingin a cool, fast-flowing stream which had a bed made up of sand and gravel and a depth of 30 cm. References breviminor Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Richard L. Mayden Fish described in 2008 {{Psilorhynchus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Britz
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ages * Ral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin W
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilorhynchus Brachyrhynchus
''Psilorhynchus brachyrhynchus'' is a freshwater ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ..., from the upper Ayeyarwaddy River drainage in northern Myanmar. This species reaches a length of .Conway, K.W. & Britz, R. (2010)Three new species of ''Psilorhynchus'' from the Ayeyarwaddy River drainage, Myanmar (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae).''Zootaxa, 2616: 31–47.'' References brachyrhynchus Fish of Asia Fish of Myanmar Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Ralf Britz Fish described in 2013 {{Psilorhynchus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |