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Rakthamichthys Mumba
''Rakthamichthys'' is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India. All species live underground, with one species (''R. rongsaw'') having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (''R. digressus'', ''R. roseni'', and ''R. indicus'') being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes. Taxonomy All four species were formerly classified in the genus ''Monopterus'' until a 2020 study found significant genetic and osteological differences between them and the rest of ''Monopterus'', including unique and highly divergent characteristics in the gill arch skeleton. This led to the species being classified in a new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', with "raktham" meaning "blood-red" in Malayalam, as a reference to their distinctive coloration. Species * ''Rakthamichthys digressus'' (K. C. Gopi, 2002) (blind eel) ... [...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 * Ralp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopterus
''Monopterus'' is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia. They live in various freshwater habitats and some have a fossorial lifestyle.Britz, R., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kouete, M.T., Sykes, D. & Gower, D.J. (2016)''Monopterus luticolus'', a new species of swamp eel from Cameroon (Teleostei: Synbranchidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 309-323.'' Species Four recognized species are placed in this genus: * ''Monopterus albus, M. albus'' (Vasily Fyodorovich Zuyev, Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel) * ''M. bicolor'' Nguyễn Hữu Dực, H. D. Nguyễn & Nguyễn Văn Hảo, V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 * ''M. dienbienensis'' V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005 * ''M. javanensis'' Bernard Germain Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède, Lacépède, 1800 Six species from South Asia (''M. cuchia'', ''Ophichthys desilvai, M. desilvai'', ''M. hodgarti'', ''M. fossorius'', ''M. ichthyophoides'', and ''Ophichthys indicus, M. indicus'') have been reclassified to the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthamichthys
''Rakthamichthys'' is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India. All species live underground, with one species (''R. rongsaw'') having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (''R. digressus'', ''R. roseni'', and ''R. indicus'') being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes. Taxonomy All four species were formerly classified in the genus ''Monopterus'' until a 2020 study found significant genetic and osteological differences between them and the rest of ''Monopterus'', including unique and highly divergent characteristics in the gill arch skeleton. This led to the species being classified in a new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', with "raktham" meaning "blood-red" in Malayalam, as a reference to their distinctive coloration. Species * ''Rakthamichthys digressus'' (K. C. Gopi, 2002) (blind eel) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthamichthys Roseni
''Rakthamichthys'' is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India. All species live underground, with one species (''R. rongsaw'') having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (''R. digressus'', ''R. roseni'', and ''R. indicus'') being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes. Taxonomy All four species were formerly classified in the genus ''Monopterus'' until a 2020 study found significant genetic and osteological differences between them and the rest of ''Monopterus'', including unique and highly divergent characteristics in the gill arch skeleton. This led to the species being classified in a new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', with "raktham" meaning "blood-red" in Malayalam, as a reference to their distinctive coloration. Species * ''Rakthamichthys digressus'' (K. C. Gopi, 2002) (blind eel) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David J
David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets. He has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and also wrote and directed his own plays, ''Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick)'', in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, and ''The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse'' in 2011. His artwork has been shown in galleries internationally, and he has been a resident DJ at venues such as the Knitting Factory. David J has released a number of singles and solo albums, and in 1990 he released one of the first No. 1 hits on the then nascent Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur". His most recent single, "The Day That David Bowie Died" entered the UK vinyl singles chart at number 4 in 2016. The track appears on his double album, ''Vaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Sykes (biologist)
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthamichthys Rongsaw
''Rakthamichthys rongsaw'' is a species of swamp eel discovered in the Khasi Hills in northeast India. The researchers were searching for caecilians, when they uncovered the eel in soil. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Monopterus'' until a 2020 study found it to group with three other subterranean ''Monopterus'' species from the Western Ghats, all of which displayed significant genetic and osteological differences from any other species in ''Monopterus''. Due to this, all species were classified in the new genus ''Rakthamichthys''. Description Only one eel has been identified to date, the specimen was approximately long. The eel is also absent from skin pigmentation and has 92 precaudal and 69 caudal vertebra The spinal column, a defining synapomorphy shared by nearly all vertebrates,Hagfish are believed to have secondarily lost their spinal column is a moderately flexible series of vertebrae (singular vertebra), each constituting a characteristic i . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthamichthys Mumba
''Rakthamichthys'' is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India. All species live underground, with one species (''R. rongsaw'') having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (''R. digressus'', ''R. roseni'', and ''R. indicus'') being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes. Taxonomy All four species were formerly classified in the genus ''Monopterus'' until a 2020 study found significant genetic and osteological differences between them and the rest of ''Monopterus'', including unique and highly divergent characteristics in the gill arch skeleton. This led to the species being classified in a new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', with "raktham" meaning "blood-red" in Malayalam, as a reference to their distinctive coloration. Species * ''Rakthamichthys digressus'' (K. C. Gopi, 2002) (blind eel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopterus Eapeni
The Malabar swamp eel (''Rakthamichthys indicus'') (not to be confused with ''Ophichthys fossorius'', also known as the Malabar swampeel) is a species of troglobitic swamp eel endemic to subterranean springs in Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. Taxonomy It was originally described as ''Monopterus indicus'' by K. C. Eapen in 1963, but another fish with the same scientific name, the Bombay swamp eel (formerly also ''Monopterus indicus'', now ''Ophichthys indicus'') had already been described 2 years prior. Due to this causing a homonym the species had to be renamed but due to the lack of specimens, it was tentatively referred to as ''Monopterus'' "''indicus''". It was later redescribed as ''Monopterus eapeni'' in 1991. A 2020 study found ''M. eapeni'' to form a clade with two other troglobitic species from the Western Ghats and one fossorial species from Northeast India, leading it to be reclassified in the new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', lifting the homonym problem and allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakthamichthys Indicus
The Malabar swamp eel (''Rakthamichthys indicus'') (not to be confused with ''Ophichthys fossorius'', also known as the Malabar swampeel) is a species of troglobitic swamp eel endemic to subterranean springs in Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. Taxonomy It was originally described as ''Monopterus indicus'' by K. C. Eapen in 1963, but another fish with the same scientific name, the Bombay swamp eel (formerly also ''Monopterus indicus'', now ''Ophichthys indicus'') had already been described 2 years prior. Due to this causing a homonym the species had to be renamed but due to the lack of specimens, it was tentatively referred to as ''Monopterus'' "''indicus''". It was later redescribed as ''Monopterus eapeni'' in 1991. A 2020 study found ''M. eapeni'' to form a clade with two other troglobitic species from the Western Ghats and one fossorial species from Northeast India, leading it to be reclassified in the new genus ''Rakthamichthys'', lifting the homonym problem and allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
