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Straight-tooth Weasel Shark
The straight-tooth weasel shark, ''Paragaleus tengi'', is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. It can reach a length of 88 cm. ''Paragaleus tengi'' is distinctive for its color and size. Specifically, its solid grey dorsal (upper) color, short snout, and 2-3 rows of lower teeth are a few of the characteristic traits that aid in distinguishing between this species of shark and others, like the '' Paragaleus pectoralis'' (White & Harris, 2013). The reproduction of this shark is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the .... References * Paragaleus Fish described in 1963 {{Shark-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a habitational name. Etymology The name itself is a patronym of the given name ''John (first name), John'', literally meaning "son of John". The name ''John'' derives from Latin ''Johannes'', which is derived through Greek language, Greek ''Iōannēs'' from Hebrew ''Yohanan'', meaning "Yahweh has favoured". Origin The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints. Other Germanic languages * Swedish language, Swedish: Johnsson, Jonsson * Icelandic language, Icelandic: Jónsson See also * List of people with surname Johnson *Gjoni (Gjonaj) *Ioannou *Jensen (surname), Jensen *Johansson *Johns ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |