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Schilbe Congensis
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * ''Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * ''Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * ''Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * ''Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * ''Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * ''Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Mystus
The African butter catfish (''Schilbe mystus'') is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae. It is native to many major river systems in Africa. Other common names for the fish include butter fish, butter barbel, African glass catfish, lubangu, mystus catfish, silver barbel, and silver catfish. It was originally described as ''Silurus mystus'' by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Description The African butter catfish has a compressed body and an adipose fin is always present. It can grow up to TL and has reported up to a maximum weight of . It is a brownish color on the head and the dorsal surface of the fish, and silvery-white on the underside. The fins are usually colorless. The lifespan of the fish is estimated to be 6 to 7 years It is commonly found in standing or slowly flowing open water of lakes, ponds, rivers, and shallow swamps where vegetation is present. It is occasionally found in sandy or rocky streams, or shallow flood plains. It feeds from mid-water and surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Pellegrin
Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873, Paris – 12 August 1944) was a French zoologist. In Paris, he worked under zoologist Léon Vaillant (chair of reptiles and fishes) at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle''. From 1897, Pellegrin served as ''préparateur'' at the museum. He obtained doctorates in medicine (1899) and science (1904), and in 1908 was named as an assistant director. After many missions abroad, he became sub-director of the museum in 1937, and replaced Louis Roule (1861–1942) as the chairperson of herpetology and ichthyology. He published over 600 scientific books and articles and discovered around 350 new species. He named a number of fishes from the family Cichlidae, such as the genera '' Astatoreochromis'', '' Astatotilapia'', '' Boulengerochromis'', ''Lepidiolamprologus'', ''Nanochromis'' and '' Ophthalmotilapia''. Taxa named in his honor He has the following species named in his honor: * The Clingfish '' Apletodon pellegrini'' * ''Enteromius pelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Marmoratus
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * '' Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * '' Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * '' Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * '' Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * '' Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * '' Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he published a handbook of zoology for students of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Mandibularis
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * '' Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * '' Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * '' Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * '' Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * '' Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * ''Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Laticeps
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * '' Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * '' Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * '' Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * '' Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * ''Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * ''Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Rüppell
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (20 November 1794 – 10 December 1884) was a German Natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet, due to german orthography. Biography Rüppell was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of a prosperous banker, who was a partner in 'Rüppell und Harnier’s Bank'. He was originally destined to be a merchant, but after a visit to Sinai Peninsula, Sinai in 1817, where he met Henry Salt (Egyptologist), Henry Salt and the Swiss-German traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Ludwig Burckhardt. He explored Giza and the Pyramids with Salt. In 1818, he developed an interest in natural history, and became elected member of the ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaf''. He attended lectures at the University of Pavia and University of Genoa in botany and zoology. Rüppell set off on his first expedition in 1821, accompanied by surgeon Michael Hey as his assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Intermedius
''Schilbe intermedius'' or the silver butter catfish is a widespread species of African catfish. It seems closely related to '' Schilbe uranoscopus'' and these two species are sympatric over part of their ranges. Distribution Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from the Senegal River across to Somalia and south as far as the Pongola River in South Africa. Biology ''Schilbe intermedius'' is a potamodromous catfish. It is reported to be a pelagic species which occurs mainly in shallow waters and open waters of lakes, it migrates to the surface at night. Generally found in the lower reaches of river systems. It feeds on a fish, either swallowed whole or in pieces and a wide range of invertebrates including terrestrial insects. It is mainly piscivorous once it reaches 13–34 cm in length. ''Schilbe intermedius'' rarely grows to lengths greater than 30 cm. It breeds throughout the year peaking in the rainy season when it migrates into rivers in fairly compact schools to spaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Grenfelli
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * '' Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * '' Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * '' Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * ''Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * ''Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * ''Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Gianferrari
Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise (French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod'' "fame" and ''wig'' "combat". Variations include Luisinha, Luisella, Luisana, Luisetta, Luigia, Luisel. Its popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris, and from Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Luisa Miller''. People with the given name Luisa *Luisa Accati (born 1942), Italian historian, anthropologist and feminist public intellectual *Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence *Luisa Baldini, Anglo-Italian news reporter and presenter, presently working for BBC News *Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 1975), English actress *Luisa María Calderón (born 1965), Mexican politician *Luisa Capetillo (1879–1922), Corsican-Puerto Rican writer and anarchist *Luisa Casati (1881–1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilbe Durinii
''Schilbe'' is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus ''Ompok'' of the family Siluridae. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schilbe angolensis'' ( De Vos, 1984) * ''Schilbe banguelensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel) * '' Schilbe bocagii'' ( Guimarães, 1884) * '' Schilbe brevianalis'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * '' Schilbe congensis'' (Leach, 1818) * '' Schilbe djeremi'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982) * '' Schilbe durinii'' ( Gianferrari, 1932) * ''Schilbe grenfelli'' ( Boulenger, 1900) * '' Schilbe intermedius'' Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish) * ''Schilbe laticeps'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * ''Schilbe mandibularis'' ( Günther, 1867) * ''Schilbe marmoratus'' Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish) * '' Schilbe micropogon'' ( Trewavas, 1943) * '' Schilbe moebiusii'' ( Pfeffer, 1896) * '' Schilbe multitaeniatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1913) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Frans Elisabeth Thys Van Den Audenaerde
A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scots Gaelic "Dearg") where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of SailO'Brian, Patrick, ''Men-of-War: Life In Nelson's Navy'', New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1974), p. 35 as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers. Etymology The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era, being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled ''dork'' or ''dirk'' during the 17th century,Head, T.F. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'' Oxford University Press (1996) presumed relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
