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Stanley Howard Weitzman
Stanley Howard Weitzman (born March 16, 1927, in Mill Valley, California; died February 16, 2017) was a Research Scientist Emeritus at Division of Fishes, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Life and career He received his Bachelor's (1951) and Master's (1953) degrees in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD (1960) from Stanford University as a student of the venerable killifish expert, George Sprague Myers. Weitzman began his long and distinguished career as a Curator in the Division of Fishes, National Museum of Natural History, in 1962. At that time he moved from California with his wife Marilyn and their two children. Awards and recognition Weitzman's outstanding research was recognized by his peers: he received the Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology for an outstanding body of published work in systematic ichthyology from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in 1991, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Valley
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 census. Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay, and the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. Beyond the flat coastal area and marshlands, it occupies narrow wooded canyons, mostly of second-growth redwoods, on the southeastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. The Mill Valley 94941 ZIP Code also includes the following adjacent unincorporated communities: Almonte, Alto, Homestead Valley, Tamalpais Valley, and Strawberry. The Muir Woods National Monument is also located just outside the city limits. History Coast Miwok The first people known to inhabit Marin County, the Coast Miwok, arrived approximately 6,500 years ago. The territory of the Coast Miwok included all of Marin County, north to Bodega Bay and southern Sonoma County. More than 600 village site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corydoras
''Corydoras'' is a genus of freshwater catfish in the family Callichthyidae and subfamily Corydoradinae. The species usually have more restricted areas of endemism than other callichthyids, but the area of distribution of the entire genus almost equals the area of distribution of the family, except for Panama where ''Corydoras'' is not present. ''Corydoras'' species are distributed in South America where they can be found from the east of the Andes to the Atlantic coast, from Trinidad to the Río de la Plata drainage in northern Argentina. Species assigned to ''Corydoras'' display a broad diversity of body shapes and coloration. ''Corydoras'' are small fish, ranging from in SL., and are protected from predators by their body armor and by their sharp, typically venomous spines. Taxonomy The name ''Corydoras'' is derived from the Greek ''kory'' (helmet) and ''doras'' (skin). ''Corydoras'' is by far the largest genus of Neotropical fishes with more than 160 species. It is the sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudocorynopoma Stanleyi
''Pseudocorynopoma'' is a genus of characins from tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. ''BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.'' Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pseudocorynopoma doriae'' Perugia, 1891 - Dragon-fin tetra * ''Pseudocorynopoma heterandria ''Pseudocorynopoma'' is a genus of characins from tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and t ...'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1914 *'' Pseudocorynopoma stanleyi'' Malabarba, L. R., Chuctaya, J., Hirschmann, A., Oliveira, E. B., & Thomaz, A. T. (2020). Hidden or unnoticed? Multiple lines of evidence support the recognition of a new species of Pseudocorynopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda
Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: *Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 1983), Brazilian football defender *Paulo Angeles (born 1997), Filipino actor, singer and dancer * Paulo Avelino (born 1988), Filipino actor and film actor *Paulo de Carvalho (born 1947), Portuguese singer-songwriter and actor * Paulo Coelho (born 1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist * Paulo Fernando Craveiro, Brazilian author * Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher *Paulo R. Holvorcem, Brazilian amateur astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids * Paulo Jorge (other) *Paulo Kanoa (1802–1885), Governor of Kauaʻi *Paulo P. Kanoa (1832–1895), Governor of Kauaʻi *Paulo Miklos (born 1959), Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor * Paulo Antonio de Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian football s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Downing Meisner
Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–1966), Australian hospital administrator * Amy Adams (born 1974), American actress * Amy Alcott (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer * Amy Archer-Gilligan, (1873–1962), American serial killer * Amy Beach (1867–1944), American composer and pianist * Amy Birnbaum (born 1975), American voice actress * Amy Bishop (born 1965), American professor and mass shooter * Amy Braverman, American statistician * Amy Brenneman (born 1964), American actress * Amy Bruckner (born 1991), American actress and singer * Amy Callaghan (born 1992), British politician * Amy Carmichael (1867–1951), British missionary to India * Amy Castle (born 1990), American actress and internet personality * Amy Cimorelli (born 1995), American singer * Amy Carter (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheal J
Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is sometimes considered erroneous. People with the name Micheal Arts and entertainment * Micheal Flaherty (educator), co-founder and president of Walden Media, a production company which focuses on films that entertain and educate * Micheal Kott (born 1961), American actor * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947), Irish poet. Among his awards are The Marten Toonder Prize and The Irish American Culture Institute Prize for Literature * Micheal David Larsen (1981–2010), American musician, rapper and poet; better known as Eyedea *Micheal Farrell (1940–2000), Irish painter * Micheal Ray Stevenson (born 1989), American rapper; better known as Tyga * Micheal Ward (born 1995), English actor Politics * Micheal Bergstrom, Republican member of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Luiz Netto-Ferreira
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei, |
Knodus
''Knodus'' is a genus of characins, small freshwater fish from South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. ''BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.'' Species There are currently 30 recognized species of this genus: * '' Knodus alpha'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1914) * '' Knodus borki'' Zarske, 2008 * '' Knodus breviceps'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1908) * '' Knodus caquetae'' Fowler, 1945 * '' Knodus chapadae'' ( Fowler, 1906) * '' Knodus cinarucoense'' ( Román-Valencia, Taphorn & Ruiz-C., 2008) * '' Knodus delta'' Géry, 1972 * '' Knodus deuterodonoides'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1914) * '' Knodus dorsomaculatus'' K. M. Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2010 * '' Knodus figueiredoi'' Esguícero & R. M. C. Castro, 2014Esguícero, A.L.H. & Castro, R.M.C. (2014): ''Knodus figueiredoi'', a new characid from the Rio das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Genrikhovich Kobyliansky
Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, California * Stanislaus River, California * Stanislaus National Forest, California * Place Stanislas, a square in Nancy, France, World Heritage Site of UNESCO * Saint-Stanislas, Mauricie, Quebec, a Canadian municipality * Stanizlav, a fictional train depot in the game '' TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' * Stanislau, German name of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Schools * St. Stanislaus High School, an institution in Bandra, Mumbai, India * St. Stanislaus High School (Detroit) * Collège Stanislas de Paris, an institution in Paris, France * California State University, Stanislaus, a public university in Turlock, CA * St Stanislaus College (Bathurst), a secondary school in Bathurst, Australia * St. Stanislaus College (Guyana), a secondary school in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
