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Thalassophryne Amazonica
''Thalassophryne'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (''T. amazonica'') found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Thalassophryne amazonica'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne maculosa'' Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish) * '' Thalassophryne megalops'' B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1910 * '' Thalassophryne montevidensis'' ( C. Berg ( es), 1893) * '' Thalassophryne nattereri'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne punctata'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1876 Venom Members of the genus ''Thalassophyne'' are venomous. Venom is delivered through two hollow spines on the dorsal fin and two spines on pre-opercular regions, a ... [...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] |
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish": both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batrakhos'' is Greek for frog). Toadfish are benthic ambush predators that favor sandy or muddy substrates where their cryptic coloration helps them avoid detection by their prey. Toadfish are well known for their ability to "sing", males in particular using the swim bladder as a sound-production device used to attract mates. Description Toadfish are usually scaleless, with eyes set high on large heads. Their mouths are also large, with both a maxilla and premaxilla, and often decorated with barbels and skin flaps. They are generally drab in colour, although those living on coral reefs may have brighter patterns. They range in size from length in '' Thlassophryne megalops'', to in the Pacuma toadfish. The gills are small and occur only on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World" of the Americas in the European perception of the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). The Atlantic Ocean is divided in two parts, by the Equatorial Counter Current, with the North(ern) Atlantic Ocean and the South(ern) Atlantic Ocean split at about 8°N. Scientific explorations of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of the Apurímac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century as the Amazon basin's most distant source, until a 2014 study found it to be the headwaters of the Mantaro River on the Cordillera Rumi Cruz in Peru. The Mantaro and Apurímac rivers join, and with other tributaries form the Ucayali River, which in turn meets the Marañón River upstream of Iquitos, Peru, forming what countries other than Brazil consider to be the main stem of the Amazon. Brazilians call this section the Solimões River above its confluence with the Rio Negro forming what Brazilians call the Amazon at the Meeting of Waters ( pt, Encontro das Águas) at Manaus, the largest city on the river. The Amazon River has an average discharge of about – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalassophryne Amazonica
''Thalassophryne'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (''T. amazonica'') found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Thalassophryne amazonica'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne maculosa'' Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish) * '' Thalassophryne megalops'' B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1910 * '' Thalassophryne montevidensis'' ( C. Berg ( es), 1893) * '' Thalassophryne nattereri'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne punctata'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1876 Venom Members of the genus ''Thalassophyne'' are venomous. Venom is delivered through two hollow spines on the dorsal fin and two spines on pre-opercular regions, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalassophryne Maculosa
''Thalassophryne maculosa'', the Cano toadfish, is a species of toadfish which is common along the Caribbean coasts of South America from Colombia to Trinidad and Venezuela. It occurs on the sandy bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward edges of reefs where it sits partially buried in the substrate. It is a venomous species with the venom being delivered through spines and wounds from the spines have been known to cause severe symptoms of pain and illness that may persist for up to a week. A study of the holotype of ''Batrachus uranoscopus'', said to be a freshwater toadfish from Madagascar, in the ''Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle'' in Paris found that it was most probably a misslabelled specimen of ''Thalassophryne maculosa'' and that subsequent records of ''Batrachus uranoscopus'' were attributable to ''Allenbatrachus meridionalis'', a species found in Madagascar. ''T. maculosa'' is the type species of the genus ''Thalassophryne'', the generic name translates from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalassophryne Megalops
''Thalassophryne'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (''T. amazonica'') found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''Thalassophryne amazonica'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne maculosa'' Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish) * '' Thalassophryne megalops'' B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1910 * '' Thalassophryne montevidensis'' ( C. Berg ( es), 1893) * '' Thalassophryne nattereri'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne punctata'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1876 Venom Members of the genus ''Thalassophyne'' are venomous. Venom is delivered through two hollow spines on the dorsal fin and two spines on pre-opercular regions, a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton Appler Bean
Barton Appler Bean was an American ichthyologist, born May 21, 1860 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died June 16, 1947 in Chemung, New York, after falling from a bridge. He was the brother of the ichthyologist Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1846-1916). He obtained a job at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington in 1881 where he worked for his brother. Barton became assistant in 1886 and assistant curator of the Division of Fishes in 1890. He retained this position until his retirement in 1932. Barton Bean also worked for the United States Fish Commission The United States Fish Commission, formally known as the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, was an agency of the United States government created in 1871 to investigate, promote, and preserve the fisheries of the United States. In 1 ... as an investigator. See also * :Taxa named by Barton Appler Bean References External links * American ichthyologists 1860 births 1947 deaths {{US-z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Cleveland Weed
Albert Cleveland Weed was an American ichthyologist, known for expeditions to the Arctic, where he catalogued the region's fish. Weed was born in North Rose, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell University. He was hired as assistant curator of the Field Museum of Natural History in 1921. By his retirement, in 1942, he was serving as full curator of the Fishery department. He made multiple scientific field trips to Labrador and Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ... in the 1920s and 1930s. References {{authority control Weed, Alfred Cleveland Cornell University alumni American ichthyologists Explorers of the Arctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalassophryne Montevidensis
''Thalassophryne'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (''T. amazonica'') found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''Thalassophryne amazonica'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne maculosa'' Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish) * ''Thalassophryne megalops'' B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1910 * '' Thalassophryne montevidensis'' ( C. Berg ( es), 1893) * '' Thalassophryne nattereri'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Thalassophryne punctata'' Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1876 Venom Members of the genus ''Thalassophyne'' are venomous. Venom is delivered through two hollow spines on the dorsal fin and two spines on pre-opercular regions, a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Berg
Carlos Berg ( lv, Kārlis Bergs, german: Karl Berg) or Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Berg ( lv, Frīdrihs Vilhelms Kārlis Bergs, german: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Berg) (21 March 1843, Courland – 19 January 1902 Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian naturalist and entomologist of Latvian and Baltic German origin. Having worked a few years in trade, he moved to Riga in 1865 and became curator of the entomological department of the Riga Museum, and then at the Riga Technical University. In 1873, he was invited by Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), director of the Museum of Buenos Aires, to join him in Argentina. As early as 1874, Berg began an expedition to Patagonia to collect specimens for the museum. This first collecting trip was followed by others through Argentina, also in Chile and Uruguay. Apart from a period of two years from 1890 to 1892, spent at the Museo Nacional in Montevideo, he was based in Buenos Aires. He replaced Burmeister as the head of the museum in 1892. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
