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Tigrigobius Rubrigenis
''Tigrigobius'' is a genus of small, often strikingly colored gobies native to warmer parts of the east Pacific and west Atlantic, including the Gulf of California and Caribbean. They were formerly included in ''Gobiosoma''. Some species of ''Tigrigobius'' are known to act as cleaners. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Tigrigobius digueti'' Pellegrin, 1901 (Banded cleaner goby) * '' Tigrigobius dilepis'' C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Orangesided goby) * '' Tigrigobius gemmatum'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Frecklefin goby) * '' Tigrigobius harveyi'' Victor, 2014 (Cayman greenbanded goby) Victor, B.C. (2014): Three new endemic cryptic species revealed by DNA barcoding of the gobies of the Cayman Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae). ''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 12: 25-60''. * '' Tigrigobius janssi'' W. A. Bussing, 1981 (Spotback goby) * '' Tigrigobius limbaughi'' Hoese & Reader, 2001 (Widebanded cleaning goby) * '' Tigrigobius ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Weed Fowler
Henry Weed Fowler (March 23, 1878 – June 21, 1965) was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan. He joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and worked as an assistant from 1903 to 1922, associate curator of vertebrates from 1922 to 1934, curator of fish and reptiles from 1934 to 1940 and curator of fish from 1940 to 1965. He published material on numerous topics including crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, but his most important work was on fish. In 1927 he co-founded the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and acted as treasurer until the end of 1927. In 1934 he went to Cuba, alongside Charles Cadwalader (president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia), at the invitation of Ernest Hemingway to study billfishes, he stayed with Hemingway for six weeks and the three men developed a friendship which continued after this trip and Hemingway sent speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |