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Zenarchopterus Quadrimaculatus
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian. Career Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J. Carson Brevoort in the arrangement of the latter's entomological and ichthyological collections before going to Washington D.C. in 1863 to work at the Smithsonian Institution. He catalogued mammals, fishes and mollusks most particularly although maintaining proficiency in other orders of animals. He was librarian at the Smithsonian and also senior assistant to the Library of Congress. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1867. Gill was professor of zoology at George Washington University. He was also a member of the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Fellow members frequently mocked him for his vanity. He was president of the American Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Seale
Alvin Seale (July 8, 1871 – July 28, 1958) was a naturalist known for his aquarium design and as an ichthyologist. Early life Alvin Seale was born on July 8, 1871, in Fairmount, Indiana, to a family of Quakers. In 1892, he attended Stanford University, and was tutored by David Starr Jordan. Education In 1896, the year that Seale would have graduated from Stanford in zoology, he was picked by Professor Jordan, along with fellow student Norman B. Scofield, to go to Point Barrow in Alaska. His mission was to look for salmon in the Mackenzie River. Travels Before returning to Stanford Seale collected sea birds along the Alaskan coast on behalf of the British Museum. He also went with his roommate to the Klondike to join the gold rush there. According to Seale, his companion “struck it rich.” Seale, however, was too busy exploring the native wildlife to waste his time searching for gold. In his unpublished diary Seale writes that he spent “an exciting year." Polynesian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canna Maria Louise Popta
Canna Maria Louise Popta (31 May 1860 – 13 June 1929)L.B. Holthuis, Biography i1820-1958, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie page 82 (in Dutch). was a Dutch biologist. Born in Breda, Popta was one of the first women to enrol as a student at Leiden University where she studied for a degree in geology, zoology and botany, allowing her to teach in high schools. She studied for her doctorate at the University of Berne under the supervision of Eduard Fischer, her thesis was on the Hemiasci, a fungal group which was then thought to be the link between the Phycomycetes and Ascomycota. After completing her doctorate she obtained a position at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden as a Lab Assistant to the curator of reptiles, amphibians and fishes. During her career at the museum she concentrated mainly on ichthyology, eventually retiring in 1928, and dying the following year in Leiden. She wrote over 40 scientific papers and a number of articles for encyclopedias. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Rasori
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux ''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Quadrimaculatus
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens, which he then described in ''Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique... in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt'' (1852–1882). The work was comprehensive in its coverage, dealing with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. He replaced Martin Lichtenstein as curator of the museum in 1858, and in the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In a few years, he g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Philippinus
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Pappenheimi
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Ornithocephala
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Novaeguineae
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenarchopterus Kampeni
''Zenarchopterus'' is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, ''Zenarchopterus'' species are oviparous.Berra, T.M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution.'' p. 320. They are commonly known as river garfish. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Zenarchopterus alleni'' Collette, 1982 (Allen's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus buffonis'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Buffon's river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus caudovittatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Long-jawed river garfish) * '' Zenarchopterus clarus'' Mohr, 1926 * '' Zenarchopterus dispar'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) (Feathered river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dunckeri'' Mohr, 1926 (Duncker's river garfish) * ''Zenarchopterus dux'' Seale, 1910 * '' Zenarchopterus ectuntio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Zenarchopterus gilli'' H. M. Smith, 1945 * '' Zenarchopterus kampeni'' ( M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McCormick Smith
Hugh McCormick Smith, also H. M. Smith (November 21, 1865 – September 28, 1941) was an American ichthyologist and administrator in the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Biography Smith was born in Washington, D.C. In 1888, he received a Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University; then, in 1908, a Doctor of Law from the Dickinson School of Law at Dickinson College. He began working for the United States Fish Commission (formally, the United States Commission on Fish and Fisheries) in 1886 as an assistant. He directed the scientific research center there from 1897 to 1903. From 1901 to 1902, he directed the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. At the same time, he was on the faculty at Georgetown, teaching medicine from 1888 to 1902 and histology from 1895 to 1902. From 1907 to 1910, Smith led the scientific party aboard the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (successor organization of the U.S. Fish Commission) research ship during her two-and-a-half-year expedit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
