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Broadspotted Molly
The broadspotted molly (''Poecilia latipunctata''), locally known as ''molly del Tamesi'', is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Poeciliidae, Endemism, endemic to a small part of the Tamesí River system (itself part of the Pánuco River basin) in Mexico. References External links * Poecilia Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Fish described in 1904 Endemic fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of Mexico Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Eugene Meek
Seth Eugene Meek (April 1, 1859, Hicksville, Ohio – July 6, 1914, Chicago) was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama. He often collaborated with Charles H. Gilbert, and in 1884 on a collecting trip through the Ozarks, they discovered a new species, '' Etheostoma nianguae'', which only lives in the Osage River basin. Also with them on that excursion was David Starr Jordan, considered the father of modern ichthyology. After the Ozarks trip, Meek accepted the post of professor of biology and geology at Arkansas Industrial University (now the University of Arkansas). Tribute The American halfbeak was named in his honor ''Hyporhamphus meeki''. As is the Mezquital pupfish The Mezquital pupfish (''Cyprinodon meeki'') is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |