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Capoeta Razii
''Capoeta razii'', is a newly described species of freshwater cyprinid fish occurring mainly in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License This species was mistakenly reported by many authors as ''Capoeta gracilis'' in northern Iranian regions. It was first reported to be different from ''C. gracilis'' by Levin et al. (2012). This species is named in honour of Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī, a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher, for his important contributions in the history of medicine. He also discovered numerous compounds including ethanol. Coloration In life the upper part of the body is golden brown, olive-green, or silver, and the belly is whitish up to the lateral line. The head is dark-brown or olive-green on top and the cheeks are pale brown to white. Anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins are hyalin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arash Jouladeh-Roudbar
Arash the Archer () is a heroic archer-figure of Persian mythology, Iranian mythology. According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own life in the arrow's launch. The arrow was traveling for days before finally landing on the other side of the Oxus on the bark of a walnut tree hundreds of miles away from the original launch site atop a mountain. Origins of the name Although several sources (e.g. al-Biruni) appear to have considered 'Arash' to be the origin of the name 'Arshak' (i.e. Arsaces), the name of the Parthian Empire, Parthian dynasty derives from a Parthian language, Parthian or Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian equivalent of 'Ardashir', i.e. 'Artaxerxes', specifically Artaxerxes II, from whom the Arsacids claimed descent. (Within the scheme of the mythologically conflated genealogies of Iranian dynasts, the Arsacids also claimed to descend—via the other Arash—from Kai Kobad.) As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
