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Phoxinus
''Phoxinus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae of order Cypriniformes, and the only members of the subfamily Phoxininae, or Eurasian minnows. The other species in this genus are also commonly known as minnows. The name "minnow" was what early English fisherman used to describe "small and insignificant". The genus ''Phoxinus'' is found throughout Eurasia, and includes 21 known species. Previously, members of the North American genus '' Chrosomus'' were also believed to form part of this genus. Species ''Phoxinus'' contains the following species: * '' Phoxinus abanticus'' Turan, Bayçelebi, Özuluğ, Gaygusuz & Aksu, 2023 * '' Phoxinus adagumicus'' Artaev, Turbanov, Bolotovskiy, Gandlin & Levin, 2024 * '' Phoxinus bigerri'' Kottelat, 2007 (Pyrenean minnow) * '' Phoxinus brachyurus'' Berg, 1912 (Seven Rivers minnow) * '' Phoxinus chrysoprasius'' (Pallas, 1814) * '' Phoxinus colchicus'' Berg, 1910. * '' Phoxinus csikii'' Hankó, 1922 (Danube minnow) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoxinus Phoxinus
''Phoxinus phoxinus'' (known colloquially as the Eurasian minnow, minnow, Channel minnow, or common minnow) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. It is the type species of genus ''Phoxinus''. This taxon was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus ''Phoxinus'' found in Europe and to have a wide geohraphic range in Eurasia, however, it is now regarded as part of a species complex with new species being described across its former range and this species being restricted to Western Europe. It occurs predominantly in cool () streams and well- oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers. Taxonomy ''Phoxinus phoxinus'' was first formally described as ''Cyprinus phoxinus'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' published in 1758 with its type locality given as the River Agger north of Lohmar at 50°50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoxinus Septimaniae
''Phoxinus septimaniae'', the Languedoc minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. This fish is endemic to southwestern Europe. Taxonomy ''Phoxinus septimaniae'' was first formally Species description, described in 2007 by the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as the Agly, River Agly at a bridge downstream of Latour-de-France at 42°46'09"N, 2°39'39"E, in the Departments of France, Départment of Pyrénées-Orientales in France. Kottelat was studying the variation in populations of what were thought to be "common minnows ''Phoxinus phoxinus'' ''sensu lato'' and discovered that what had been thought to be a single widespread Palearctic realm, Palearctic species was, in fact, a species complex. This species is classified within the genus ''Phoxinus'', the Eurasian minnows, within the Monotypic taxon, monotypic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrosomus
''Chrosomus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. These fishes have sometimes been included in Eurasian minnow genus '' Phoxinus''. They are the only members of the predominantly western subfamily Laviniinae Laviniinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the family which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. Members of this subfamily are known as western chubs or the wester ... that are found in eastern North America. Species ''Chrosomus''contains the following species; References * Laviniinae Fish of North America Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuciscidae
Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnows. As the name suggests, most members of the OW clade are found in Eurasia, aside from the golden shiner (''Notemigonus crysoleucas''), which is found in eastern North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri .... According to ancestral area reconstruction, the subfamily Leuciscinae is thought to have originated in Europe before becoming widely distributed in parts of Europe, Asia and North America. Evidence for the dispersal of this subfamily can be marked by biogeographical scenarios/observations, geomorphological changes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasia
Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents dates back to classical antiquity, antiquity, but their borders have historically been subject to change. For example, the ancient Greeks originally included Africa in Asia but classified Europe as separate land. Eurasia is connected to Africa at the Suez Canal, and the two are sometimes combined to describe the largest contiguous landmass on Earth, Afro-Eurasia. History Eurasia has been the host of many ancient civilizations, including those based in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and China. In the Axial Age (mid-first millennium BCE), a continuous belt of civilizations stretched through the Eurasian Subtropics, subtropical zone from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This belt became the mainstream of world history for two millennia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey A
Alexey ( ; ), is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy or Aleksiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The name became fairly popular in Russia after the baptism of Michael of Russia's son, Alexis of Russia. The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may be used as a full first name in Bulgaria (Альоша) and Armenia. In theory, Alexia is the femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya S
Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/ Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías). It is pronounced with stress on the second syllable. The diminutive form is Iliusha or Iliushen'ka. The Russian patronymic for a son of Ilya is " Ilyich", and a daughter is "Ilyinichna". People with the name Real people * Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod), 12th-century Russian Orthodox cleric and saint *Ilya Ivanovitch Alekseyev (1772–1830), commander of the Russian Imperial Army *Ilya Borok (born 1993), Russian jiujitsu fighter * Ilya Bryzgalov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey goalie * Ilya Dzhirkvelov (1927–2006), author and KGB defector *Ilya Ehrenburg (1891–1967), Russian writer and Soviet cultural ambassador *Ilya Frank (1908–1990), Russian physicist *Ilya Glazunov (1930–2017), Russian painter *Ilya Gringo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Aksu
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael (; ; ; ) is the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age of 137. Traditionally, he is seen as the ancestor of the Arabs. Within Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor of the Ishmaelites (Hagarenes or Adnanites) and patriarch of Qaydār. Etymology The name "Yishma'el" existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, including early Babylonian and Minæan. In the Amorite language, it is attested as ''yaśmaʿ-ʾel''. It is a theophoric name translated literally as "God (El) has hearkened", suggesting that "a child so named was regarded as the fulfillment of a divine promise". Genesis narrative The Genesis narrative sees the account of Ishmael's life through the . Birth The birth of Ishmael was planned by the Patriarch Abraham's first wife, who at that time was known as Sarai. She and her husband Abram (Abraham) sought a way to have children in order to ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özcan Gaygusuz
Özcan () is a Turkish male given name which also appears as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Özcan Alper, Turkish director and screenwriter * Özcan Arkoç, Turkish footballer * Özcan Bizati, Turkish football manager * Özcan Deniz, Turkish actor and musician * Özcan Kızıltan, Turkish footballer * Özcan Köksoy, Turkish footballer * Özcan Melkemichel, Swedish football manager * Özcan Mutlu, Turkish-German politician * Özcan Özel, Turkish politician * Özgür Can Özcan, Turkish footballer * Özcan Seçmen, Turkish botanist * Özcan Purçu, Turkish politician of Romani heritage * Özcan Yaşar, Turkish footballer * Özcan Yeniçeri, Turkish politician and academic * Özcan Yorgancıoğlu, Turkish Cypriot politician Surname * Ahmet Özcan, Swiss footballer * Ali Can Özcan, Turkish paralympic taekwondo player * Ali Kemal Özcan, Turkish academic * Berkay Özcan, Turkish-German footballer * Fatma Özcan, Turkish-American co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
