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Scalanago
''Scalanago lateralis'', or the ladder eel is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found around Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References * Congrinae Fish described in 1935 {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congridae
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family includes over 220 species in 32 genera. The European conger, ''Conger conger'', is the largest of the family and of the Anguilliformes order that includes it; it has been recorded at up to in length and weighing . Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world. Clear distinguishing features among congrids are few; they all lack scales, and most possess pectoral fins. They feed on crustaceans and small fish. The earliest known fossils of this group are otoliths from the Campanian of the United States. A number of articulated specimens are known from the Paleogene of Europe. Genera The Congridae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * '' Alaconger'' Schwarzhans, 2010 (2 species; otolith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congrinae
The Congrinae are a subfamily of eels in the family Congridae. Genera Congrinae contains the following genera: * '' Acromycter'' D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 * '' Bassanago'' Whitley, 1948 * '' Bathycongrus'' Ogilby, 1898 * '' Bathyuroconger'' Fowler, 1934 * '' Blachea'' Karrer & D. G. Smith, 1980 * '' Castleichthys'' D. G. Smith, 2004 * ''Conger'' Bosc, 1817 * '' Congrhynchus'' Fowler, 1934 * '' Congriscus'' D.S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925 * '' Congrosoma'' Garman, 1899 * ''Diploconger'' Kotthaus, 1968 * '' Gavialiceps'' Alcock, 1889 * '' Gnathophis'' Kaup, 1860. * '' Japonoconger'' Asano, 1958 * '' Lumiconger'' Castle & Paxton, 1984 * '' Macrocephenchelys'' Fowler, 1934 * '' Paruroconger'' Blache & Bauchot, 1976 * '' Promyllantor'' Alcock, 1890 * '' Pseudophichthys'' Roule, 1915 * '' Rhynchoconger'' D. S. Jordan & C.L. Hubbs, 1925 * '' Scalanago'' Whitley, 1935 * ''Uroconger ''Uroconger'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Percy Whitley
Gilbert Percy Whitley (9 June 1903 – 18 July 1975) was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was curator of fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. Early life and education Gilbert Percy Whitley was born on 9 June 1903 at Swaythling, Southampton, England, the eldest child of Percy Nathan Whitley and Clara Minnie (née Moass). He was educated first at King Edward VI School, Southampton and then Osborne House School in Romsey, Hampshire. Whitley migrated with his family to Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ... in 1921. He started working at the Australian Museum in 1922, while studying zoology at Sydney Technical College and the University of Sydney. Career In 1925 Whitley was formally appointed to the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |