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Sebastes Rosaceus
''Sebastes rosaceus'', the rosy rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific. Taxonomy ''Sebestes rosaceus'' was first formally Species description, described in 1854 by the French zoologist Charles Frédéric Girard with the Type (biology), type locality given as San Diego, California. Some authorities place this species in the subgenus ''Sebastomus'', of which it is the type species. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''rosaceus'' means "pink" a reference to the uniform reddish color of this species. Description Sebastes rosaceus is a relatively small species of rockfish which has a body depth that is slightly more than a third of its standard length. They have a short, spine covered head with a short snout and a small terminal mouth and large eyes which bulge above the dorsal profile of the head. They have 13 or 14 spines and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard (8 March 1822 – 29 January 1895) was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology. Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard University. Three years later, Spencer Fullerton Baird called him to the Smithsonian Institution to work on its growing collection of North American reptiles, amphibians and fishes. He worked at the museum for the next ten years and published numerous papers, many in collaboration with Baird. In 1854, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen. Besides his work at the Smithsonian, he managed to earn an M.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1856. In 1859 he returned to France and was awarded the Cuvier Prize by the Institute of France for his work on the North American reptiles and fishes two years later. When the American Civil War broke out, he joined the Confederate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |