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Acantholiparis Opercularis
''Acantholiparis opercularis'', or the spiny snailfish, is one of two species within the snailfish genus '' Acantholiparis''. The generic name comes from the Greek ''akantha'' meaning "thorn" and ''liparis'' meaning "fat". The specific name comes from the Latin ''opercularis'', meaning covered (as in a lid). Size The spiny snailfish is a small fish, with a length up to 7 cm. Habitat The spiny snailfish is a deep-water fish, known from depths between 227 m and 3600 m. It is a demersal fish, living just above the seabed. Range ''Acantholiparis opercularis'' lives generally near the coast, over a wide range stretching as a crescent from Kamchatka to Alaska and as far south as the coast of Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Gilbert
Charles Henry Gilbert (December 5, 1859 in Rockford, Illinois – April 20, 1928 in Palo Alto, California) was a pioneer ichthyologist and fishery biologist of particular significance to natural history of the western United States. He collected and studied fishes from Central America north to Alaska and described many new species. Later he became an expert on Pacific salmon and was a noted conservationist of the Pacific Northwest. He is considered by many as the intellectual founder of American fisheries biology. He was one of the 22 "pioneer professors" (founding faculty) of Stanford University. Early life and education Born in Rockford, Illinois, Gilbert spent his early years in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he came under the influence of his high school teacher, David Starr Jordan (1851‒1931). When Jordan became Professor of Natural History at Butler University in Indianapolis, Gilbert followed and received his B.A. degree in 1879. Jordan moved to Indiana Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
