Gymnapogon Africanus
''Gymnapogon'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae. They are native to the Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific Oceans, where they occur in reefs and nearby habitat types. These species are usually no more than 5 centimeters long and have semitransparent bodies without scales. The genus name is a compound noun formed by combining the Greek ''gymnos'' meaning "naked", referring to the lack of scales in the type species, ''Gymnapogon japonicus'', and '' Apogon'', the type genus of the Apogonidae. One species, the B-spot cardinalfish (''Gymnapogon urospilotus''), is notable for its larvae being rather large, conspicuous and fast-swimming. Species There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * '' Gy ...
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Charles Tate Regan
Charles Tate Regan FRS (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938. Regan was elected Fellow of the