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Genypterus Chilensis
''Genypterus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. Etymology ''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Genypterus blacodes'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Pink cusk-eel) * ''Genypterus brasiliensis'' Regan, 1903 * '' Genypterus capensis'' ( A. Smith, 1847) (Kingklip) * '' Genypterus chilensis'' ( Guichenot, 1848) (Red cusk-eel) * ''Genypterus maculatus'' ( Tschudi, 1846) (Black cusk-eel) * ''Genypterus tigerinus ''Genypterus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. Etymology ''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Genypterus blacodes'' ( ...'' Klunzinger, 1872 (Rock ling) References Ophidiidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi {{Ophidiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Amando Philippi
Rodolfo Amando (or Rudolph Amandus) Philippi (14 September 1808 – 23 July 1904) was a German–Chilean paleontologist and zoologist. Philippi contributed primarily to malacology and paleontology. His grandson, Rodulfo Amando Philippi Bañados (1905-1969), was also a zoologist and in order to avoid confusion in zoological nomenclature, the elder is referred to as "Philippi rumwiede to distinguish him from his grandson "Philippi añados. Early life Philippi was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin to Johann Wilhelm Eberhard Philippi, a Prussian government auditor, and his third wife Maria Anna Krumwiede (m. 1806). The father had five children from two earlier marriages and Philippi was the eldest from the third marriage. In 1818, Philippi, his younger brother Bernhard Eunom (1811–1852) and their mother went to Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, where they were educated at the Pestalozzian Institute founded by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827). The teaching included the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |