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Acyrtus Simon
''Acyrtus'' is a genus of clingfish Clingfishes are ray-finned fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Blenniiformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coa ...es found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * ''Acyrtus artius'' John Carmon Briggs, Briggs, 1955 (Papillate clingfish) * ''Acyrtus lanthanum'' Kevin W. Conway, Conway, Carole C. Baldwin, C. C. Baldwin & Macaulay D. White, M. D. White, 2014 (Orange-spotted clingfish) * ''Acyrtus pauciradiatus'' Cláudio Luis Santos Sampaio, C. L. S. Sampaio, José de Anchieta Cintra da Costa Nunes, Nunes & Liana de Figueiredo Mendes, L. F. Mendes, 2004 * ''Acyrtus rubiginosus'' Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1868 (Red clingfish) *''Acyrtus simon'' Gasparini & Pinheiro, 2022 References Gobiesocidae {{Gobiesociformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Peter Schultz
Leonard Peter Schultz (1901–1986) was an American ichthyologist. Biography Schultz was born in 1901, at Albion, Michigan. He received education on ichthyology at Albion College, in which he got his bachelor's degree, in 1924. In 1926, he got his master's degree from the University of Michigan, and then in 1932 from the University of Washington. From 1928 till 1936, he taught at the College of Fisheries at University of Washington. He was appointed as an assistant curator at the Division of Fishes of the United States National Museum. During the same year he joined Smithsonian Institution, where he remained till retirement in 1968. In 1938 he became a curator of the Division. While in retirement, he continued to work as a Research Associate of the Division of Fishes. He was one of the scientists that was sent to work for the U.S. Navy, on Operation Crossroads, that was conducted at the Bikini Atoll in 1946. Aside from testing an atomic bomb during the operation, he also collect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
