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Agonomalus
''Agonomalus'' is a genus of Agonidae, poachers native to the Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Agonomalus jordani'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Edwin Chapin Starks, Starks, 1904 * ''Agonomalus mozinoi'' Norman Joseph Wilimovsky, Wilimovsky & Donald Edward Wilson, D. E. Wilson, 1979 (Kelp poacher) * ''Agonomalus proboscidalis'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1858) References Hypsagoninae Agonomalus, Taxa named by Alphonse Guichenot {{Cottoidei-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonomalus Mozinoi
The kelp poacher (''Agonomalus mozinoi'') is a fish in the family Agonidae.''Agonomalus mozinoi'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Norman Joseph Wilimovsky and Donald Edward Wilson in 1979, originally under the genus ''Hypsagonus''.Wilimovsky, N. J. and D. E. Wilson, 1979 (1 May) [ref. 8767] ''A new species of Agonidae, Agonomalus mozinoi, from the west coast of North America.'' Syesis v. 11: 73-79. It is a marine biology, marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from northern British Columbia, Canada to central California, United States, USA, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a maximum depth of , and inhabits shallow, rocky regions. It uses its pectoral fins to climb the faces of rocks and crawl on the bottom. Its body is camouflaged by a coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonomalus Jordani
''Agonomalus jordani'' is a fish in the family Agonidae.''Agonomalus jordani'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by and in 1904.Jordan, D. S. and E. C. Starks, 1904 (23 Feb.) ef. 10665''A review of the Japanese fishes of the family of Agonidae.'' Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 27 (no. 1365): 575-599. It is a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonomalus Proboscidalis
''Agonomalus proboscidalis'' is a fish in the family Agonidae.''Agonomalus proboscidalis'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1858, originally under the genus ''Aspidophorus'' (now '' Agonus'').Valenciennes, A. 1858 ef. 17871''Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Aspidophore pêché dans l'une des anses du port de l'empereur Nicolas ...'' Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences. v. 47: 1040-1043. It is a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonomalus
''Agonomalus'' is a genus of Agonidae, poachers native to the Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Agonomalus jordani'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Edwin Chapin Starks, Starks, 1904 * ''Agonomalus mozinoi'' Norman Joseph Wilimovsky, Wilimovsky & Donald Edward Wilson, D. E. Wilson, 1979 (Kelp poacher) * ''Agonomalus proboscidalis'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1858) References Hypsagoninae Agonomalus, Taxa named by Alphonse Guichenot {{Cottoidei-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphone Guichenot
Antoine Alphonse Guichenot (31 July 1809 in Paris – 17 February 1876 in Cluny) was a French zoology, zoologist who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' (Paris), including an extensive biological survey of Algeria. His primary fields of research included fish and reptiles. He is credited with describing the ichthyological genera ''Agonomalus'', ''Neosebastes'' (gurnard scorpionfishes) and ''Glossanodon''. He also described numerous new species, including the New Caledonian Crested Gecko, New Caledonian crested gecko, ''Correlophus ciliatis'' (changed to ''Rhacodactylus ciliatus'' in 1994, but reclassified as ''Correlophus ciliatis'' in 2012). He retired to solely an assistant naturalist position in 1856, and died in 1876 in Cluny, France. Tribute Several fish species commemorate his name, an example being ''Paracanthobrama guichenoti'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1864. He is also commemorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsagoninae
Hypsagoninae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Agonidae, part of the sculpin Superfamily (biology), superfamily Cottoidea. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Hypsagoninae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill. Some workers have regarded the genus Agonomalus as synonymous with Hypsagonus and place the two remaining genera in the subfamily Percidinae which was also named by Gill in 1897. However, most authorities recognise the three genera and place them in the subfamily Hypsagoninae. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the Hypsagoninae within the family Agonidae, part of the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. Genera Hypsagoninae contains following 3 genera: Characteristics Hypsagoninae sculpins typically have deep, laterally compressed bodies with a terminal mouth which has nearly equal jaws, The rear edge of the orbit is convex. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he served as president of Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University from 1885 to 1891. Jordan was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration", asserting that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I. Early life and education Jordan was born in Gainesville (town), New York, Gainesville, New York, and grew up on a farm in upstate New York. His parents made an unorthodox decision to educate him at a local girls' high school. His middle name, Starr, does not appear in early census records, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonidae
Agonidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. Common names for members of this family include poachers, Irish lords, sea ravens, alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. They are notable for having elongated bodies covered by scales modified into bony plates, and for using their large pectoral fins to move in short bursts. The family includes about 59 species in some 25 genera, some of which are quite widespread. The pelvic fins are nearly vestigial, typically consisting of one small spine and a few rays. The swim bladder is not present. At in length, the dragon poacher (''Percis japonica'') is the largest member of the family, while '' Bothragonus occidentalis'' is long as an adult; most are in the 20–30 cm range. Agonidae species generally feed on small crustaceans and marine worms found on the bottom. Some species camouflage Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoology, zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. He also carried out diverse systematic classifications, linking fossil and current species. He worked with Cuvier on the 22-volume "''Histoire Naturelle des Poissons''" (Natural History of Fish) (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Cuvier died in 1832. In 1832, he succeeded Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) as chair of ''Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was given the task of classifying animals described by Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) during his travels in the American tropics (1799 to 1803), and a lasting friendship was established between the two men. He is the binomial authority for many species of fish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Chapin Starks
Edwin Chapin Starks (born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on January 25, 1867; died December 29, 1932) was an ichthyologist most associated with Stanford University. He was known as an authority on the osteology of fish. He also did studies of fish of the Puget Sound Puget Sound ( ; ) is a complex estuary, estuarine system of interconnected Marine habitat, marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As a part of the Salish Sea, the sound .... His wife and daughter were also both involved in either science or natural history. See also * :Taxa named by Edwin Chapin Starks References {{DEFAULTSORT:Starks, Edwin Chapin American ichthyologists Stanford University Department of Biology faculty Stanford University alumni 1867 births 1932 deaths People from Baraboo, Wisconsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
