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Bathymyrus
''Bathymyrus'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species: * '' Bathymyrus echinorhynchus'' Alcock, 1889 * '' Bathymyrus simus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1965 * '' Bathymyrus smithi'' Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ..., 1968 (Maputo conger) References * Congridae {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathymyrus Smithi
The Maputo conger at www.fishbase.org. (''Bathymyrus smithi'') is an in the family (conger/garden eels).''Bathymyrus smithi'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by |
Bathymyrus Simus
''Bathymyrus simus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Bathymyrus simus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1965.Smith, J. L. B., 1965 ''The Indian genus Bathymyrus Alcock, 1889 with description of a new species from Vietnam.'' Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 2: 1-11, 1 pl. It is a , |
Bathymyrus Echinorhynchus
''Bathymyrus echinorhynchus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Bathymyrus echinorhynchus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1889.Alcock, A. W., 1889 ''Natural history notes from H. M.'s Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' ... .--No. 12. Descriptions of some new and rare species of fishes from the Bay of Bengal, obtained during the season of 1888-89.'' Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 58 (pt 2, no. 3): 296-305, Pl. 22. It is a |
Congridae
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family includes over 180 species in 32 genera. The European conger, ''Conger conger'', is the largest of the family and of the Anguilliformes order that includes it; it has been recorded at up to in length and weighing . Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world. Clear distinguishing features among congrids are few; they all lack scales, and most possess s. They feed on crustaceans and small fish, and unlike s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred William Alcock
Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath. His mother was a daughter of Christopher Puddicombe, the only son of a Devon squire. Alcock studied at Mill Hill School, at Blackheath Proprietary School and at Westminster School. In 1876 his father faced financial losses and he was taken out of school and sent to India in the Wynaad district. Here he was taken care of by relatives engaged in coffee-planting. As a boy of 17 he spent time in the jungles of Malabar. Career Coffee-planting in Wynaad declined and Alcock obtained a post at a commission agent's office in Calcutta. This office closed soon, and he worked from 1878 to 1880 in Purulia as an agent recruiting unskilled labourers for the Assam tea gardens. While here an acquaintance, Duncan Cameron, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Smith (ichthyologist)
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct. Early life Born in Graaff-Reinet, 26 September 1897, Smith was the elder of two sons of Joseph Smith and his wife, Emily Ann Beck. Educated at country schools at Noupoort, De Aar, and Aliwal North, he finally matriculated in 1914 from the Diocesan College, Rondebosch. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1916 and a Master of Science degree in chemistry at Stellenbosch University in 1918. Smith went to the United Kingdom, where he received his PhD at Cambridge University in 1922. After returning to South Africa, he became senior lecturer and later an associate professor of organic chemistry at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. From 1922 to 1937, he was married to Henriet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Henry John Castle
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