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Capoeta Razii
''Capoeta razii'', is a newly described species of freshwater cyprinid fish occurring mainly in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License This species was mistakenly reported by many authors as ''Capoeta gracilis'' in northern Iranian regions. It was first reported to be different from ''C. gracilis'' by Levin et al. (2012). This species is named in honour of Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī, a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher, for his important contributions in the history of medicine. He also discovered numerous compounds including ethanol. Coloration In life the upper part of the body is golden brown, olive-green, or silver, and the belly is whitish up to the lateral line. The head is dark-brown or olive-green on top and the cheeks are pale brown to white. Anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins are hyalin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arash Jouladeh-Roudbar
Arash the Archer () is a heroic archer-figure of Persian mythology, Iranian mythology. According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own life in the arrow's launch. The arrow was traveling for days before finally landing on the other side of the Oxus on the bark of a walnut tree hundreds of miles away from the original launch site atop a mountain. Origins of the name Although several sources (e.g. al-Biruni) appear to have considered 'Arash' to be the origin of the name 'Arshak' (i.e. Arsaces), the name of the Parthian Empire, Parthian dynasty derives from a Parthian language, Parthian or Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian equivalent of 'Ardashir', i.e. 'Artaxerxes', specifically Artaxerxes II, from whom the Arsacids claimed descent. (Within the scheme of the mythologically conflated genealogies of Iranian dynasts, the Arsacids also claimed to descend—via the other Arash—from Kai Kobad.) As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Iranicus
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native species, native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily (biology), subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemism, endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of ''Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ponticola bathybius'' (Karl Fedorovich Kessler, Kessler, 1877) * ''Ponticola cephalargoides'' (Vitaly Iustinovich Pinchuk, Pinchuk, 1976) * ''Ponticola constructor'' (Alexander von Nordmann, Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * ''Ponticola cyrius'' (Karl Fedorovich Kessler, Kessler, 1874) * ''Ponticola eurycephalus'' (Karl Fedorovich Kessler, Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * ''Ponticola gorlap'' (Boris Sergee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Hamid Reza Ghanavi
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Iran
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capoeta
''Capoeta'', also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia. The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, in Armenia, particularly in lake Sevan and northern Afghanistan. This genus is most closely related to '' Luciobarbus'' and in itself is divided into three morphologically, biogeographically and genetically distinct groups or clades: the Mesopotamian clade, the Anatolian-Iranian clade and the Aralo-Caspian clade. The Mesopotamian clade was split off to '' Paracapoeta'' in 2022. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Capoeta aculeata'' (Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ..., 1844) * '' Capoeta alborzensis'' Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobitis Faridpaki
''Cobitis'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cobitidae from temperate and subtropical Eurasia. It contains the "typical spiny loaches", including the well-known spined loach of Europe. Similar spiny loaches, occurring generally south of the range of ''Cobitis'', are nowadays separated in '' Sabanejewia''.Perdices, A., Bohlen, J. & Doadrio, I. (2008)The molecular diversity of adriatic spined loaches (Teleostei, Cobitidae).''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 46 (1): 382–390.'' Species There are currently 97 recognized species in this genus: * ''Cobitis amphilekta'' Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2012 (Khvalyn spined loach)Vasil'eva, E.D. & Vasil'ev, V.P. (2012)''Cobitis amphilekta'' sp. nova, a New Species of Spined Loaches (Cobitidae, Cypriniformes) from the Caspian Sea Basin.''Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 200–206.'' * ''Cobitis arachthosensis'' Economidis & Nalbant, 1996 * ''Cobitis arenae'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1934) * ''Cobitis australis'' Y. X. Chen, Y. F. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
