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Centroberyx Affinis, Redfish
''Centroberyx'', often referred to as nannygais, is genus of ray-finned fishes found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with the greatest species richness off southern Australia. They are reddish in colour and somewhat resemble the related soldierfish. Depending on species, they have a maximum length of . They are found at depths of . Members of this genus are also known from fossils from the Cretaceous.Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 219) Species There are currently seven recognized extant species in this genus: * ''Centroberyx affinis'' ( Günther, 1859) (Redfish) * ''Centroberyx australis'' Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987 (Yelloweye nannygai) * ''Centroberyx druzhinini'' (Busakhin, 1981) * ''Centroberyx gerrardi'' ( Günther, 1887) (Bight redfish) * ''Centroberyx lineatus'' (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Swallow-tail) * ''Centroberyx rubricaudus'' Chen-Hsiang Liu & S. C. Shen, 1985 * ''Centroberyx spinosus ''Centroberyx spinoffs'', the short alfonsino, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian. Career Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J. Carson Brevoort in the arrangement of the latter's entomological and ichthyological collections before going to Washington D.C. in 1863 to work at the Smithsonian Institution. He catalogued mammals, fishes and mollusks most particularly although maintaining proficiency in other orders of animals. He was librarian at the Smithsonian and also senior assistant to the Library of Congress. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1867. Gill was professor of zoology at George Washington University. He was also a member of the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Fellow members frequently mocked him for his vanity. He was president of the American Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
