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Chascanopsetta Kenyaensis
''Chascanopsetta'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, ''C. lugubris'' also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains ten member species. Description Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth, the latter giving rise to the common name pelican flounder (primarily used for ''P. lugubris''). They lack Anatomical terms of location#Directional terms, rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines. Species There are currently ten recognized species in this genus: * ''Chascanopsetta crumenalis'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert & Frank Cramer, Cramer, 1897) * ''Chascanopsetta elski'' Vitaly Petrovich Foroshchuk, Foroshchuk, 1991 * ''Chascanopsetta danae'' Anton Frederik Bruun, Bruun, 1937 (Angry pelican flounder) * ''Chascanopsetta kenyaensis'' Dannie Alan Hensley, Hensley & Malcolm John Smale, Smale, 1997 * ''Chascanopsetta lugubris'' Alfred William ... [...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] |