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Gymnotus Anguillaris
''Gymnotus'' is a genus of Neotropical freshwater fish in the family Gymnotidae found widely in South America, Central America and southern Mexico (36th parallel south to 18th parallel north). The greatest species richness is found in the Amazon basin. They are sometimes referred to by the English name banded knifefish, although this typically is reserved for the most widespread species, '' G. carapo''. Overall ''Gymnotus'' is the most widespread genus in the order Gymnotiformes. They are the only members of the subfamily Gymnotinae. Although not commonly eaten by humans, some members of this genus are used locally as fishing bait, and occasionally kept in aquariums. Habitat ''Gymnotus'' occur in most freshwater habitats within their geographic range, with the exception of large and deep river channels, and can tolerate little oxygen (survives by breathing air directly from the water surface) and areas affected by pollution,. One species, ''G. curupira'' can survive in moist lea ...
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Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; 22 October 178318 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe. Rafinesque was an eccentric and erratic genius. He was an autodidact, who excelled in various fields of knowledge, as a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics, but was honored in none of these fields during his lifetime. Indeed, he was an outcast in the American scientific community and his submissions were automatically rejected by leading journals. Among his theories ...
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Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ...
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Gymnotus Arapaima
''Gymnotus'' is a genus of Neotropical freshwater fish in the family Gymnotidae found widely in South America, Central America and southern Mexico (36th parallel south to 18th parallel north). The greatest species richness is found in the Amazon basin. They are sometimes referred to by the English name banded knifefish, although this typically is reserved for the most widespread species, '' G. carapo''. Overall ''Gymnotus'' is the most widespread genus in the order Gymnotiformes. They are the only members of the subfamily Gymnotinae. Although not commonly eaten by humans, some members of this genus are used locally as fishing bait, and occasionally kept in aquariums. Habitat ''Gymnotus'' occur in most freshwater habitats within their geographic range, with the exception of large and deep river channels, and can tolerate little oxygen (survives by breathing air directly from the water surface) and areas affected by pollution,. One species, ''G. curupira'' can survive in moist lea ...
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Gymnotus Anguillaris
''Gymnotus'' is a genus of Neotropical freshwater fish in the family Gymnotidae found widely in South America, Central America and southern Mexico (36th parallel south to 18th parallel north). The greatest species richness is found in the Amazon basin. They are sometimes referred to by the English name banded knifefish, although this typically is reserved for the most widespread species, '' G. carapo''. Overall ''Gymnotus'' is the most widespread genus in the order Gymnotiformes. They are the only members of the subfamily Gymnotinae. Although not commonly eaten by humans, some members of this genus are used locally as fishing bait, and occasionally kept in aquariums. Habitat ''Gymnotus'' occur in most freshwater habitats within their geographic range, with the exception of large and deep river channels, and can tolerate little oxygen (survives by breathing air directly from the water surface) and areas affected by pollution,. One species, ''G. curupira'' can survive in moist lea ...
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ZooBank
ZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. Any nomenclatural acts (e.g. publications that create or change a taxonomic name) published electronically need to be registered with ZooBank prior to publication to be "officially" recognized by the ICZN Code of Nomenclature. Acts published in physical publications are encouraged, but not required to be registered prior to their publication. Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) are used as the globally unique identifier for ZooBank registration entries. The ZooBank prototype was seeded with data from Index to Organism Names (http://www.organismnames.com), which was compiled from the scientific literature in ''Zoological Record'' now owned by Thomson Reuters. History ZooBank was officially proposed in 2005 by the executive secretary of ICZN. The registry was live on 10 August 2006 with 1.5 million species entered. The fir ...
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