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Günther Maul
Günther Edmund Maul (May 7, 1909 – September 28, 1997) was a German ichthyologist and taxidermist in Portugal. Maul came to Madeira in December 1930 to work as taxidermist at Museu Municipal do Funchal, which opened to the public in 1933. He was appointed director for the museum in 1940, a post that he held to his retirement in 1979. He, however, continued his research until shortly before his death. He started two journals (''Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal'' in 1945 and ''Bocagiana'' in 1959) and opened the museum's aquarium to the public in 1959. He also participated in several expeditions including with the French bathyscaphe '' Archimède'' in 1966 and organised the first multidisciplinary expedition to the Salvage Islands in 1963. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Madeira in 1995. Works He described several species of fish *'' Himantolophus albinares'' *'' Coryphaenoides thelestomus'' *'' Macruronus maderensis'' *'' Rouleina maderensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichthyologist
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2025, with approximately 250 new species described each year. Etymology The word is derived from the Ancient Greek words wikt:ἰχθύς, ἰχθύς, ''ikhthus'', meaning "fish"; and wikt:-λόγος, λόγος, ''logos'', meaning "study". History The study of fish dates from the Upper Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic Revolution (with the advent of "high culture"). The science of ichthyology was developed in several interconnecting epochs, each with various significant advancements. The study of fish receives its origins from humans' desire to feed, clothe, and equip themselves with useful implements. According to Michael Barton (professor), Michael Barton, a prominent ichthyologist and professor at Centre College, "the earliest ichthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Günther Edmund Maul Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gun ... (May 7, 1909 – September 28, 1997) was a German ichthyologist and taxidermist in Portugal. Maul, Günther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
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1909 Births
Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across drift ice, ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * January 9 – The British Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition to the South Pole, led by Ernest Shackleton, arrives at the Farthest South, farthest south reached by any prior expedition, at 88°23' S, prior to turning back due to diminishing supplies. * January 11 – The International Joint Commission on US-Canada boundary waters is established. * January 16 – Members of the ''Nimrod'' Expedition claim to have found the magnetic South Pole (but the location recorded may be incorrect). * January 24 – The White Star Liner RMS Republic (1903), RMS ''Republic'' sinks the day after a collision with ''SS Florida'' off Nantucket. Almost all of the 1,500 passengers are rescued. * January 28 – The last United States t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Zoologists
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German Ichthyologists
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Acrolepiopsis Mauli
''Acrolepiopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae. Species The following species are classified: * ''Acrolepiopsis assectella'' Zeller, 1839 * ''Acrolepiopsis betulella'' Curtis, 1838 * ''Acrolepiopsis brevipennella'' (Moriuti, 1972) * ''Acrolepiopsis californica'' Gaedike, 1984 * ''Acrolepiopsis chirapanthui'' (Moriuti, 1984) * ''Acrolepiopsis clavivalvatella'' Moriuti, 1972 * ''Acrolepiopsis delta'' (Moriuti, 1961) * ''Acrolepiopsis deltoides'' Gaedike, 1971 * ''Acrolepiopsis halosticta'' (Meyrick, 1914) * ''Acrolepiopsis heppneri'' Gaedike, 1984 * ''Acrolepiopsis incertella'' (Chambers, 1872) * ''Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa'' Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 * ''Acrolepiopsis issikiella'' (Moriuti, 1961) * ''Acrolepiopsis japonica'' Gaedike, 1982 * ''Acrolepiopsis kostjuki'' Budashkin, 1998 * ''Acrolepiopsis leucoscia'' (Meyrick, 1927) * ''Acrolepiopsis marcidella'' Curtis, 1850 * ''Acrolepiopsis mauli'' Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 * ''Acrolepiopsis nagaimo'' Yasuda, 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otus Mauli
Otus may refer to: * Otus (education), a K-12 educational technology company * HMS ''Otus'', two ships in the Royal Navy * ''Otus'' (bird), genus of owls * Otus (mythology), giant in Greek mythology, brother of Ephialtes, one of Aloadae * Otus of Cyllene, hero in Greek mythology, killed by Hector in Trojan War * USS ''Otus'' (ARG-20) (1940–1946), an internal combustion engine repair ship * "Otus the Head Cat", weekly column in the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' by Michael Storey * Otus (lens), high-performance lens series by Carl Zeiss AG * Tonmi Lillman or Otus (1973–2012), member of a band Lordi * "Of the United States" as in POTUS (President of the United States), FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States), and SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) * Moto E (2nd generation) 3G, a Motorola Android smartphone, codename otus * Otus, a playable character from the 2016 Video Game Owlboy from D-Pad Studio *Operational taxonomic unit, operational taxonomic units in biology P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauligobius
''Mauligobius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The name of this genus honours the ichthyologist and taxidermist Günther Edmund Maul (1909-1997) of the Museu Municipal do Funchal on Madeira for his assistance in making material and information available which the author, Peter Miller, used in his research on Macaronesian gobies. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Mauligobius maderensis'' (Valenciennes, 1837) * ''Mauligobius nigri ''Mauligobius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The name of this genus honours the ichthyologist and taxidermist Günther Edmund Maul (1909-1997) of the Museu Municipal do Funchal on ...'' ( Günther, 1861) References Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maulisia
''Maulisia'' is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are ..., the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Maulisia acuticeps'' Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder) * '' Maulisia argipalla'' Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979 (Palegold searsid) * '' Maulisia isaacsi'' Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987 * '' Maulisia mauli'' A. E. Parr, 1960 (Maul's searsid) * '' Maulisia microlepis'' Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 (Smallscale searsid) References Platytroctidae Ray-finned fish genera {{alepocephaliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Poll
Max Fernand Leon Poll (21 July 1908 in Ruisbroek – 13 March 1991 in Uccle) was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in the Cichlidae. In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika. He has described several species of Pseudocrenilabrinae, such as '' Lamprologus signatus'', '' Steatocranus casuarius'', '' Neolamprologus brichardi'', and '' Neolamprologus pulcher''. He was a member of The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium, professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles, and conservator at the Royal Museum of the Belgian Congo in Tervuren. He was an honorary member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Taxon named in his honor Named after him are species and taxa 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 particula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollichthys Mauli
The stareye lightfish (''Pollichthys mauli'') is a species in the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of ''Pollichthys''. They are small Stomiiformes, stomiiform fishes found in oceans throughout the world. The maximum length is 6 cm. Etymology The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus ''Yarrella''. The species is named after Günther Maul. References ''Pollichthys mauli'' (Poll, 1953) Stareye lightfish - FishBase Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. P - University of Gothenburg [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
