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Microctenopoma Intermedium
''Microctenopoma intermedium'' is a fish in the family Anabantidae found in the Okavango, upper and lower Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers, and St. Lucia basin, as well as in the southern tributaries of the Congo system. It grows to 6.2 cm in total length. References intermedium The lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a carpal bone in the human hand. It is distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline. It is situated in the center of the proximal row carpal bones, which lie between the ulna and radius and the ha ... Fish described in 1920 {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Pellegrin
Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873, Paris – 12 August 1944) was a French zoologist. In Paris, he worked under zoologist Léon Vaillant (chair of reptiles and fishes) at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle''. From 1897, Pellegrin served as ''préparateur'' at the museum. He obtained doctorates in medicine (1899) and science (1904), and in 1908 was named as an assistant director. After many missions abroad, he became sub-director of the museum in 1937, and replaced Louis Roule (1861–1942) as the chairperson of herpetology and ichthyology. He published over 600 scientific books and articles and discovered around 350 new species. He named a number of fishes from the family Cichlidae, such as the genera ''Astatoreochromis'', ''Astatotilapia'', ''Boulengerochromis'', '' Lepidiolamprologus'', '' Nanochromis'' and ''Ophthalmotilapia''. Taxa named in his honor He has the following species named in his honor: * The Clingfish ''Apletodon pellegrini'' * ''Enteromius pellegri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microctenopoma
''Microctenopoma'' is a genus of fish in the Anabantidae (climbing gourami) family. They are native to Africa. ''Microctenopoma'' has been included in '' Ctenopoma'' in the past; unlike that genus, they are bubblenest builders, and the males defend the eggs and fry until they are free swimming. The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Microctenopoma ansorgii'' (Boulenger, 1912) (ornate ctenopoma) * '' Microctenopoma congicum'' (Boulenger, 1887) (Congo ctenopoma) * ''Microctenopoma damasi ''Microctenopoma damasi'' is a species of fish in the family Anabantidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. This species was formally described in 1939 as ''Anabas damasi'' by th ...'' ( Poll & Damas, 1939) * '' Microctenopoma fasciolatum'' (Boulenger, 1899) (banded ctenopoma) * '' Microctenopoma intermedium'' ( Pellegrin, 1920) * '' Microctenopoma lineatum'' ( Nichols, 1923) * '' Microctenopoma milleri'' ( S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |