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Monomitopus Ainonaka
''Monomitopus'' is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous. Life cycle Analysis of stable oxygen isotope composition of otoliths has shown that ''Monomitopus pallidus'' and ''Monomitopus kumae'' undergo an ontogenetic habitat shift, spending their early life pelagically in shallower waters, before descending to the deep-sea floor where they stay for rest of their lives. The larvae of these species have been reported to coil tightly and drift in the pelagic until settlement. A subset of species have been found to have a bilaterally paired hole or fenestra in the skull. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Monomitopus ainonaka'' Matthew G. Girard, M. Girard, Carter & Johnson, 2023 * ''Monomitopus agassizii'' (George Brown Goode, Goode & Tarleton Hoffman Bean, T. H. Bean, 1896) * ''Monomitopus conjugator'' (Alfred William Alcock, Alcock, 1896) * ''Monomitopus garmani'' (Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith & Lewis Radcliffe, Radcliffe, 1913) * ''Monomi ... [...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] |