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Neostethus Thessa
''Neostethus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia, with the majority of the species restricted to the Philippines. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Neostethus amaricola'' ( Villadolid & Manacop, 1934) * '' Neostethus bicornis'' Regan, 1916 * ''Neostethus borneensis'' Herre, 1939 * '' Neostethus ctenophorus'' (Aurich, 1937) * '' Neostethus geminus'' Parenti, 2014Parenti, L.R. (2014)A new species of Neostethus (Teleostei; Atherinomorpha; Phallostethidae) from Brunei Darussalam, with comments on northwestern Borneo as an area of endemism.''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 175–187.'' * '' Neostethus djajaorum'' Parenti & Louie, 1998 * '' Neostethus lankesteri'' Regan, 1916 * '' Neostethus palawanensis'' ( G. S. Myers, 1935) * '' Neostethus robertsi'' Parenti, 1989 * '' Neostethus thessa'' (Aurich, 1937) * ''Neostethus villadolidi'' Herre, 1942 * ''Neostethus zam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tate Regan
Charles Tate Regan FRS (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938. Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917. Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them Ethelwynn Trewavas, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum. Species Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''). In turn, a number of fish species have been named ''regani'' in his honour: *A Thorny Catfish ''Anadoras regani'' (Steindachner, 1908) *The Dwarf Cichlid '' Apistogramma regani'' *'' Apogon regani'' *A Catfish ''Astroblepus regani'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
