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Phallichthys
''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * ''Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Picotee livebearer) * ''Phallichthys quadripunctatus'' W. A. Bussing, 1979 * ''Phallichthys tico ''Phallichthys tico'', the dwarf merry widow, is a livebearer fish from Central America. It lives in turbid, stagnant waters, often among aquatic plants, and feeds mainly on plant matter. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. Taxonomy and evolution ...'' W. A. Bussing, 1963 References Poeciliidae Freshwater fish of Central America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phallichthys Tico
''Phallichthys tico'', the dwarf merry widow, is a livebearer fish from Central America. It lives in turbid, stagnant waters, often among aquatic plants, and feeds mainly on plant matter. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. Taxonomy and evolution ''Phallichthys tico'' appears to be the most specialized species in the genus ''Phallichthys''. Its phylogenetic relationship to '' P. amates'' and '' P. fairweatheri'' is not known. Besides these two congeners, ''P. tico'' exhibits some similarity to other genera in the '' Poecilidae'' family, most of all '' Poeciliopsis'' and '' Carlhubbsia''. Its inclusion into ''Phallichthys'' necessitated a considerable redefinition of the genus. The specific epithet ''tico'' honors Costa Rica, the only country from which it was known at the time of its 1963 description by the future University of Costa Rica professor William Bussing. Description The body of ''Phallichthys tico'' is tan and robust but more elongated than that of other ''Phallicht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phallichthys Amates
''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * '' Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Picotee livebearer) * '' Phallichthys quadripunctatus'' W. A. Bussing, 1979 * ''Phallichthys tico ''Phallichthys tico'', the dwarf merry widow, is a livebearer fish from Central America. It lives in turbid, stagnant waters, often among aquatic plants, and feeds mainly on plant matter. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. Taxonomy and evolution ...'' W. A. Bussing, 1963 References Poeciliidae Freshwater fish of Central America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phallichthys Quadripunctatus
''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * '' Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Picotee livebearer) * '' Phallichthys quadripunctatus'' W. A. Bussing, 1979 * ''Phallichthys tico ''Phallichthys tico'', the dwarf merry widow, is a livebearer fish from Central America. It lives in turbid, stagnant waters, often among aquatic plants, and feeds mainly on plant matter. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. Taxonomy and evolution ...'' W. A. Bussing, 1963 References Poeciliidae Freshwater fish of Central America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poeciliid
The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family was the Southeastern United States to north of Río de la Plata, Argentina, and Africa, including Madagascar. Due to release of aquarium specimens and the widespread use of species of the genera ''Poecilia'' and '' Gambusia'' for mosquito control, though, poeciliids can today be found in all tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In addition, ''Poecilia'' and ''Gambusia'' specimens have been identified in hot springs pools as far north as Banff, Alberta. Live-bearing Although the whole family Poeciliidae is known as "live bearers" ( viviparous), some species are egg-scattering with external fertilization. All African species are egg-layers, and (with the exception of the members of the genus '' Tomeurus''), all American species ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Albert Bussing
William Albert Bussing (born September 27, 1933 Los Angeles, California, died 2014 San Jose, Costa Rica), known as Don William, was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career on the faculty of the Universidad de Costa Rica, working there from 1966 to 1991. He was appointed professor in 1978 and when he retired he became Emeritus professor. His university education was interrupted by his conscription to serve in the Korean War and by other jobs, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California in 1960, and teaching degree in 1961. Following his graduation he obtained an Inter-American Cultural Convention scholarship and travelled to Costa Rica to carry out research on the ecology of fishes of the Río Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí in Costa Rica. One result of this research was the description of a new species, ' in his first paper published in 1963, the first of over 90 publications. He taught a course in ichthyology at the Universidad de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Leavitt Hubbs
Carl Leavitt Hubbs (October 19, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was an American ichthyologist. Biography Youth He was born in Williams, Arizona. He was the son of Charles Leavitt and Elizabeth (née Goss) Hubbs. His father had a wide variety of jobs (farmer, iron mine owner, newspaper owner). The family moved several times before settling in San Diego where he got his first taste of natural history. After his parents divorced in 1907, he lived with his mother, who opened a private school in Redondo Beach, California. His maternal grandmother Jane Goble Goss, one of the first female doctors, showed Hubbs how to harvest shellfish and other sea creatures. One of his teachers, impressed by Hubbs's abilities in science, recommended that he study chemistry at the University of Berkeley. The family moved once more to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, George Bliss Culver, one of the many volunteers of David Starr Jordan, encouraged Hubbs to abandon his study of birds and instead to study fish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshwater Fish Genera
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include non- salty mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. Fresh water may encompass frozen and meltwater in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, snowfields and icebergs, natural precipitations such as rainfall, snowfall, hail/ sleet and graupel, and surface runoffs that form inland bodies of water such as wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, as well as groundwater contained in aquifers, subterranean rivers and lakes. Fresh water is the water resource that is of the most and immediate use to humans. Water is critical to the survival of all living organisms. Many organisms can thrive on salt water, but the great majority of higher plants and most insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds need fresh water to survive. Fresh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshwater Fish Of Central America
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include non- salty mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. Fresh water may encompass frozen and meltwater in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, snowfields and icebergs, natural precipitations such as rainfall, snowfall, hail/ sleet and graupel, and surface runoffs that form inland bodies of water such as wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, as well as groundwater contained in aquifers, subterranean rivers and lakes. Fresh water is the water resource that is of the most and immediate use to humans. Water is critical to the survival of all living organisms. Many organisms can thrive on salt water, but the great majority of higher plants and most insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds need fresh water to survive. Fresh wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donn Eric Rosen
Donn Eric Rosen (1929-1986) was a member of the staff of the American Museum of Natural History. He was a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Family Born to immigrants Irwin Rosen (b. 1885) and Anita Gerber Rosen (b. 1906), Rosen has an older brother : Charles Welles. Both his parents were born in Russia. Irwin came to the United States in 1889 and had a career in architecture. Anita arrived in the United States prior to 1920. Works Rosen has written over twenty eight scientific papers. Rosen has described twenty three species. Selected publications *Rosen, Donn Eric, P. Humphry Greenwood 1970. Origin of the Weberian Apparatus and the Relationships of the Ostariophysan and Gonorynchiform Fishes, American Museum Novitates, American Museum of Natural History,New York, New York, USA, 2428 *Rosen, Donn Eric, Bailey, Reeve M. The Poeciliid Fishes (Cyprinodontiformes), Their Structure, Zoogeography, and Systematics. Bulletin of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reeve Maclaren Bailey
Reeve Maclaren Bailey (born May 2, 1911, in Fairmont, West Virginia - died July 2, 2011, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American ichthyologist. Bailey was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 1938. Bailey was the President of the American Fisheries Society The American Fisheries Society (established 1870 in New York City), is the "world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources." It is a mem ... in 1974–1975. References 1911 births 2011 deaths American ichthyologists American centenarians Men centenarians University of Michigan alumni People from Fairmont, West Virginia {{US-zoologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
