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Tarumania
''Tarumania'' is a genus of freshwater fish described in 2017. It contains a single species, ''Tarumania walkerae'', and constitutes the only genus in the family Tarumaniidae. ''T. walkerae'' is a predatory species that hunts among the leaf litter on the bottom of flooded forests in the Rio Negro drainage basin. Discovery and taxonomy The species first came to the attention of scientists in 2002 in the form of a poorly preserved juvenile specimen collected as part of a survey. The specimen possessed many unusual traits and could not be identified even to family level. Due to the poor preservation, no formal description was attempted until many years later, after the discovery of a living population and collection of better specimens. The genus name ''Tarumania'' was chosen after the site of first collection (the Tarumã Mirim River). ''Tarumania'' is a characiform, the order which includes piranhas and tetras. Due to its distinctness from all other characiformes, the describers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario De Pinna
Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Mario debuted as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'', a 1981 platform game. Miyamoto created Mario because Nintendo was unable to license Popeye as the protagonist. The graphical limitations of arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his nose, mustache, and overalls, and he was named after Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segale. Mario then starred in '' Mario Bros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
