Catostomus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. This genus of fish usually lives in freshwater basins. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but C. catostomus is also found in Russia.
The gecko catshark is a species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan, and possibly also off Vietnam. It is a common, demersal species found at depths of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft). Its body is slender, with a pattern of dark saddles and blotches. The dorsal and caudal fins are edged in white, and there is a prominent crest of enlarged dermal denticles along the dorsal edge of the caudal fin. The gecko catshark is a schooling, opportunistic predator of bony fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. It is oviparous, with females producing two vase-shaped egg capsules at a time. This species is captured as bycatch, but does not appear to be threatened by fishery activities at present and has been assessed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Shiho's seahorse or Sindo's Seahorse, painted seahorse is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Pacific coastal waters of Japan. This species reaches a length of ca. 8 cm. It was listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable in 1996 and Data Deficient in 2003, but was later reclassified as Least Concern. The specific name honours Michitaro Sindo, who was originally from Yamaguchi and who was assistant curator of fishes at Stanford University.
Morchella snyderi is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. Described as new to science in 2012, it occurs in the montane forests of western North America, including California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. It produces fruit bodies up to 14 cm (5.5 in) tall with ridged and pitted conical caps, and stipes that become pitted in maturity. The color of the morel is yellow to tan when young, but the cap ridges become brown to black in maturity or when dried.
Parapercis cylindrica, the cylindrical sandperch, is a species of sandperch belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.
Parapercis is a genus of sandperches belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.
Parapercis hexophtalma, the speckled sandperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829. There are several synonyms, some of which represent misspellings of the original name, and others which were given to female fish, at the time thought to be a separate species.
Parapercis schauinslandii, commonly known as redspotted sandperch, lyretail grubfish or flagfin weever, is a species of marine ray-finned fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is a member of the sandperch family Pinguipedidae, form the percomorph order Trachiniformes.
Parapercis multifasciata, the gold-bridled sandsmelt, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. The scientific name of this species was first published 1884 by Döderlein. It is found off Japan and Taiwan, a specimen collected off KwaZulu Natal in South Africa has been tentatively identified as this species.
Chirolophis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies.
Parapercis multiplicata, the redbarred sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found Western Pacific, from southern Japan to the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia, east to Pitcairn Island, and west to Western Australia. This species reaches a length of 15 cm (5.9 in).
Parapercis millepunctata, the black dotted sand perch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found throughout the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).
Parapercis punctulata, the spotted sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles, the Amirantes, Mozambique, Mauritius, and northern Natal, South Africa. Recently recorded from Reunion. This species reaches a length of 13.0 cm (5.1 in).
Parapercis clathrata, the latticed sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from India and Sri Lanka to Tonga.
Parapercis queenslandica is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Australia and New Caledonia.
Parapercis pulchella, the harlequin sandsmelt, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, including the shores of Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Parapercis fuscolineata is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Philippines.
Parapercis tetracantha, the reticulated sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Bay of Bengal to seas around Japan and Indonesia throughout the Indo-West Pacific region.
Parapercis nebulosa, the barred sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found off the coast of Australia.
Pierre Louis Jouy was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and ethnographer. He was the first American ornithologist to study the birds of Korea and, during his lifetime, became known as one of the USA's leading experts on Korea. Jouy's observations of paradise flycatchers are particularly noteworthy.
