the slender treeshrew ( tupaia gracilis ) is a treeshrew species within the tupaiidae .

it is native to borneo and inhabits foremost lowland old forest .

slender treeshrew

slender treeshrew <EOT> the slender treeshrew ( tupaia gracilis ) is a treeshrew species in the tupaiidae family . it is found in indonesia and malaysia .

first footage of the slender treeshrew ( tupaia gracilis ) , a scarce bornean endemic and the least common treeshrew in sabah . it was captured in a lowland forest , in sintopy with tupaia tana .

is a species of treeshrew in the tupaiidae family . it is found in indonesia and malaysia .

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borneo , sarawak , baram dist . , apoh river at base of mt . batu song .

borneo below 1 , 200 m , including sabah and sarawak ( malaysia ) and kalimantan ( indonesia ) except se ; west to islands of karimata , belitung , and bangka , and north to banggi isl .

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justification : listed as least concern as although the species is not common and its habitat continues to decline in the face of ongoing forest loss in the lowlands of borneo , the species shows some adaptability to disturbed environments , and it is unlikely that past or future declines over 10 years would not be at a rate that would warrant listing in a threatened category .

this species is found on borneo below 1 , 200 m , in sabah and sarawak ( malaysia ) and kalimantan ( indonesia ) except in the south - east ; west to the islands of karimata , belitung , and bangka , and north to banggi island ( helgen 2005 ) . it is sympatric with tupaia minor , t . longipes , and t . tana on borneo ( .

this species is somewhat rare ( k . h . han pers . comm . ) . it seems patchily distributed , being present at low densities in some sites , but apparently absent from other forested areas ( r . stuebing pers . comm . ) .

this species is found in lowland old growth forests , secondary forest and in older ( > 5years ) tree plantations ( r . stuebing pers . comm . ) .

the major threat to this species is loss of habitat due to logging , agricultural expansion and conversion of land to plantations .

it occurs in several protected areas throughout its range , including lanjak - entimau wildlife sanctuary ( han and engkamat 2000 ) . the preservation of old and regenerating forested areas , and natural forest remnants within tree plantations , will benefit this species . it is listed on cites appendix ii .

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emmons , l . h . 2000 . tupai : a field study of bornean treeshrews . university of california press , berkeley , ca , usa .

han , k . h . and engkamat , l . 2000 . a species inventory of small mammals for the development of lanjak - entimau wildlife sanctuary as a totally protected area . proceedings of international itto workshop 2000 development of lanjak - entimau wildlife sanctuary as a totally protected area phase ii : 120–134 . malaysia .

helgen , k . m . 2005 . order scandentia . in : d . e . wilson and d . a . reeder ( eds ) , mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference , pp . 104 - 109 . johns hopkins university press , baltimore , maryland , usa .

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pacifici , m . , santini , l . , di marco , m . , baisero , d . , francucci , l . , grottolo marasini , g . , visconti , p . and rondinini , c . 2013 . generation length for mammals . nature conservation 5 : 87–94 .

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thanks andhi , i always refer it as squirell in the past , not anymore . stick with tupaia or tupai : ) glad to know that we still have heaps of these in the wild .


mirapinna esau , the hairyfish , is a species of flabby whalefish only known from the atlantic ocean from near the azores .

formerly considered a member of the no longer recognized family mirapinnidae , this species is the only known member of its genus .

mirapinna esau

mirapinna esau <EOT> hairyfish , also known as mirapinna esau , lodsilungur , fur - bearing trout .

froese , rainer and pauly , daniel , eds . ( 2012 ) . " mirapinna esau " in fishbase . august 2012 version .

mirapinna esau bertelsen and marshall 1956 ( hairy fish ) named after esau , a hairy character of the bible . the fish has curious growths all over its body , making it look like it is covered in fur .

( after jacob ' s hairy brother , esau , in the bible ) .

why do you think this makes no realistic sense , or that the hair is nuisance ? you should look up the mirapinna esau , which is a furry fish .

scientific synonyms and common names mirapinna esau bertelsen & marshall , 1956 synonyms : mirapinna esau bertelsen & marshall , 1956 , dana rep . , ( 42 ) : 4 - 6 , fig . 1 - 2 , and 12 ( north atlantic 500 miles north of the azores , 47° 20 ' n . , 22° 30 ' w . ) . holotype : zmuc . common names : none

the specific name is from the character esau in the bible , who is stated to be a hairy man ( genesis 27 : 11 ) .

recent sightings : hairyfish sightings are reported almost annually by fishermen , but most of these sightings have not been verified . to complicate identification , scientists now believe that the hairyfish captured in 1911 was not a unique species , but only a juvenile whalefish , not a unique species , and discontinued use of the genus mirapinna . however , this change in taxonomic description does not explain the freshwater fur - bearing fish sighted in ontario , maine and montana .

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achelousaurus horneri sampson , 1995 ( ceratopsian dinosaur ) . this hornless ceratopsian evolved from horned ancestors . it was named for achelous , a greek river god whose horn was broken in a battle with heracles . the species name ( for paleontologist jack horner ) replaces the lost horn . [ j . vert . paleo . 15 ( 4 ) ]

acherontia atropos linnaeus , a . lachesis fabricius 1798 , and a . styx westwood , 1847 ( deathhead hawk moth ) acheron and styx are rivers in the greek underworld . atropos and lachesis are two of the fates .

acteon montfort , 1810 ( gastropod ) named after the hunter actaeon of greek myth . the snails are predatory .

anapachydiscus terminus ward ( late cretaceous ammonite ) " this was the last ammonite ever to have evolved on earth . " named for terminus , the roman god of boundaries .

arethusa ( swamp pink ) this orchid grows in aquatic environments in eastern north america . named for a greek nymph whom artemis transformed into a spring so that she might not suffer the passions of a river god .

argonauta argo linnaeus ( paper nautilus ) named for jason ' s ship and its crew .

asklepia liebke , 1938 ( ground beetle ) named after asklepius , greek god of healing , for unknown reasons .

astraptes augeas brower 2010 ( skipper butterfly ) named for the augean stables , whose cleaning was hercules ' fifth labor . " the name recognizes the enormous throughput of the acg barcoding endeavour and the resultant labour required of systematists . " [ syst . biodivers . 8 : 486 ]

athene boie , 1822 ( burrowing owl ) the owl was athene ' s sacred bird .

atropoides werman , 1992 ( jumping pitviper ) named after atropos , the fate which cuts off a person ' s life . there are also numerous species with specific epithet atropos , including the adders bitis atropos linnaeus , 1758 and clotho atropos gray , 1849 ( a synonym for bitis inornata ( smith , 1838 ) ) .

cassiopeia andromeda ( eschscholz ) ( upside - down sea jelly ) andromeda was the daughter of cassiopeia in greek myth .

cloacina von linstow 1898 ( nematode ) found only in the stomachs of kangaroos ; named after cloacina , the roman goddess of the sewers .

cymodoce , dynamene , eurydice , jaera , janira , limnoria ( isopods ) all of these , described by leach in 1814 , are names of nereids , probably taken from the preface of fabulae by hyginus . the first nereid isopod , however , was ligia fabricius , 1798 .

daedalosaurus carroll , 1978 ( late permian gliding reptile from madagascar ) and icarosaurus colbert , 1970 ( upper triassic gliding reptile from new jersey ) , after daedalus and icarus .

icarops hand et al . , 1998 ( miocene bat from australia ) " from icaros , the mythological greek who flew towards the sun , in reference to the ancient mystacinid that flew eastwards from australia to new zealand . " [ j . paleo . , 538 - 540 ] .

damocles lund , 1986 ( carboniferous shark ) the males had an elaborate projection from the back that ended poised over its head .

glaucus forster , 1777 ( nudibranch ) named after a prophetic sea god , a fisherman who turned immortal upon eating a magical herb .

gorgonocephalus medusae ( basket star ) the basket star looks like a mass of serpents . medusa was the most famous of the gorgons , which had serpents for hair .

hadoprion ( hinde , 1879 ) ( fossil polychaete ) named after hades . ( the " - prion " means " saw , " after the fossil ' s toothed nature . )

geophilus hadesi stoev , et al . 2015 and geophilus persephones foddai & minelli , 1999 ( cave centipedes )

hydraena nike jäch 1995 ( beetle ) named for nike , greek goddess of victory , because samothraki , the location of the beetle , is also the source of a superb statue of nike . [ ann . naturhist . mus . wien 97b : 177 - 190 . ]

kerberos solé et al . 2015 ( eocene hyaenodont ) named after cerberus ( kerberos in greek ) , the three - headed dog that guarded the gates of hades . [ plos one 10 ( 9 ) ]

thermarces cerberus rosenblatt and cohen , 1986 ( eelpout fish ) from the galapagos rift vents .

lachesis daudin , 1803 ( bushmaster ) this largest of pit vipers is named after the fate who apportions each individual ' s lifespan .

merope newman , 1838 ( earwigfly ) merope is one of the pleaides sisters .

mercuriceratops gemini ryan et al . , 2014 ( cretaceous ceratopsid dinosaur ) named after mercury because ornamentation on its head resembles the wings on the head of the roman god , and gemini because two almost identical specimens were found .

moira atropis and m . clotho ( heart urchins ) in greek myth , the moirae are the three fates , named atropis , clotho , and lachesis .

myotis midastactus moratelli & wilson , 2014 ( bat ) the specific epithet is " midas touch " latinized , alluding to the mythical greek king whose touch turned everything into gold , referring to the bat ' s unique golden fur .

nemertes cuvier , 1817 ( sea worm ) named for the sea nereid nemertes , wisest of her sisters .

ouroborus stanley et al . , 2011 ( armadillo lizard ) the ouroboros is an ancient symbol of a serpent or dragon devouring its own tail . the lizard , when threatened , grabs its tail in its mouth and curls up .

papio hamadryas ( hamadryas baboon ) hamadryads , in greek myth , were nymphs whose lives began and ended with a particular tree . these baboons live in rocky and dry areas and rarely climb trees .

pectinivalva ( casanovula ) minotaurus hoare , 2013 ( moth ) named for the minotaur because its flattened antennae resemble horns . [ zookeys 278 ]

phoenix ( date palm ) probably named not after the mythical bird , but for a king who fought with the greeks at troy and is credited with bringing the first date palms to greece .

chalicodoma pluto smith , 1860 ( world ' s largest bee , from the rainforests of the moluccas ) the type specimen was collected by alfred r . wallace . only one other specimen was found before 1990 , when several nests were found in termite nests .

proteus laurenti 1768 ( blind cave salamander ) europe ' s only troglobitic chordate . named for a greek sea god , the son of poseidon . there is also amoeba proteus ( amoeba ) , so named because proteus had the ability to change form .

sisyphus latreille , 1807 ( dung beetle ) named after a king condemned in hades to roll an immense boulder uphill , only to have it inevitably break free and roll down again , this beetle makes and rolls large balls of dung with greater success .

sterculius ( rove beetle , or plant ) sterculius was the greek god of the latrine , and rove beetles are often found associated with dung . sterculius is also a genus of plant , many species of which emit a dung - like odor from flowers or leaves . its family , sterculiaceae , also includes chocolate and cola .

talos zanno et al . , 2011 ( birdlike theropod dinosaur ) named for a winged bronze giant of greek mythology , which could run extremely fast and which succumbed to an ankle wound . the name is also a pun on " talon " .

tethys linnaeus , 1767 ( sea slug ) tethys was both sister and wife of oceanus .

titanus giganteus ( l ) ( cerambycid beetle ) the world ' s largest ( but not heaviest ) beetle .

upupa antaios olson , 1975 ( extinct giant hoopoe ) named for the libyan giant antaios ( or antaeus ) , who wrestled travelers and used their skulls to decorate a temple to his father poseidon . drawing strength from the ground , he was invincible until heracles held him up .

urania fabricius , 1807 ( moth ) diurnal moths ironically named after the muse of astronomy .

venus dione linnaeus , 1758 ( clam ) named after venus , goddess of love , and dione , mother of her greek equivalent aphrodite , due to the clam ' s resemblance to human female genetalia . ( its new genus is hysteroconcha meaning " womb shell " . )

zeus olympius minter & diam . ( 1987 ) ( fungus ) discovered on mt . olympus . the expedition which discovered it also found , growing on the remains of a z . olympius , another flask - shaped fungus in the genus nectria ( alas , derived from the greek for " swimmer " , not from nectar , the drink of the gods ) , which was named nectria ganymede , after the youth taken to heaven to be zeus ' s cupbearer .

aegirosaurus bardet & fernandez , 2000 ( upper jurassic ichthyosaur ) named for aegir , god of the oceans and seashores .

" asgard archaea " - a superphylum of archaea with some genetic similarities to eukaryotes . lokiarchaeota was the first phylum proposed ; thorarchaeota , odinarchaeota , and heimdallarchaeota have been added to the group .

asgardaspira wagner 1999 ( snail ) it is very loosely coiled , with a serpent - like look . [ smithsonian contrib . to paleobiology 88 : 1 - 154 ]

eoconodon nidhoggi van valen , 1978 ( paleocene mammal ) named for the nordic corpse - eating underworld serpent ( and found in purgatory hill ) .

midgardia downey , 1972 ( starfish ) from the midgard serpent , " which lies at the bottom of the sea and encircles the earth . " midgardia xandaros has the longest arms ( 67 cm . ) of any known starfish . [ proc . biol . soc . wash . 84 : 422 ]

ragnarok van valen , 1978 ( paleocene mammal , synonym of baioconodon gazin , 1941 ) for norse end times , " doom of the gods . "

scutisorex thori stanley et al . , 2013 ( hero shrew ) hero shrews are unusually strong . [ biol . lett . 9 ( 5 ) ]

balaur csiki et al . , 2010 ( theropod dinosaur ) a balaur is a dragon - like creature from romanian myth .

sampo öpik , 1933 ( ordovician brachiopod ) named for the three - sided magic mill that in finnish mythology created flour , salt , and gold .

zalmoxes nopsca , 1899 ( cretaceous iguanodontid ) named for the dacian supreme deity zalmoxis .

zilantophis jasinski & moscato ( miocene or eocene snake ) named after zilant , a winged serpent in tatar mythology , because of wing - shaped projections on the side of the fossil ' s vertebrae .

angelica archangelica linnaeus ( umbellifer ) traditionally said to bloom on may 8 , the day of st . michael the archangel .

anzu lamanna et al . , 2014 ( theropod dinosaur ) named for a feathered demon in akkadian and sumerian mythology .

livyatan lambert et al . 2010 ( fossil sperm whale ) . originally named leviathan , but that name was junior homonym ; german paleontologist albert koch used it for an american mastadon skeleton in 1841 , which name was itself invalid as mammut had priority . lambert et al . renamed the fossil whale livyatan , from the original hebrew spelling . [ nature 466 : 105 , 1134 ]

ifrita rothschild 1898 ( blue - capped babbler of new guinea ) from arabic ifrit ' djinn or spirit ' .

ipomopsis sancti - spiritus ( polemoniaceae ) holy ghost ipomopsis , an endangered plant .

ziziphus spina - christi ( l . ) ( spiny shrub or tree ) christ ' s crown - of - thorns is traditionally said to have been made from this plant .

beelzebufo evans , jones and krause , 2008 ( cretaceous frog from madagascar ) nicknamed " the frog from hell " by the researchers .

diabloceratops kirkland et al . , 2010 ( cretaceous ceratopsian dinosaur ) its horns and neck shield evoke images of the devil .

halicephalobus mephisto borgonie et al . , 2011 ( nematode ) the deepest known land animal , discovered 2 . 2 miles underground .

satan hubbs & bailey , 1947 ( catfish ) a blind unpigmented fish from artesian wells 1000 - 1250 feet underground , near san antonio , tx . " satan eurystomus signifies ' wide - mouthed prince of darkness . ' " [ occasional papers mus . zool . , u . of mich . 499 : 1 - 15 . ]

satanoperca lilith kullander & ferreira 1988 ( amazonian cichlid ) there were also s . daemon and s . jurupari ( the latter named after a tupi forest demon ) , but these have been moved to the genus geophagus . [ cybium 12 ( 4 ) : 344 ; ann . wien . mus . naturges . 2 : 389 , 392 ]

solidago satanica lunell , 1911 ( goldenrod ) its type specimen came from devil ' s lake , north dakota . ( it is now probably synonymized with another species . ) [ american midland naturalist 2 : 58 ]

moloch gray , 1841 ( thorny devil lizard ) named after a canaanite god as depicted by milton .

ninurta stanley et al . , 2011 ( blue - spotted girdled lizard ) ninurta was the sumerian and akkadian god of , among other things , rain and the south wind . the lizard ' s genus refers to its occurrence along the cool , moist south coast of south africa . [ mol . phylo . evo . 58 : 53 ]

stygimoloch galton & sues , 1983 ( pachycephalosaur ) from " styx " , for the hell creek formation ; " moloch " , after a canaanite god .

zu walters & fitch , 1960 ( ribbonfish ) zu was an lesser akkadian deity .

abydosaurus ( brachiosaur ) described from a fossilized skull and cervical vertebrae , it is named for the town abydos in egypt , where osiris ' s head and neck were buried .

ammonoidea ( ammonite , fossil cephalopod ) named after the egyptian god amun ( ammon ) , who was represented by a ram , because the shells resemble ram ' s horns - - in particular , the horn of ammon , the cornucopia from roman myth .

tasmaniosoma anubis mesibov 2015 ( millipede ) so named because the tip of the male genitalia resembles popular depictions of the jackal - headed god . [ zookeys 488 : 31 ]

kheper aegyptiorum latreille , 1827 ( dung beetle ) named after khepera , god of the rising sun ; the dung beetle is his emblem .

thalassodromeus sethi kellner & campos , 2002 ( cretaceous pterosaur ) named after the egyptian god seth because of the shape of its large crest . ( but probably the god amun , whose crown is a closer match , was intended . )

jobaria sereno et al , 1999 ( cretaceous sauropod ) from the niger republic ; named for " jobar " , a creature from tuareg mythology .

azhdarcho nessov , 1984 ( cretaceous uzbekistan pterosaur ) named for an uzbek dragon .

erlikosaurus perle , 1980 ( mongolian therizinosaur ) erlik is the siberian / mongolian god of the dead .

indricotherium ( oligo - miocene rhinoceros ) this , the largest terrestrial mammal , was named for indrik , the lord of the animals in russian folklore . ironically , indricotherium was hornless , while lord indrik was horned .

samrukia naish et al . , 2012 ( cretaceous pterosaur ) named after samruk , a kazakh mythical bird .

sordes sharov , 1971 ( jurassic kazakhstan pterosaur ) named for a russian demon .

apsaravis norell & clark , 2001 ( fossil bird ) ' apsara ' ( sanskrit ) , winged consorts prominent in buddhist and hindu art , plus ' avis ' ( gk ) , bird .

bramatherium falconer , 1845 ( miocene giraffid ) , vishnutherium ( fossil giraffid ) , sivatherium falconer & cautley , 1832 ( pleistocene giraffid ) named for the hindu gods brahma , vishnu , and shiva , the creator , sustainer , and destroyer . all these giraffids are from india .

citipati clark , norell & barsbold , 2001 ( oviraptor dinosaur ) citipati are funeral demons from buddhist tradition , often represented by two dancing skeletons , representing the impermanence of worldly things .

dibasterium durgae briggs et al . , 2012 ( fossil horseshoe crab ) named for the hindu goddess durga , who has many arms . ( the genus name refers to double limbs . ) [ pnas 109 : 15702 ]

garudimimus barsbold , 1981 ( theropod dinosaur ) " garuda mimic " ; garuda is the hindu prince of birds and national symbol of indonesia .

megalara garuda kimsey & ohl , 2012 ( wasp ) from sulawesi , indonesia . [ zookeys 177 : 49 ]

lakhsmia venusta ( thwaites ) veldk . , 2008 ( grass from sri lanka ) lakshmi is the hindu goddess of beauty , charm , prosperity , and other positive things . the specific epithet derives from the roman goddess of beauty , venus . [ rheedea 18 ]

protogryllus lakshmi pérez - de la fuente et al . , 2012 ( jurassic cricket ) here , lakshmi ' s influence over wealth and prosperity is the inspiration .

stegodon ganesa ( pliocene elephant ) named for ganesa , the elephant - headed hindu god of wisdom and art . it was the subject of the world ' s first postage stamp featuring a reconstructed prehistoric animal ( in india , jan . 1951 ) .

wathondara wang et al . , 2015 ( cretaceous scale insect ) named for an earth goddess of buddhist mythology . [ elife 4 : e05447 ]

yamaceratops makovicky & norell , 2006 ( mongolian ceratopsian dinosaur ) named for yama , a tibetan buddhist deity .

aorun choiniere et al . 2013 ( theropod dinosaur ) named for ao run , the dragon king of the west sea , from the mandarin epic journey to the west .

izanami galil & clark , 1994 ( matutine crab ) named for izanami , the primordial goddess in japanese shinto mythology .

mahakala turner et al . , 2007 named for one of eight protector deities of tibetan buddhism .

tara peckham & peckham , 1886 ( jumping spider ) named for the buddhist saviour - goddess , the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva .

arkarua gehling , 1987 ( ediacaran echinoderm ) named after arkaru , a giant snake from the mythology of the adnajamathana people of the central flinders ranges .

kakuru molnar & pledge , 1980 ( theropod dinosaur ) " rainbow serpent " from south australia . it is the only known dinosaur preserved as opal .

kiwa 2006 ( " yeti crab " ) named for the polynesian goddess of crustaceans .

mauisaurus hector 1874 ( plesiosaur from new zealand ) after maui , a demi - god of maori mythology .

obdurodon tharalkooschild pian et al . , 2013 ( miocene platypus ) the specific epithet comes from a myth from south australia ( from the dieyerie people ? ) in which a duck named tharalkoo is ravished by a water rat and gives birth to the platypus .

pseudionella akuaku boyko & williams , 2001 ( isopod ( crustacea : isopoda : bopyroidea ) parasitic on hermit crabs ) named after a polynesian spirit known to pinch children .

quinkana molnar , 1981 ( extinct crocodylian ) named after the quinkans , a legendary folk often depicted in australian rock art .

tangaroa lehtinen , 1967 ( tahitian uloborid spider ) named for the tahitian god of the sea .

taniwhasaurus hector 1874 ( mosasaur from new zealand ) a taniwha is a dragon - like giant lizard of maori myth .

tinirau swartz , 2012 ( devonian fish ) named for tinirau , a polynesian god , gaurdian of fish .

wonambi smith , 1976 ( extinct snake ) this giant snake takes its name from a south australian aboriginal name for the rainbow serpent .

woolungasaurus persson 1964 ( plesiosaur from australia ) after the woolunga , a reptile - like beast from aborigine mythology .

xevioso lehtinen , 1967 ( amaurobiid spider ) named for a west african god of storm .

yhi barnard & thomas , 1991 ( amphipod ) named for an australian ( specifically , karraur ) goddess of light and creation .

yurlunggur scanlon , 1992 ( middle miocene madtsoiid python ) named for the australian rainbow serpent yurlunggur .

alabagrus coatlicue , a . ixtilton , a . mixcoatl , and a . xolotl ( braconid wasps ) named for aztec deities .

aztlanolagus russell & harris , 1986 . ( aztlán rabbit , a pliocene / pleistocene lagomorph ) . aztlán is the legendary place of origin of the nahua peoples as recorded in the mythology of the aztecs and other nahua groups . some traditions place it in the border regions of the southwestern united states and adjacent northern mexico .

eurhopalothrix hunhau , e . mabuya , e . xibalba and e . zipacna longino , 2013 ( ants ) all names relate to the mayan underworld . xibalba is name of the mayan underworld . hunhau is a mayan death god and a lord of the underworld . zipacna is a crocodile - like demon , and mabuya another demon . [ zootaxa 3693 : 101 ]

mammillaria huitzilopochtli hunt , 1979 ( mexican cactus ) named for huitzilopochtli , an aztec war god .

tlaloc alvarez & carranza , 1951 ( central american killifish ) named for the aztec rain and fertility deity .

quetzalcoatlus northropi lawson , 1975 ( texas pterosaur ) named after an aztec god and an aircraft designer . the pterosaur was as large as an ultra - light plane .

aleiodes mannegishii fortier , 2009 ( braconid wasp ) " refers to tricksters called the mannegishi , with large eyes , mythical ' little people ' described by the cree people . "

aleiodes selu fortier , 2009 ( braconid wasp ) " refers to the cherokee corn woman , selu , and refers to the bright yellow - orange coloration of the female . " [ zootaxa 2256 ]

anhanguera campos & kellner , 1985 ( brazilian pterosaur ) named for a tupian spirit .

atopophlebia pitculya flowers , 2012 ( mayfly ) named for a mythical being which the cayapas of ecuador say lives in streams and decorates its body with yellow dye . the mayfly is yellow . [ zootaxa 3478 : 15 ]

brontotherium marsh ( oligocene ungulate ) named for the sioux mythical " thunder beast " ( albeit in greek , not siouxan ) associated with the big fossils exposed by thunderstorms in the dakota badlands .

hoplias curupira oyakawa & mattox , 2009 ( wolf fish ) named after the curupira , a mischievous creature of brazilian folklore that protects the forest ; it appears as a small child with its feet turned backwards , making it difficult to follow its tracks . the fish was so named because it took almost 18 years to gather enough material for the description . [ neotrop . ichthyol . 7 : 128 ]

kelenken guillermoi bertelli et al . , 2007 ( phorusrhacid ) an extinct giant flightless carnivorous bird named after a ' fearsome spirit of the tehuelche tribe . . . represented as [ a ] giant bird of prey ' [ j . vert . paleontol . 27 : 409 ]

kokopellia cifelli , 1993 ( cretaceous mammal ) named for kokopelli , flute - playing god of the anasazi . [ pnas 90 : 9413 ]

mapinguari wiedemann , 1828 ( gigantic mydid flies ) named for an ogre of amazonian indian folklore . only three specimens are known .

sacisaurus ferigolo & langer , 2006 ( ornithischian dinosaur ) named for saci , a one - legged elf from brazilian folklore , because the fossil was missing a leg .

seitaad ( sauropodomorph dinosaur ) named for a mythological navajo beast that swallowed its prey in sand dunes , alluding to the own creature ' s death .

siats zanno & makovicky , 2013 ( theropod dinosaur ) this giant cretaceous predator discovered in utah is named after the siats ( pronounced " see - atch " ) , a voracious monster of ute legend .

tapejara kellner , 1990 ( brazilian pterosaur ) " the old being " from tupi mythology .

tupilakosaurus nielsen , 1954 ( fossil amphibian ) named after an inuit water spirit .

tupuxuara kellner & campos , 1989 ( pterosaur from brazil ) named for a tupian " familiar spirit " .

yawunik kootenayi aria et al . , 2015 ( cambrian predatory arthropod ) named after yawuˀnik , a sea monster from the ktunaxa ( kootenay ) creation myth , which caused such disturbance that the other animals hunted and destroyed him .

zupaysaurus arcucci & coria , 2003 ( triassic theropod ) supay ( aka zupay ) was the incan god of death and ruler of the underworld .

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latin , mirus = wonderful + latin , pinna = thorn ( ref . 45335 )

eastern atlantic : one specimen caught north of azores island ( 47°20 ' n , 22°30 ' w ) .

maturity : l m ? range ? - ? cm max length : 5 . 5 cm tl male / unsexed ; ( ref . 557 )

pelagic ( ref . 51024 ) . only known specimen was caught near the surface . feeds on copepods ( ref . 6713 ) .

wheeler , a . , 1977 . das grosse buch der fische . eugen ulmer gmbh & co . stuttgart . 356 p . ( ref . 557 )

phylogenetic diversity index ( ref . 82805 ) : pd 50 = 1 . 0000 [ uniqueness , from 0 . 5 = low to 2 . 0 = high ] .

bayesian length - weight : a = 0 . 00389 ( 0 . 00180 - 0 . 00842 ) , b = 3 . 12 ( 2 . 94 - 3 . 30 ) , in cm total length , based on all lwr estimates for this body shape ( ref . 93245 ) .

trophic level ( ref . 69278 ) : 3 . 0 ±0 . 00 se ; based on food items .

resilience ( ref . 69278 ) : high , minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ( preliminary k or fecundity . ) .

vulnerability ( ref . 59153 ) : low vulnerability ( 10 of 100 ) .

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romero , p . , 2002 . an etymological dictionary of taxonomy . madrid , unpublished .

this dictonary resides in a database and will eventually be published . etymology of names was made available to fishbase in spreadsheets . see in rms as 45335 _ romero . xls which is in spanish .

5 . 5 cm tl ( male / unsexed ; ( ref . 557 ) )

grows to a length of 5 . 5 centimetres ( 2 . 2 in )

. little is known of the fish beyond its appearance . wheeler ( 1977 ) states that only one specimen was caught , near the sea surface , and that it was a

the generic name is from the latin ' mirus ' ( wonderful ) , ' pinna ' ( thorn ) , for the unusual fins possessed by this fish .

wheeler , a . ( 1977 ) . das grosse buch der fische . stuttgart : eugen ulmer . pp . 356 pp .

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bayesian length - weight : a = 0 . 00389 ( 0 . 00180 - 0 . 00842 ) , b = 3 . 12 ( 2 . 94 - 3 . 30 ) , in cm total length , based on all lwr estimates for this body shape ( ref .

) : 3 . 0 ±0 . 00 se ; based on food items .

) : high , minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ( preliminary k or fecundity . ) .

d 16 ; a 14 ; p 13 ; v 8 ; other characters : see family .

: only one known specimen caught north of the azores ( 47° 20 ' n , 22° 30 ' w ) . ( re - examination by author of a specimen from the pacific , referred to as this

bertelsen , e . ; marshall , n . b . 1956 . the miripinnati , a new order of teleost fishes . dana rep . , ( 42 ) : 1 - 34 , 15 fig . , i pl .

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the year 1956 saw the description of a 2 . 5 - in - long hump - backed fish so grotesque in appearance that it required a wholly new family to accommodate it . caught many years earlier ( in june 1911 ) at the surface of the mid - atlantic about 550 miles north of the azores , this extraordinary fish seemed to be covered in hair ! closer examination , however , disclosed that its ' fur ' was really a mass of living body outgrowths ( hair , conversely , is composed of dead cells ) containing secretory cells . their function is unknown , though they may produce distasteful compounds to deter would - be predators .

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new specimens from collecting expeditions continue to provide insights into the many mysteries of the earth ' s largest ecological habitat , the midwaters of the deep sea between the sunlit surface waters and the bottom . the cetomimidae ( whalefishes ) , one of the most speciose bathypelagic fish families ( nine genera , 20 species ) , were described by

) . the hairyfish , known from a single specimen , is uniquely characterized by a dense covering of hair - like outgrowths over the head , body and fins . tapetails have the skin of the caudal fin prolonged into a long ribbon - like streamer that may extend nine times the body length . all 120 mirapinnid specimens ( 5–56 mm ) are sexually immature , and all but four were collected in the upper 200 m . the megalomycteridae ( bignose fishes ) , described by

, comprise four monotypic genera . these small ( 34–68 mm ) , elongate fishes have huge nasal organs , small , horizontal mouths with immobile upper jaws , non - overlapping , mosaic scales and lack pelvic fins (

life stages and selected skeletal elements of cetomimid whalefishes . ( a ) eutaeniophorus festivus postlarva , bsku 51970 , 56 mm sl , approximately 816 mm tl , photo courtesy of masanori nakamachi , ‘sea fishes of japan’ © yama - kei publishers co . , ltd . p . brevis ? : ( b ) postlarva , cozumel , mexico , photo courtesy of donald hughes ; ( c ) postlarva , kpm ni13654 : ( i ) photo courtesy of yasuhiro morita , ( ii ) photo courtesy of sandra raredon , usnm ; ( d ) larva , mcz 59910 , 13 mm sl , photo courtesy of chris kenaley , © president and fellows of harvard college ; ( e ) ataxolepis apus adult male , usnm 391648 : ( i ) dorsal view of nasal organs , ( ii ) lateral view of viscera , enlarged liver on left , enlarged testes dorsal and ventral right , intestine middle right . ( f ) gyrinomimus sp . , juvenile female , ne pacific , photo courtesy of bruce robison , mbari . ( g ( i ) , h ( i ) , i ( i ) ) cranium and anterior vertebrae , and ( g ( ii ) , h ( ii ) , i ( ii ) ) left jaws , palatine arch , suspensorium and operclular bones of ( g ) e . festivus postlarva , usnm 391655 , 60 mm sl , ( h ) a . apus adult male , usnm 391649 , 58 mm sl and ( i ) c . regani female , usnm 391657 , 93 mm sl , respectively . blue ‘ovals’ enclose maxillae , premaxillae and rostral cartilage , which , in ( h ( ii ) ) are fused to each other and to broken nasals . ( g – i ) photo courtesy of g . d . j .

excellent new gulf of mexico megalomycterid specimens with closing - net data that placed them together with the cetomimids at 1500–2000 m depth led us to re - examine the problem . we discovered that the holotype and only known specimen of the megalomycterid

is actually a transforming mirapinnid , as evidenced by the remains of three small pelvic - fin rays , a slightly oblique mouth , a gut full of copepods and still - developing nasal organ anlagen . subsequently , we found that the holotype of

) , one of the few mirapinnids collected at depths greater than 200 m , is in a similar , but earlier , state of transition . the identity of mirapinnids as larval megalomycterids was thus established . fortuitously , a transforming specimen of the cetomimid long - finned whalefish

( a ) ml tree derived from analyses of whole mitogenome sequences from 15 specimens using raxml v . 7 . 0 . 4 . numerals beside internal branches indicate bootstrap values ( only 50 % and above are shown ) based on 1000 replicates . scale indicates expected number of substitutions per site ; red asterisks , larvae ; blue asterisk , male . long - finned whalefish c . regani zugmayer , 1914 : ( b ) usnm 391563 ; ( c ) mcz 60609 ( inset , enlarged nasal organ ) ; ( d ) bmnh 1957 . 7 . 20 . 1 . 00 , holotype of p . gulosus ( inset , elongate nasal rachis ) ; ( e ) usnm 392646 ; ( f ) usnm 391656 . photo courtesy of s . raredon and g . d . j .

clearing and staining procedure follows dingerkus & uhler ( 1977 ) . collection acronyms follow eschmeyer ( 1998 ) . sl = standard length ; tl = total length .

unambiguously aligned mitogenome sequences from 15 specimens were divided into five partitions ( first , second and third codon positions of the 13 protein - coding , rrna and trna genes ; total = 15 886 positions ) and subjected to the partitioned maximum - likelihood ( ml ) analysis using raxml v . 7 . 0 . 4 ( stamatakis 2006 ) . we estimated the best - scoring ml tree using a general time reversible ( gtr ) + gamma model of sequence evolution with 1000 bootstrap replicates . the resulting ml tree was then used as a backbone constraint ( − r option in raxml ) for subsequent ml analysis using unambiguously aligned , partial sequences of the 16s rrna gene from all 36 specimens . we similarly estimated the best - scoring ml tree using a gtr + gamma model of sequence evolution with 1000 bootstrap replicates . more details of the dna methods are in the electronic supplementary material .

we identified three specimens in transition from larval / juvenile stage to adult . the 41 . 7 mm

) collected in a closing net between 700–1400 m is an early transforming specimen with a full complement of 10 pelvic - fin rays , moderately long jaws and a gut full of copepods . although the nasal organ is incompletely developed , the elongate , thickened median rachis (

inset ) indicates that the individual would have developed into a male . the 34 mm holotype of

described above was caught in an open net fished to a depth of 1650 m . histology of the gonad reveals good spermatogenic tissue with pre - spermatids ( h . g . moser 2006 , personal communication ) .

illustrate the amazing ontogenetic transformations that result in extraordinary sexual dimorphism . these transformations include major changes in jaw length , depth and angle , and concomitant radical modifications of the suspensorium and angle of attachment of the skull to the vertebral column (

) . females develop taxon - specific gill arch structure and males exhibit hyperossification of most bones . of the latter , most remarkable are fusion of the first vertebra to the occiput and of the hypertrophied nasal , lacrimal and upper jawbones (

= 6 ) visible externally in life as a swollen orange bulge . this bolus of copepods must provide the nutrition required to generate the large liver that sustains the male through the rest of its life . this is unnecessary in females that continue to feed and may reach more than 40 cm . the transforming female

) , both with copepod - gorged guts , lost their streamers during capture . the most striking streamer is that of

) . one can only speculate regarding the possible advantages and disadvantages of this remarkable appendage in feeding versus predator avoidance . videos of live female whalefish show that their locomotion involves both rapid swimming with sinusoidal body waves and slow swimming with undulations of dorsal and anal fins ( see video a in the electronic supplementary material ) .

) from one male specimen , three larvae representing two species and six species of females in five genera . the linking of larval

is confirmed , with an ml tree based on 16s rrna analyses ( see figure s1 in the esm ) including two larvae and nine females of this species . larval

. further analyses combining morphologic and genetic data are planned , while tissues from additional genera and larvae are needed . with the synonymy of the three families confirmed , the next challenge is to link the three life stages of each species . meristic data establish

although remarkable ontogenetic transformations occur in a few other deep - sea fish families ( e . g . giganturidae ) , and prominent sexual dimorphism is widespread among vertebrates , the extraordinary combination of both that we have documented here for the whalefishes is unparalleled within vertebrata .

research carried out in this study followed animal care and use guidelines provided by the smithsonian institution .

sincere thanks to the following for providing significant specimens , tissue and / or data : k . hartel , a . williston ( mcz ) , e . wiley , a . bentley ( ku ) , b . cowen ( rsmas ) , i . byrkjedal ( zmub ) , n . merrett , j . badcock , j . maclaine ( ios / bmnh ) , e . bertelsen † , and p . møller ( zmuc ) ; images : b . robison ( mbari ) , d . hughes , y . morita and m . nakamachi . numerous others who have helped in many ways are listed in the electronic supplementary material .

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range : small , widely - scattered populations in ocean , lake , and river waters in iceland , ontario , montana , maine , and the azores .

physical description : the most accurate description comes from a single hairyfish caught off the azores in the eastern atlantic in 1911 . covered in hair - like outgrowths , the fish had large fins near its throat that stuck up like wings , and the tail fin was divided into two overlapping parts . this particular hairyfish was dark brown and about 2 . 5 inches long , although a fish sighted in iceland in 1855 was reddish in color , and a hairyfish sighted in maine was reputed to be as large as a man’s foot .

characteristics : a great deal of folklore has grown up around the hairyfish , but no reliable information on the habits or behavior of this imaginary is known . as hairyfish have been reported in both fresh and salt water , it is possible that the presence of hair or fur on a fish is an adaptation , much like guyuscosity , rather than characteristic of a unique species of fish . all that we know about the habits of the hairyfish is that the one from the azores ate plankton .


rhagastis rubetra is a moth of the family sphingidae .

it is known from indonesia ( kalimantan , nias , sumatra ) north through malaysia ( sarawak , peninsular ) to thailand and possibly southern china ( tibet ) .

rhagastis rubetra

rhagastis rubetra <EOT> rhagastis rubetra rothschild & jordan , 1907 , novit . zool . 14 : 95 . type locality : [ indonesia , sumatera utara , ] nias .

rhagastis rubetra rothschild & jordan , 1907 , novit . zool . , 14 : 95 . rhagastis mjobergi clark , 1923 , proc . new engl . zool . club , 8 : 69 .

forewing upperside similar to rhagastis velata but ground colour ranging from pale grey to grey - green ( olive - green in rhagastis velata ) ; the intensity of the dark markings varies considerably from almost absent to strongly present . labial palp segment 2 strongly narrowed towards the base ( as in rhagastis acuta and rhagastis hayesi ) . however , although similar to rhagastis acuta , rhagastis hayesi and rhagastis velata , distinguishable from the first two species by the fore upperside ground colour and from the last by the shape of the labial palp segment 2 .

rhagastis mjobergi clark , 1923 ; proc . new england zool . cl . 8 : 69

synonymized with rhagastis castor as a subspecies by inoue , 1990 , tinea 12 : 255 .

transferred to rhagastis by rothschild & jordan , 1903 , novit . zool . 9 ( suppl . ) : 792 ( key ) , 798 .

rhagastis rothschild & jordan , 1903 ; novit . zool . 9 ( suppl . ) : 675 [ key ] , 791 ; ts : pergesa velata walker

transferred to rhagastis by rothschild & jordan , 1903 , novit . zool . 9 ( suppl . ) : 792 ( key ) , 793 . erroneously included in rhyncholaba by de freina , 1976 , atalanta 7 : 241 . transferred back to rhagastis by d ' abrera , [ 1987 ] , sphingidae mundi : 200 .

an unmistakable species with the olive - green forewing overlain by broad , dark red and partially merged transverse bands . dorsal scaling of antenna brown or black from near the base to near the hook . labial palp segment 1 apical cavity distinct ; segment 2 not narrowed towards base . outer row of forebasitarsal spines simple . forewing upperside ground colour olive green ; transverse bands dark red , broad , irregular and partially merged . forewing underside ground colour bright pink . hindwing upperside median band flushed with pink . hindwing underside ground colour bright pink . uncus weakly dilated apically , slightly sinuate . gnathos narrow , obtusely pointed . valve with about 6 very large stridulatory scales . harpe slender , horizontal , slightly spatulate in dorsal view , weakly upcurved apically . aedeagus similar to rhagastis olivacea , the left process short and broad .

in the male genitalia , valve with 2 - 3 large stridulatory scales . aedeagus without apical free processes , left side with an oblique row of small teeth .

diagnosis . this is a darker , greyer species than its congeners , with straighter forewing margins and distinctive dark patches discally and associated with the submarginal . geographical range . nias , sumatra , peninsular malaysia , borneo . habitat preference . four specimens have been taken in lowland forest in brunei .

ne . himalaya , china , taiwan , burma , sumatra , java , borneo . see [ maps ]

pergesa aurifera butler , 1875 ; proc . zool . soc . lond . 1875 : 7 [ ne . himalayas ]

pergesa olivacea moore , 1872 ; proc . zool . soc . lond . 1872 ( 2 ) : 567 ; tl : simla , nw . himalayas , 7000ft

pergesa velata walker , 1866 ; list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . 35 : 1853 ; tl : darjeeling

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walker , 1866 list of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the british museum list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . 31 : 1 - 322 ( [ 1865 ] ) , 32 : 323 - 706 ( 1865 ) , 33 : 707 - 1120 ( 1865 ) , 34 : 1121 - 1534 ( [ 1866 ] ) , 35 : 1535 - 2040 ( 1866 )

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