Descriptions of New or Little-Known Fishes United States Evermann & Kendall 1898

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Descriptions of New or Little-known Genera and Species of Fishes from the United Statesby Barton W. Evermann and William C. KendallU. S. Fish Commission Bulletin for 1898pages 125 to 133 with 4 plates1898Evermann was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886.For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in Terre Haute from 1886 to 1891. He lectured at Stanford University in 1893-94, at Cornell in 1900-03, and at Yale in 1903-06. He died in Berkeley, California, aged 78.In the early 20th century, as director of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, he promoted research on the Revillagigedo Islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Mount Evermann on Socorro Island, the highest peak of the archipelago, was named in his honor. A species of lizard, Anolis evermanni, is named in his honorOffered for sale by PaleoPublications, Nathan E. Carpenter Owner, Earth and Life Science Book, Periodical, Journal, Magazine and Reprint Seller. Currently listing items related to Ichthyology, fishes, fishing, Ichthyologist, aquatic ecology, limnology, etc. etc.