![]() ![]() The illustration was accompanied by a short description of a new labrid genus, which they called Cirrhilabrus, although strangely enough no species name was given. In a series of monographs detailing the zoology of Japan, Temminck and Schlegel included an illustration of a little fish with a discontinuous lateral line and long pelvic fins that trailed past the anal-fin origin. They, like Bleeker, contributed much toward present day ichthyology and herpetology. The story here begins with Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel, in 1845. ![]() After all, contemporary work is built upon historical foundations, lending to the perpetual state of flux that makes taxonomy so interesting. The science of taxonomy has grown tremendously since the 1800s, and what was deemed sufficient in the past may not necessarily be representative today. ![]()
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