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The Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Newsletter Issue XVI - August 2011
News Please welcome our new members: Gourami Watcher, Bear PIG man 2, pacman451 (talk · contribs), KeithJennings (talk · contribs) and Solar Police (talk · contribs). See or edit the current tasklist here Discussions & Collaborations The List of aquarium diseases really needs expansion.	Other We now have a WikiProject Watchlist thanks to User:Tim1357!

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Possibly to be added to Siamese tigerfish

In the wild

The Siamese Tiger originates from the Chao Phraya river basin in the center of Thailand. Unfortunately the fish is completely extinct in the wild. The last know sighting was over 5 years ago. The fish has been over fished for the aquarium trade and more extensively for the dinner plate. In its last years big Pulchers were fetching about 1000 Dollars U.S and being sold to rich customers in restaurants. The Department of Fisheries in Thailand(DOF) has a captive breeding program, but success has been limited so far.

See also

• List of brackish aquarium fish species

External links

• [1]
• Secrets of the Datnoids Tigerfish

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RNA-Peptide World first draft

The Peptide-RNA world is a hypothesis to explain abiogenesis proposed by Li Li, Christopher Francklyn and Charles W. Carter Jr. as an alternative to the RNA world hypothesis. It argues that the first RNA molecules co-evolved with early enzyme catalysts, called urzymes. The structure of these early proteins is predicted based on shared features of all modern day enzymes, which all posses of one of two central cores (see also homology and protein superfamilies). These cores are themselves enzymes which catalyze the replication of RNA. The scientists who authored the study also argue that these proteins were themselves assembled from simpler peptides. Similar hypothesis integrating peptides into the RNA World have been proposed before, based on the interdependence of proteins and RNA in modern cells. Specifically, based on the fact that RNA polymerase (an enzyme which produces RNA in contemporary cells) is a protein, but RNA directs the function of protein biosynthesis.

Advantages over the traditional RNA world hypothesis

The RNA world hypothesis postulates that RNA alone was initially the first form of chemical replicator (and hence of life), since it is capable of providing a template that can be copied, and catalyzing the reactions which would copy said template. It is often argued that, since RNA is responsible for synthesizing proteins in modern biology, RNA must have preceded proteins, and natural selection must have eventually favored protein synthesis amongst early RNA molecules. However, all lab generated molecules that preform any of the functions that an RNA replicator would need to do are different from anything found in naturally occurring ribosomes. Moreover, studies have suggested that it would take an extremely long time for RNA to develop a sufficiently high fidelity (i.e. reliability of replication) for the biological evolution of RNA to occur, possibly requiring multiple universes for such an event to be likely. Urzyme catalysts would considerably increase the rate of replication, hence making the Peptide-RNA world a more probable explanation for the origin of life.

Criticisms

The idea of a peptide-RNA world has been criticized for several reasons. First, it is unlikely that the two complex molecules would arise together at the same place, at the same time to produce a reaction. Second, the synthesis of complex proteins is preformed by RNA catalysts in ribosomes, indicating that that RNA must have synthesized these proteins in the last common ancestor, even if smaller protein building blocks may have been present before. Indeed, using libraries of RNA sequences and SELEX it is possible to fill many of the gaps between functions modern RNAs preform and those that the molecules of an RNA world would have preformed.

Second Draft

The Peptide-RNA world is a proposed alternative to the RNA world hypothesis, seeking to explain abiogenisis. It claims that the current interdependence of RNA and proteins was the way in which life originally evolved, with the early proteins catalyzing the self-replication of RNA. These Ribonucleic acids would have developed from simpler nucleatides, while the early enzymes would have developed from peptides. A recent study gives two possible candidates of these enzymes, based on homologies between protein superfamilies.

This idea is less widely held than the standard RNA world, which postulates that RNA alone was initially the first form of chemical replicator (and hence of life), since it is capable of providing a template that can be copied, and catalyzing the reactions which would copy said template. From that, the RNA world derives that natural selection must have eventually favored protein synthesis amongst early RNA molecules, leading to the modern interdependence of the two.

Arguments for this view

In contemporary cells RNA polymerase (an enzyme which produces RNA) is a protein, but RNA directs the function of protein biosynthesis. All lab generated molecules that preform any of the functions that an RNA replicator would need to do are different from anything found in naturally occurring ribosomes, so it appears that the interdependence of proteins and RNA is something that appeared early in the evolution of life. Enzymes serve to catalyze RNA self-replication, which is otherwise slow and unreliable, with some studies suggesting that it would take an extremely long time for RNA to develop a sufficiently high fidelity (i.e. reliability of replication) for the biological evolution of RNA to occur without enzyme catalysts, possibly requiring multiple universes for such an event to be likely. Proteins could help speed up RNA self replication and selection for increased fidelity.

Criticisms

The idea of a peptide-RNA world has been criticized for several reasons. First, it is unlikely that the two complex molecules would arise together at the same place, at the same time to produce a reaction. Second, the synthesis of complex proteins is preformed by RNA catalysts in ribosomes, indicating that that RNA must have synthesized these proteins in the last common ancestor, even if smaller protein building blocks may have been present before. Indeed, using libraries of RNA sequences and SELEX it is possible to fill many of the gaps between functions modern RNAs preform and those that the molecules of an RNA world would have preformed.

References

{{Origin of life} {{Molecular-cell-biology-stub}

[[Category:Origin of life] [[Category:Biology theories]

Articles for Creation

The capillary constant is a mesure of the surface tension between two immiscible fluids. As discovered by James Jurin, the product of the hight of liquid in a thin tube and the tube's diameter is constant. Thus, the capilary constant was set by the formula a² = rH, where a is the constant, r is the radius and H is the liquid's height. However, it can also be defined as

[[Category:Fluid dynamics] [[Category:Hydrology] {{Hydrology-stub} {{Physics stub} __________________ John Albert Burr

Xenoturbella Westbladi

In 1999 Israelsson examined specimens held at the Swedish Museum of Natural History and concluded that a small subset of them must belong to another species. This population differed from specimens Israelsson identified with X. Bocki in its small size (12 mm at most), pink coloration (in contrast to yellow-white coloration identified for X. Bocki) and positioning of gametes and sperm.Israelsson believed there was evidence of internal fertilization in this set of specimens. He named the species after Westblad, who collected the specimens. The specimens come from coarser and shallower habitats in the same range as X. Bocki. American scientist Greg Rouse and collegues sequenced mitochondrial DNA from specimens identified with both species and on the basis of this, determined that the two populations were the same species, declaring X. Westbladi to be a junior synonym to X. Bocki.

Piaractus orinoquensis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Serrasalmidae
Genus:	Piaractus
Species:	P. orinoquensis
Binomial name
Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar et al., 2019

Piaractus orinoquensis is a species of pacu found in the Orinoco basin, from which it derives its scientific name. This species was described in 2019, after being previously considered a subspecies of the closely related Pirapatinga (Piaractus brachypomus).

References

• Escobar L., M., Ota, R., Machado‐Allison, A., Andrade‐López, J., Farias, I., & Hrbek, T. (2019). A new species of Piaractus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Orinoco Basin with a redescription of Piaractus brachypomus. Journal Of Fish Biology. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13990

[[Category:Serrasalmidae] [[Category:Fish of South America] [[Category:Fish described in 2019]

{{Characiformes-stub}

Mespilia globulus

Globe Urchin
Mespilia globulus MHNT Bohol.jpg
Mespilia globulus in the Muséum de Toulouse collection.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Family:	Temnopleuridae
Genus:	Mespilia
Species:	M. globulus
Binomial name
Mespilia globulus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Echinus globulus (Linnaeus, 1758, 1778) Cidaris granulata (Leske, 1778) Echinus alternatus (Deslongchamps, 1824 ) Echinus atternatus (Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827) Echinus punctiferus (Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827) Mespilia globula (Linnaeus, 1758) Mespilia levituberculatus (Yoshiwara, 1898) Mespilia microtuberculata (Lambert & Thiéry, 1910) Mespilia whitmaei (Bell, 1881) Salmacopsis pulchellimus (Yoshiwara, 1898)

Mespillia globulus, also known as the globe urchin, tuxedo urchin or sphere urchin, is a species of sea urchin.

Entomology

Globulus derives from the latin word for a small ball or sphere.

Distribution

This species is found exclusively in marine environment. It prefers tropical habitats, no deeper than 60 minutes. It is a benthic organism, found on continental shelves and inshore habitats. It has bene collected throughout the Indian ocean and west and central Pacific Ocean. It is found off the shores of north Australia, the Phillippines, south Japan, China, New Caledonia, Indonesia and the Bay of Bengal. In the fossil record, specimens have only been found in recent strata.

Ecology

This species consumes plants, including both macro and microalgae. This species is nocturnal. It will often attach small objects like algae, stone or polyps into its spines.

Use by humans

This species often appears in the aquarium trade. This species is considered reef safe, meaning it will not harm coral and other invertebrates. It is considered delicate.