Sunder Lal Hora
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Sunder Lal Hora was an India
n ichthyologist
.
Famous for the Satpura Hypothesis, a zoo-geographical hypothesis proposed by him that suggests that the central Indian Satpura Range
of hills acted as a bridge providing for the Malayan
affinity of many Indian fauna and flora in the peninsula and the Western Ghats
of India. He used the adaptations of torrent fishes to support this biogeographical hypothesis, however new research suggests that the examples he used were a case of convergent evolution
.
A genus of ricefish
, Horaichthys ("Hora's Fish"), the sole member of the family Horaichthyidae are named after him.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n ichthyologist
Ichthyology
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. This includes skeletal fish , cartilaginous fish , and jawless fish...
.
Famous for the Satpura Hypothesis, a zoo-geographical hypothesis proposed by him that suggests that the central Indian Satpura Range
Satpura Range
The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat state near the Arabian Sea coast, running east through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide the...
of hills acted as a bridge providing for the Malayan
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
affinity of many Indian fauna and flora in the peninsula and the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
of India. He used the adaptations of torrent fishes to support this biogeographical hypothesis, however new research suggests that the examples he used were a case of convergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.The wing is a classic example of convergent evolution in action. Although their last common ancestor did not have wings, both birds and bats do, and are capable of powered flight. The wings are...
.
A genus of ricefish
Ricefish
The ricefishes are a family of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Indo-Australian Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi. The common name of the group derives from the fact that many species are found in Japanese rice paddies...
, Horaichthys ("Hora's Fish"), the sole member of the family Horaichthyidae are named after him.
External links
- http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug102001/240.pdf