William N. Eschmeyer

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William Neil Eschmeyer (born 11 February 1939 in Knoxville, Tennessee), [1] also known as Bill Eschmeyer, [2] [3] is an American ichthyologist. [1] He is the founder [4] and developer of the database and reference work Catalog of Fishes, hosted by the California Academy of Sciences and available both on-line and in print. [2]

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He is Curator Emeritus at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, [5] and Research Associate at Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida. [3]

Legacy

The following fish are named in his honor: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "William Neil Eschmeyer". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors . Gale. 24 October 2014. Gale   H1000029758 . Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ichthyology: Current Staff + Students". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald; Fong, Jon D.; Polack, Dennis A. (2010). "Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces)". Zootaxa. 2525 (1): 19–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2525.1.2.
  5. "William N. Eschmeyer". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. Christopher Scharpf. "The ETYFish Project" . Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. Motomura, Hiroyuki; Kanehira, Naoko; Imamura, Hisashi (2012). "Redescription of a poorly known southeastern Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin and Mandrytsa". Species Diversity. 17 (2): 145–150. doi:10.12782/sd.17.2.145.