Pierre Fourmanoir
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French ichthyologist
Pierre Fourmanoir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | 2007 |
| Known for | Identification of many new species of fish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ichthyology |
| Institutions | New Caledonia, Madagascar |
Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist working mainly in New Caledonia. He described many new species of fish including several sharks.[1]
Career
[edit ]He was the FAO Regional Fisheries Officer, in Madagascar.[2]
Taxon described by him
[edit ]Taxon named in his honor
[edit ]- The Doublespot perchlet, Plectranthias fourmanoiri J. E. Randall, 1980 is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Séret, Bernard (2007). "In memoriam Pierre FOURMANOIR (1924-2007)" (PDF). Cybium (in French). 31 (4). Société Française d'Ichtyologie: 399. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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