Jacques Géry (12 March 1917,
Paris
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– 15 June 2007,
Sarlat,
France
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) was a French
ichthyologist
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...
and Doctor of Medicine.
The most notable species he described are:
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Green neon tetra, ''Paracheirodon simulans'' (Géry, 1963)
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Black neon tetra, ''Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi'' (Géry, 1961)
* Royal tetra, ''
Inpaichthys kerri'' (Géry & Junk, 1977)
* Rummy-nose tetra, ''
Hemigrammus bleheri'' (Géry & Mahnert, 1986)
* Red phantom tetra, ''
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi'' (Géry, 1961)
* ''
Brittanichthys axelrodi'' (Géry, 1965)
* ''
Brittanichthys myersi'' (Géry, 1965)
See also
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:Taxa named by Jacques Géry
References
* Jacques Géry: ''Characoids of the world.'' T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, .
External links
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Jacques Géry at aquapress-bleher.com
1917 births
2007 deaths
French ichthyologists
Scientists from Paris
20th-century French zoologists
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