Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno (1943-2024) was an international authority on

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and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject, best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark species produced for the

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. Compagno was mentioned in the credits of the 1975 film '' Jaws'' along with the

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Career

*Ph.D,

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, 1979 *Adjunct professor,

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, 1979 to 1985 *Curator of Fishes in the Division of Life Sciences and Head of the Shark Research Centre (SRC), Iziko Museums,

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*Director, Shark Research Institute (SRI)

Selected bibliography

*Compagno, L.J.V., 1979. ''Carcharhinoid sharks: morphology, systematics and phylogeny''. Unpublished Ph. D. Thesis, Stanford University, 932 p. Available from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan. *Leonard Compagno, 1984a.

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species catalogue. Vol. 4. ''Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of sharks species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes.'' FAO Fish Synop., (125)Vol.4, Pt.1: 249 p. - A copy is available online at tp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ad122e/ad122e00.pdf Fao.org*Leonard Compagno, 1984b. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4.'' Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2. Carcharhiniformes.'' FAO Fish.Synop., (125) Vol.4, Pt.2: 251-655 - A copy is available online a
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*Leonard Compagno, 1988. ''Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes.'' Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 486 pp + 21 Figures, + 35 Plates. *Leonard Compagno, 1999. ''Checklist of living elasmobranches'', p. 471-498. In: W.C. Hamlett, ed. ''Sharks, skates and rays: the biology of elasmobranchs fishes'', Johns Hopkins University Press. Maryland, 515 pp. - A partial copy is available online a
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*Leonard Compagno, 2001. ''Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Vol. 2. Bullhead, mackerel, and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes)''. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No 1, Vol. 2. Roma, FAO. 269 pp. - A copy is available online at

*Leonard Compagno, Dando M., Fowler S., 2005. ''A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World.'' HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.,London. 368 pp., 64 colour plates. Princeton Field Guide: . Collins Field Guide: .

Taxon described by him

*See :Taxa named by Leonard Compagno

References

External links

Full list of publications while at SRC
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