Lewis Radcliffe (1880–1950) was a naturalist,
malacologist
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...
, and
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, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October ...
. He was Deputy Commissioner of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries until 1932 and was the assistant naturalist under
Hugh McCormick Smith
Hugh McCormick Smith, also H. M. Smith (November 21, 1865 – September 28, 1941) was an American ichthyologist and administrator in the United States Bureau of Fisheries.
Biography
Smith was born in Washington, D.C. In 1888, he received a Doc ...
for the 1907-1910
Philippines Expedition. During his life, he described numerous new species of fish, including several sharks. He was also the director of the
Oyster Institute of North America until his death in 1950.
See also
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:Taxa named by Lewis Radcliffe
References
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20th-century American zoologists
American malacologists
American ichthyologists
1880 births
1950 deaths
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