Lothar Seegers (1947) is a German
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 ...
.
As of 2018, Seegers authored 9 species within the
family
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of
Rivulidae
The Rivulidae are a family of killifishes in the order Cyprinodontiformes. They are commonly known as rivulids, South American killifish or New World killifish. The latter names are slightly misleading, however, as they are neither restricted to ...
.
Publications (selection)
* ''The Fishes of the Lake Rukwa Drainage''. Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika, 1996.
* ''Killifishes of the world: Old World Killis II''. A.C.S. GmbH, 1997.
* ''Killifishes of the World: New World Killis''. A.C.S., 2000.
* ''The catfishes of Africa: A Handbook for Identification and Maintenance''. Aqualog Verlag, 2008.
See also
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:Taxa named by Lothar Seegers
References
External links
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Living people
1947 births
Taxon authorities
German ichthyologists
20th-century German zoologists
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