Heok Hui Tan is a
Singapore
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an
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 ...
at the
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum of the
National University of Singapore
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.
Dr. Tan's main interest lies in the systematics of
Southeast Asia
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n
freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many wa ...
es, encompassing
taxonomy
image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme o ...
,
ecology
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and
biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the species distribution, distribution of species and ecosystems in geography, geographic space and through evolutionary history of life, geological time. Organisms and biological community (ecology), communities o ...
. His primary areas of research focus on neglected and de novo
habitats
In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...
such as
peat swamp forests, swamp forests, and
rapids
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep stream gradient, gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Flow, gradient, constriction, and obstacles are four factors that are needed for a rapid t ...
.
As of 2018, Tan has authored two species of
Osphronemidae Jan van der Hoeven (9 February 1801 – 10 March 1868) was a Dutch zoologist
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both l ...
(
Luciocephalus aura and
Betta pi
''Betta pi'' is a species of gourami belonging to the genus ''Betta''. It is found in the Pru Toe-Daeng peat swamps in Narathiwat Province in Southern Thailand, but its range also extends into northern Peninsular Malaysia, most notably the stat ...
).
Publications (selection)
*''The Borneo Suckers: Revision of the Torrent Loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae, Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon)'' (Natural History Publications (Borneo): 2006)
*
Britz, R.,
Kottelat. M, &
Tan, H.H. 2011. ''Fangfangia spinicleithralis'', a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid fish from the peat swamp forests of Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters'' 22(4): 327–335
(PDF)
Tan has (co-)authored many publications.
Also see the list of publications in the external links.
See also
*
:Taxa named by Heok Hui Tan
References
External links
Hui Tan on Freshwater and Invasion Biology Laboratory (FIB Lab)*
Living people
Taxon authorities
Singaporean ichthyologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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