Thomas H. Fraser
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Thomas Henry Fraser is 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 ...
and expert in
cardinalfish Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably '' Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A ...
es. According to the Australian Museum website, "He is a world expert on the taxonomy of Cardinalfishes." The
combtooth blennies Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropic ...
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Dodekablennos fraseri ''Dodekablennos fraseri'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Réunion and Mauritius. This species is a resident of tide pools where it can be found at depths of from . This species is the only known memb ...
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Meiacanthus fraseri ''Meiacanthus fraseri'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Cargados Carajos. This species grows to a length of SL. Its specific name honours Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory who collected ...
'' were named in honour of Fraser.


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