Pierre Fourmanoir

Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist working mainly in New Caledonia. He described many new species of fish including several sharks.[1]

Pierre Fourmanoir
Born1924
Died2007
Known forIdentification of many new species of fish
Scientific career
FieldsIchthyology
InstitutionsNew Caledonia, Madagascar

Career

He was the FAO Regional Fisheries Officer, in Madagascar.[2]

Taxon described by him

  • See Category:Taxa named by Pierre Fourmanoir

Taxon named in his honor

References

  1. Séret, Bernard (2007). "In memoriam Pierre FOURMANOIR (1924-2007)" (PDF). Cybium (in French). Société Française d'Ichtyologie. 31 (4): 399. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.


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