Nigel Merrett
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Nigel Robert Merrett (born 1940) is a British zoologist, ichthyologist, and former director of the fish section of the British Natural History Museum.[1]
In 1998, Merrett participated in an expedition headed by Nikolas Vasilyevich Parin to collect deepwater samples.[2]
Book
[edit | edit source]In 1997, Merrett, along with R.L. Haedrich, wrote the book Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries.[3] In the book, they warn against fishing in deep water.[1]
Taxon described by him
[edit | edit source]Taxon named in his honor
[edit | edit source]- Merret's snailfish (Careproctus merretti), also called the snakehead snailfish,[4] is named after him.
- The eel Ilyophis nigeli. The species epithet "nigeli" was given in honour of Merrett, who was credited with making "substantial contributions" to the knowledge of the synaphobranchid eels.[5]
References
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- ^ Ilyophis nigeli at www.fishbase.org.
External links
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