Phil Heemstra
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Born | Phil Clarence Heemstra 9 December 1941 Melrose Park, Ichthyologist |
Phillip Clarence Heemstra (9 December 1941 – 29 August 2019) was an American-South African
At the time of his death, Heemstra was a curator emeritus of the
Career
Heemstra was, among other things, a
His work included research on systematics, biology (especially reproduction), zoo-geography and marine fish conservation, a survey of the fish diversity of Southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean, and the identification of marine fish for institutions in South Africa and overseas. He has also been a consultant to numerous publications and the author or co-author of several books, including Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa[3] with Elaine Heemstra. He received many honours from various institutions.
Taxa described by Heemstra
- Argyrosomus inodorus, Griffiths & Heemstra, 1995, silver kob
- Apristurus canutus, S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979, hoary catshark
- Parapercis albiventer, H.C. Ho, Heemstr & Imamura, 2014, whitebelly sandperch,
- Plectranthias elaine Heemstra & J.E. Randall, 2009.
- Plectranthias exsul Heemstra & W.D. Anderson, 1983
- Apristurus parvipinnis, S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979, smallfin catshark
- Pseudanthias connelli(Heemstra & J.E. Randall, 1986) (Harlequin goldie)
- Pseudanthias conspicuus (Heemstra, 1973)
- Pseudanthias pillai Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012
- Pseudanthias pulcherrimus (Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Resplendent goldie)
Memberships
He was a member of, among others, the Zoological Society of Southern Africa, the Ichthyological Society of Japan, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and the Society of Systematic Biologists.
Taxa named in his honor
- Pseudanthias heemstrai, the orange-headed anthias.[4]
- (Heemstra goatfish)
- Cociella heemstrai Knapp 1996[6]
- Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson 1982 [7]
- Golani, 2017[7]
- Aseraggodes heemstrai Randall & Gon 2006[8]
- Neocaristius heemstrai (I. A. Trunov, E. I. Kukuev & Parin 2006)[9]
- Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller 2007[10]
Personal life
Heemstra married Elaine Margaret Grant on 15 March 1991; Elaine has a son, Andrew Grant. Phil and his first wife, Valerie, have two daughters, Lydia and Julia.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 978-1-990951-28-2. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ISBN 1-920033-01-7
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Family SERRANIDAE (part 1)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- S2CID 83710235.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder PLATYCEPHALOIDEI: Families BEMBRIDAE, PARABEMBRIDAE, PLATYCEPHALIDAE, HOPLICHTHYIDAE and PLECTROGENIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PEMPHERIFORMES: Families CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, LEPTOSCOPIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE and BANJOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4): Families SOLEIDAE and CYNOGLOSSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SCOMBRIFORMES: Families AMARSIPIDAE, CENTROLOPHIDAE, NOMEIDAE, ARIOMMATIDAE, TETRAGONURIDAE, STROMATEIDAE, ARRIPIDAE, BRAMIDAE, CARISTIIDAE, CHIASMODONTIDAE, POMATOMIDAE and SCOMBROPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE and DINEMATICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families MURAENESOCIDAE, NETTASTOMATIDAE, CONGRIDAE, MORINGUIDAE, CYEMATIDAE, NEOCYEMATIDAE, MONOGNATHIDAE, SACCOPHARYNGIDAE, EURYPHARYNGIDAE, NEMICHTHYIDAE, SERRIVOMERIDAE and ANGUILLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2022.