R. J. McKay
Roland J McKay | |
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| Born | Marine biologist |
| Institutions | Western Australian Museum;Queensland Museum; Museum of Queensland, Mount Isa |
| Doctoral advisor | B.Jamieson' D.Wadley |
Roland J. McKay is an
freshwater fish in Australia. McKay is curator of fishes at the Queensland Museum and his work has been quoted extensively. He also contributed a key section on "Introductions of Exotic Fishes in Australia" in Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic Fishes published by Johns Hopkins University
Press.
Biography
Earlier in his career, McKay focused on introduction and translocation of exotic freshwater fish in Australia. He extensively researched the Australian Aquarium Industry. Later, he also extended his study to fish that were not exotic but just unusual.
He is recognised as an authority on the fishes of the Family Sillaginidae McKay, R.J.1985.A Revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Mem.Qd.Museum, 22(1):1-73.
McKay, R.J. 1992. FAO Species Catalogue 14. Sillaginid fishes of the world (Family Sillaginidae). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Sillago, Smelt or Indo-Pacific Whiting species Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, No. 125, Vol. 14. 1992. 87 p., 137 figs.
Institute in
Eastern Pacific Ocean
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See also
References
- McKay, R.J., 1984. Introductions of exotic fishes in Australia. In Courtenay, W.R. Jr. and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. (Editors). Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic fishes. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., 1984, p. 177-199
- VOL. 17. PEARL PERCHES OF THE WORLD An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl perches known to date ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w5263e/w5263e00.pdf
- Arthington, A.H., D.A. Milton and R.J. McKay (1983). Effects of urban development and habitat alterations on the distribution and abundance of native and fresh- water fish in the Brisbaneregion, Queensland.Austra1- ian Journal of Ecology 8.87-101
- FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS-FOR FISHERY PURPOSES EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN Fishing Area and WESTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/e9163e/E9163e1a.pdf
- Arthington A.H., R.J. McKay and D.A. Milton, 1983. Effects of urban development and habitat alteration on the distribution and abundance of native and exotic fish in the Brisbane region, Queensland. Aust. J. Ecol. 8. 87-101.
External links
- VOL. 17. PEARL PERCHES OF THE WORLD An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl perches known to date ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w5263e/w5263e00.pdf
- CalCOFI Conference 2007 Featuring a Symposium on Jumbo Squid Invasions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean http://oceaninformatics.ucsd.edu/calcofi/conference/
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