Lewis Radcliffe

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Lewis Radcliffe (1880–1950)[1] was a naturalist, malacologist, and ichthyologist. He was Deputy Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Fisheries until 1932 and was the assistant naturalist under Hugh McCormick Smith for the 1907-1910 Philippines Expedition. During his life, he described numerous new species of fish, including several sharks. He was also the director of the until his death in 1950.[2]

See also[]

  • Category:Taxa named by Lewis Radcliffe

References[]

  1. ^ Ph.D, Theodore W. Pietsch (2009). Oceanic Anglerfishes: Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea. University of California Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-520-94255-4.
  2. ^ Watkins, Michael; Beolens, Bo (2015). Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary. Pelagic Publishing Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-78427-037-7.

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