Jacques Géry
Jacques Géry | |
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| Born | 12 March 1917-- Paris |
| Died | 15 June 2007 (aged 90) Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, France |
| Known for | Describing numerous species |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Géry |
Jacques Géry (12 March 1917, Paris – 15 June 2007, Sarlat, France) was a French ichthyologist and Doctor of Medicine.
The most notable species he described are:
- Green neon tetra, Paracheirodon simulans (Géry, 1963)
- Black neon tetra, Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (Géry, 1961)
- Royal tetra, Inpaichthys kerri (Géry & Junk, 1977)
- Rummy-nose tetra, Hemigrammus bleheri (Géry & Mahnert, 1986)
- Red phantom tetra, Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry, 1961)
- Brittanichthys axelrodi (Géry, 1965)
- Brittanichthys myersi (Géry, 1965)