Charles Tate Regan Explained

Charles Regan FRS
Birth Place:	Sherborne
Known For:	fish classification schemes
Occupation:	ichthyologist
Nationality:	British

Charles Tate Regan FRS^[1] (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes.

Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938.

Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917.^[1]

Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them Ethelwynn Trewavas, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum.

Taxon described by him

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Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). In turn, a number of fish species have been named regani in his honour:

Taxon named in his honor

• A Thorny Catfish Anadoras regani (Steindachner, 1908)
• The Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma regani
• Apogon regani
• A Catfish Astroblepus regani
• A Dragonet Callionymus regani
• The Pink Flabby Whalefish Cetostoma regani
• Crenicichla regani

found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.^[2]

• Engyprosopon regani
• Gambusia regani

• Hemipsilichthys regani
• The Izak Catshark Holohalaelurus regani
• Hoplichthys regani
• Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905)
• Julidochromis regani
• Lycozoarces regani
• The Icefish Neosalanx regani
• The Orkney Charr Salvelinus inframundus
• Symphurus regani
• Trichomycterus regani
• Tylochromis regani
• Vieja regani
• Zebrias regani

Further reading

• Regan, C. T. (1908) "A revision of the British and Irish fishes of the genus Coregonus " Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2, 482–490
• Regan, C. T. (1911) The Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles Methuen & Co. Ltd.: London

Notes and References

1. Burne . R. H. . Norman . J. R. . 10.1098/rsbm.1943.0012 . Charles Tate Regan. 1878–1943 . . 4 . 12 . 411 . 1943 . 162238304 .
2. Web site: Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes) . 1 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.