Jacques Géry Explained
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1917-- |
| Birth Place: | Paris |
| Death Place: | Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, France |
| Known For: | Describing numerous species |
| Author Abbrev Zoo: | 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)
References
- Jacques Géry: Characoids of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, .
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