New Catfish Species Named For Museum Mail Supervisor; 'I Was Impressed By Frank's Dedication'

New Catfish Species Named For Museum Mail Supervisor; 'I Was Impressed By Frank's Dedication'

Source: Underwatertimes

6/9/2008

New Catfish Species Named For Museum Mail Supervisor; 'I Was Impressed By Frank's Dedication'

He's not well known like President Bush and musician Neil Young, but Philadelphian Frank Gallagher now has something in common with them: He has a new species named after him.

Gallagher was The Academy of Natural Sciences' affable mailroom supervisor for 37 years before retiring in 2003. "They used to call me 'the grapevine,'" said Gallagher, because he not only distributed the mail to the staff but also passed along the latest gossip. Now he is the inspiration for Rhinodoras gallagheri, a new species of catfish described by Academy fish scientist Dr. Mark Sabaj Pérez in the March issue of Copeia.

New species often are named for prominent scientists, generous benefactors or even spouses. A biologist recently named a new trapdoor spider after popular singer-songwriter Neil Young. A few years ago an entomologist named a new slime-mold beetle after the president. Rarely, if ever, has a new species been named for a postman.

"I wanted to honor Frank for his many years of dedicated service to the global community of taxonomists and systematists in handling the shipping and receiving of countless loans of biological specimens," said Sabaj Pérez, who manages the Academy's collection of 1.3 million fish. "I was impressed by Frank's dedication, his love for fellow employees, and his keen interest in the science we do. I simply thought, here is a guy who should be honored with his own catfish."

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4076	Thompson steelhead trapped at bottom of Bonaparte River fishway	ashcroftcachecreekjournal	2019-04-11	CA
4077	Flood warning issued for Bonaparte River, nearly 200 Cache Creek homes on evacuation alert	radionl	2020-07-04	CA
4078	На больших глубинах обнаружено неожиданное разнообразие жизни	habr	2021-04-28	RU
4079	Wildlife managers use underwater noise, herding techniques to trap invasive carp	spectrumnews1	2021-04-12	US
4080	China awards 91 fishermen for capturing foreign spy devices since 2016	Global Times	2021-04-15	CN
4081	100 fishermen ticketed for catching too many fish or fish of wrong size	nj	2021-04-16	US
4082	Fish farm developers brand loch protesters 'a nest of vipers'	heraldscotland	2013-01-12	UK
4083	Guernsey aquarium thief used fish to win competition	BBC News	2013-01-10	US
4084	Pike found choked on zander in Netherlands	BBC News	2013-01-10	NL
4085	Computerized fishing rod won't put worms on hooks	cnet	2013-01-04	CA
4086	Greens now betray the wild fish	canadafreepress	2013-01-04	US
4087	The adventure interview: Jeremy Wade	telegraph	2013-01-01	US
4088	True facts about the anglerfish	gizmodo	2012-12-28	US
4089	Transgenic fish wins US regulatory backing A fast-growing salmon moves closer to approval after a fishy delay.	nature	2012-12-22	US
4090	Fisherman towed out to sea while catching record 29lb fish	telegraph	2012-12-21	US
4091	Mesh pens don't overcrowd salmon: MUN researcher	CBC News	2012-12-20	CA
4092	Tay salmon anglers accused of harassing canoeists	The Courier Reporter	2012-12-18	UK
4093	Proposal to prohibit use of carbon monoxide as a fish processing aid	voxy	2012-12-18	NZ
4094	PolitiFact calls claims of menhaden declines “Mostly False”, is completely wrong	southernfriedscience	2012-12-17	US
4095	Truck driver records collision with giant fish falling from sky	usatoday	2021-04-16	CA
4096	Changing environment may be to blame for reduced fish populations	thecordovatimes	2021-04-09	CA
4097	3 people banned from fishing anywhere in Canada after overfishing violations near Nootka Sound	CBC News	2021-04-11	CA
4098	NOAA needs leader who can talk to fishermen	bostonglobe	2012-12-17	US
4099	Blind cat fish species discovered	BBC Tamil Service	2012-12-13	CA
4100	445-pound yellowfin tuna largest ever caught on rod and reel	petethomasoutdoors	2012-12-09	CA

163 of [218 - pages.]