Johann Gustav Fischer

Johann Gustav Fischer (1 March 1819, Hamburg – 27 January 1889) was a German herpetologist.

He served as an instructor at the Johanneum in Hamburg, and was associated with the city's Naturhistorisches Museum, working extensively with its herpetological and ichthyological collections.[1] He was the binomial author of numerous herpetological species,[2] and has several species named in his honor:

In the field of ichthyology, he described the genera Sclerocottus (Cottidae) and Gymnelichthys (Zoarcidae).[5]

  1. ^ Google Books Jahrbuch der hamburgischen wissenschaftlichen Anstalten, Volumes 4-6.
  2. ^ List of species described by Fischer at an article on Johann Gustav Fischer at the French Wikipedia.
  3. ^ Google Books The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Life Sibon fischeri, Fischer's snail-eating snake
  5. ^ The Genera of Fishes ...: From Linnæus to Cuvier,.. by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann

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