Bruce Baden Collette (born March 13, 1934) is an American ichthyologist.

Biography

He was born on March 13, 1934, in

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. He is the son of Raymond Hill Collette and Agnes Hellen (Lavsen) Collette.

Publications

* ''The diversity of fishes : biology, evolution, and ecology'' (with Gene S. Helfman and Douglas E. Facey); Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell science, cop. 2009. * ''Results of the Tektite Program: ecology of coral reef fishes'' (with Sylvia Alice Earle); Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, 1972.Results of the Tektite Program
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Taxon named in his honor

*The creole darter (''Etheostoma collettei'') was named in his honour in 1969, *The

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genus '' Colletteichthys'' was named in 2006 in his honour too.

Taxon described by him

*See :Taxa named by Bruce Baden Collette

References

1934 births Living people American ichthyologists Cornell University alumni {{US-zoologist-stub