Charles Tate Regan FRS (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 Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The parish includes the hamlets of Nether Coombe and Lower Clatcombe. ...

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, he was educated at

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and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the

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, 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

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in 1917. Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them

Ethelwynn Trewavas Ethelwynn Trewavas (5 November 1900 – 16 August 1993) was an ichthyologist at the British Museum of Natural History. She was known for her work on the families Cichlidae and Sciaenidae. She worked with Charles Tate Regan, another ichthyo ...

, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum.

Species

Among the species he described is the

Siamese fighting fish The Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''), commonly known as the betta, is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of 73 species of the genus '' Bet ...

(''Betta splendens''). In turn, a number of fish species have been named ''regani'' in his honour: *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 ''Cetostoma regani'', the Pink flabby whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found in the ocean depths down to . This species grows to a length of SL. References * Cetomimidae Taxa named by Erich Zugmayer Fish described in 1914< ...

'' *'' Crenicichla regani'' *'' Diaphus regani'' *'' Engyprosopon regani'' *''

Gambusia regani ''Gambusia'' is a large genus of viviparous fish in the family Poeciliidae (order Cyprinodontiformes). ''Gambusia'' contains over 40 species, most of which are principally found in freshwater habitats, though some species may also be found in br ...

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Hemipsilichthys regani ''Hemipsilichthys'' is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Loricariidae. These wide-mouthed freshwater catfishes are restricted to southeast Brazil in the Paraíba do Sul, Perequê-Áçu and Taquari river basins. ''Hemipsilichthys'', a ...

'' *The Izak Catshark ''

Holohalaelurus regani The Izak catshark or simply Izak (''Holohalaelurus regani'') is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, common off the coasts of South Africa and southern Namibia. It typically inhabits the outer continental shelf at dept ...

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Hoplichthys regani ''Hoplichthys'', the ghost flatheads, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus is the only member of the family Hoplichthyidae. Taxonomy Hoplichthys was first proposed as a monotypic genus in 18 ...

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Hypostomus regani ''Hypostomus regani'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; p ...

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Julidochromis regani The convict julie (''Julidochromis regani'') is a cichlid species in the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae family endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Hence it is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The fish is na ...

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Lycozoarces regani ''Lycozoarces'' is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts, its only species being ''Lycozoarces regani''. It is the only genus in the monogeneric subfamily Lycozoarinae. This taxon occurs in ...

'' *The Icefish ''

Neosalanx regani The ariakehimeshirauo, ''Neosalanx reganius'', is a species of icefish in the family Salangidae endemic to Japan. It is only known from Midori and Chikugo Rivers in Kyushu. Its maximum total length is , and has a lifespan of about one year. I ...

'' *The Orkney Charr ''

Salvelinus inframundus ''Salvelinus inframundus'', also known as Orkney charr is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae which is endemic to Scotland. Description ''Salvelinus inframundus'' has the following characteristics which in combination make this taxon dif ...

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Symphurus regani ''Symphurus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cynoglossidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Most species mainly occur in relatively shallow water, including estuaries. Some species are also found in deeper water, including '' ...

'' *'' Trichomycterus regani'' *'' Tylochromis regani'' *'' Vieja regani'' *'' Zebrias regani''

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