Charles Tate Regan FRS (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British

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, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne,

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, he was educated at

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and

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and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became

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

Species

Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (''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 ''Callionymus regani'', Regan’s deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet known only from the Saya de Malha Bank in the Indian Ocean at depths of around . The specific name honours the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). ...

'' *The Pink Flabby Whalefish '' Cetostoma regani'' *'' Crenicichla regani'' *'' Diaphus regani'' *'' Engyprosopon regani'' *'' Gambusia regani'' Julidochromis regani adult

*'' Hemipsilichthys regani'' *The Izak Catshark '' Holohalaelurus regani'' *'' Hoplichthys regani'' *'' Hypostomus regani'' *'' Julidochromis regani'' *'' Lycozoarces regani'' *The Icefish '' Neosalanx regani'' *The Orkney Charr '' Salvelinus inframundus'' *'' Symphurus regani'' *'' Trichomycterus regani'' *'' Tylochromis regani'' *'' Vieja regani'' *'' Zebrias regani''

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