Chavalit Vidthayanon ( th, ชวลิต วิทยานนท์; born 1959 in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

) is a Thai ichthyologist and senior researcher of

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') l ...

of WWF Thailand. He graduated from

Bangkok Christian College Bangkok Christian College (BCC)( th, โรงเรียนกรุงเทพคริสเตียนวิทยาลัย) is a private boys' school in the financial district of Si Lom, Bangkok. The school has a longstanding reputation ...

and graduated in

marine biology Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies s ...

from

Kasetsart University Kasetsart University ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์; ), commonly known and referred to as Kaset or KU, is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest university in Thailand. I ...

and

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. Vidthayanon received a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

in fishery biology from the Tokyo Fisheries University (now's

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology , abbreviated as , is a national university in Japan. The main campus (Shinagawa Campus) is located in Minato, Tokyo and another campus (Etchujima Campus) is in Kōtō, Tokyo. History The university was established in 2003 with a merger of ...

), Japan. He has been working on aquatic biodiversity studies in Southeast Asia since 1983. He has worked with leading ichthyologists both Thais and foreigners such as

Kittipong Jaruthanin Kittipong Jaruthanin ( th, กิตติพงษ์ จารุธาณินทร์ or spelt Kittipong Jarutanin; born 1958 in Din Daeng District, Bangkok) is a Thai nature explorer, collector, aquarist, aquarium trader and ichthyologist. ...

, T. R. Roberts, H. H. Ng and

Maurice Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

etc. He has studied and taxonomy many of the newly discovered freshwater species in the world (many were found in Mekong Basin) such as ''

Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae ''Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae'', the princess carplet, is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae from mainland south-east Asia. Description ''Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae'' has 10 soft rays in the dorsal fin with 8 in the anal fin, i ...

'', '' Himantura kittipongi'', '' Pangasius conchophilus'', '' P. myanmar'', ''Pao palustris'', ''Pseudeutropius indigens'', '' Schistura pridii'' etc. He specializing in Thai freshwater

catfishes Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...

. In addition, he is also an instructor on zoology and ichthyology at several educational institutions in Thailand such as Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University or

Mahasarakham University Mahasarakham University (MSU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม; ), ''pronounced:'' má-hăa wít-tá-yaa-lai má-hăa-săa-rá-kaam) is a Thai public university in Maha Sarakham province, about 470 kilometres fro ...

etc.

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Chavalit Vidthayanon Chavalit Vidthayanon ( th, ชวลิต วิทยานนท์; born 1959 in Bangkok) is a Thai ichthyologist and senior researcher of biodiversity of WWF Thailand. He graduated from Bangkok Christian College and graduated in marine biol ...

1959 births

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