David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804—September 10, 1891) was an American physician and
naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at
Harvard Medical School from 1855–1864, and published on the reptiles and fishes of
New England.
He was elected as a member of the
American Philosophical Society in 1872.
The
colubrid snake genus ''
Storeria
''Storeria'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to North America and Central America. The genus consists of five species, four of which are known as brown ...
'' is named in his honor.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Storer", p. 255).]
Selected bibliography
*Storer, David Humphreys;
Peabody, William Bourne Oliver (1839). ''Reports on the Fishes, Reptiles and Birds of Massachusetts''. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers.
*Storer DH (1846)
"A Synopsis of the Fishes of North America" ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' 2: 253–550.
*Storer DH (1853)
"A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts" ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' 5 (1): 122–168.
*Storer DH (1859)
"A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts" ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' 6 (2): 309–372.
Species Descriptions
Among the fish he described are:
*The
tessellated darter
The tessellated darter (''Etheostoma olmstedi'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is native to Canad ...
''(Etheostoma olmstedi)''
*The
yellowtail flounder
The yellowtail flounder (''Limanda ferruginea''), also known as the rusty dab, is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders). Reaching in length, it has reddish brown upperparts, pale underparts and yellow fins. Bot ...
''(Limanda ferruginea)''
*The
rainbow darter ''(Etheostoma caeruleum)''
*The
northern pipefish
The northern pipefish (''Syngnathus fuscus'') is a northwest Atlantic species of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.
Description
The northern pipefish has a long, thin, rigid body encased in bony rings. up to 30.0 cm length. The no ...
''(Syngnathus fuscus)''
*The
kelp pipefish
The kelp pipefish (''Syngnathus californiensis'') is a species of the pipefish. It inhabits the eastern Pacific from the Bodega Bay in northern California, United States, to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is a marine subtropical demersal fi ...
''(Syngnathus californiensis)''
*The
ashy darter ''(Etheostoma cinereum)''
*The
northern studfish
The northern studfish (''Fundulus catenatus'') is the largest of the killifish and is native to the southcentral United States.
Appearance and anatomy
The mean length for adults is . Northern studfish are sexually dimorphic. Males have horizonta ...
''(Fundulus catenatus)''
*The
wrymouth
The wrymouth (''Cryptacanthodes maculatus'') sometimes called ghostfish or "potato-head fish", is a slim, eel-like creature belongs to the wrymouth family Cryptacanthodidae. It outgrows the blennies, its relatives, and may reach a length of ...
, ''(Cryptacanthodes maculatus)'', sometimes called a ghostfish
*The blackspotted topminnow, ''(
Fundulus olivaceus
The blackspotted topminnow, ''Fundulus olivaceus'', is a species of fish in the family Fundulidae: the topminnows and North American killifishes.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Fundulus olivaceus''.FishBase. 2011. It is native to the south-central U ...
)''
He also described the snake: ''
Storeria occipitomaculata
''Storeria occipitomaculata'', commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of snake endemic to North America (Canada and the United States).
Description
''S. occipitomaculata'' is a small woodland species that ...
'', commonly known as the Redbelly Snake
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:Taxa named by David Humphreys Storer
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1804 births
1891 deaths
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