Han Nijssen (1935– 2013)H. Nijssen, 1935 -
at the UvA Album academicum was a Dutch ichthyologist. Nijssen was born in

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and obtained his PhD at the

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in May 1970 with the dissertation ''Revision of the Surinam catfishes of the genus Corydoras''. Later he was a

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at Zoölogisch Museum in

. Nijssen worked extensively with

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from

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, and was the

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of several species, e.g. '' Corydoras weitzmani'' and '' Corydoras xinguensis''. Collaborating with Isaäc Isbrücker he described, among others, the group '' Hypancistrus'' and the species '' Hypancistrus zebra'' and '' Corydoras panda''. He also collaborated with

Sven O. Kullander Sven Oscar Kullander (born 30 November 1952 in Sollefteå) is a Swedish biologist specialised in ichthyology. He primarily researches cichlids – notably the genus ''Apistogramma'' and the ''Cichlasoma''-complex – and other tropical fresh ...

Taxa named in his honor

*The species '' Corydoras nijsseni'' and '' Apistogramma nijsseni''''Apistogramma nijsseni'' Kullander
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are named after him. *'' Metaloricaria nijsseni'' is named after him. *Leporinus nijsseni

Publications (incomplete)

* Han Nijssen & S.J. de Groot, ''De vissen van Nederland.'' (1987) * Sven O. Kullander & Han Nijssen, ''The Cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei: Labroidei'' (1989) * Han Nijssen, ''Veldgids Zeevissen'' ("Field guide for saltwater fish"), KNNV 2009,

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1935 births 2013 deaths Dutch ichthyologists Scientists from Amsterdam University of Amsterdam alumni {{zoologist-stub

Taxa named in his honor

Publications (incomplete)

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