Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen (October 21, 1921,

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– 2002) was a Danish ichthyologist, known for his work on the river fish of

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. Although often cited as H. S. Clausen, he published as H. Stenholt Clausen, with the

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Stenholt Clausen. He worked for many years at the University College of Ibadan in

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. '' Phractura clauseni'', a species of

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, is named in his honor, as is the ray-finned fish '' Enteromius clauseni''. See als
Order CYPRINIFORMES
His son, Ian Henning Stenholt Clausen, became an

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stenholt Clausen, Herluf 1921 births 2002 deaths Danish ichthyologists 20th-century Danish zoologists Danish expatriates in Nigeria