Isaäc Jan Hendrik Isbrücker (born 1944) is a retired Dutch

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

who specialised in the scientific classification of South American catfish (

Loricarioidea Loricarioidei is a suborder of catfishes ( order Siluriformes). It contains the six families Trichomycteridae, Nematogenyiidae, Callichthyidae, Scoloplacidae, Astroblepidae, and Loricariidae. Some schemes also include Amphiliidae. This sup ...

Life and work

Between 1960 and 1985 Isbrücker was a keeper of the aquarium in the Amsterdam Zoo. He then became responsible for fish collection of the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam, which was transferred to the

Naturalis Naturalis Biodiversity Center () is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Although its current name and organization are relatively ...

Centre in

Leiden Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, archaic Dutch language, Dutch also Leyden) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Nethe ...

in 2011. Between 1969 and 2006 Isbrücker appeared of author or co-author of more than 80 publications, in which he described roughly a dozen new fish species, including the genus

Hypancistrus ''Hypancistrus'' is a genus of Loricariidae, loricariid catfish originating from the Amazon basin in South America. Unlike many of the other Loricariids, however, some ''Hypancistrus'' species are more carnivorous and enjoy meat in their diet. '' ...

. His work focuses on the taxonomy of the armored catfish.

Taxon named in his honor

* a

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

'' Crenicichla isbrueckeri'', Ploeg, 1991) * an armored catfish ('' Hypostomus isbrueckeri'', R. E. dos Reis, C. Weber & L. R. Malabarba, 1990 * a

catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...

('' Corydoras isbrueckeri'', Knaack, 2004)

Taxon described by him

*See :Taxa named by Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isbrucker, Isaac J. H. 1944 births Living people Dutch ichthyologists