Percy Alexander Hulley (born 23 February 1941) is a South African

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...

and ichthyologist.. He is a research associate at the

South African Museum The Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important A ...

and has described many

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of fish including the

taillight shark The taillight shark (''Euprotomicroides zantedeschia'') is a little-known species of shark in the family Dalatiidae and the only member of its genus.Stehmann, M.F.W., Van Oijen, M. & Kamminga, P. (2016): Re-description of the rare taillight shar ...

Biography

Hulley completed his MSc in 1967 from the

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

with a thesis entitled: ''Studies on the anatomy of some South African Mytilidae (Bivalvia) with notes on their ecology and distribution''. He submitted his PhD thesis in 1971 entitled: ''The origin, interrelationship and distribution of Southern African Rajidae (Chondrichthyes, Batoidei)'' He has worked at the

since 1965, where he was deputy director (research) and curator of fishes at the

until 2005. From 2006, Hulley has worked at the South African Museum in an honorary capacity as a research associate. The comprehensive

Mesopelagic Fish Pelagic fish live in the pelagic zone of ocean or lake waters—being neither close to the bottom nor near the shore—in contrast with demersal fish that do live on or near the bottom, and reef fish that are associated with coral reefs ...

Collection of the South African museum was assembled primarily by Hulley. The collection contains fish that live between 200m and 1 000m below the surface. Mesopelagic fish constitutes 95% of the world’s fish biomass.

Selected publications

Hulley has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles, reports and chapters for academic works, including: * * * Amblyraja hyperborea1

Taxa named in his honor

Hulley is honoured in the naming of a legskate and other fishes: * ''

Eustomias ''Eustomias'' is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the oceanic depths of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Species There are currently 117 recognized species in this genus: * '' Eustomias achirus'' Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 (Pr ...

hulleyi'' - Goman & Gibbs 1985 * '' Antigonia hulleyi'' - Parin & Borodulina 2005 * ''

Argyripnus hulleyi ''Argyripnus hulleyi'', commonly known as Reunion's bristle-mouth fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Argyripnus ''Argyripnus'' is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus in the marine hatchetfish family Sternoptychidae. They are c ...

'' - Quéro,

Spitz Spitz (derived from the German word ''spitz'' 'pointed') is a type of domestic dog characterized by long, thick, and often white fur, and pointed ears and muzzles. The tail often curls over the dog's back or droops. While all of the breeds rese ...

& Vayne, 2009 * Roughnose Legskate '' Cruriraja hulleyi'' - Aschliman, Ebert & Compagno 2010 * ''

Diogenichthys ''Diogenichthys'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Diogenichthys atlanticus'' ( Tåning, 1928) (Longfin lanternfish) * '' Diogenichthys laternatus'' (Garman, 1899) (Diogenes l ...

hulleyi'' - Schwarzhans 2013

Taxa described by him

Hulley discovered and named several other sharks and fish, amongst others: * Taillight Shark

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

Euprotomicroides The taillight shark (''Euprotomicroides zantedeschia'') is a little-known species of shark in the family Dalatiidae and the only member of its genus.Stehmann, M.F.W., Van Oijen, M. & Kamminga, P. (2016): Re-description of the rare taillight shar ...

'' - Hulley 1966 * Bottleneck Skate genus '' Rostroraja'' - Hulley 1972 * Taillight Shark ''Euprotomicroides zantesdeschia'' - Hulley & Penrith 1966 * Roberts Bigmouth Skate ''

Amblyraja robertsi The bigmouth skate (''Amblyraja robertsi'') is a species of fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony ...

'' - Hulley 1970 * Yellow-spotted Skate ''

Leucoraja ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-weste ...

wallacei'' - Hulley 1970 * Ghost Skate '' Rajella dissimilis'' - Hulley 1970 * Smoothback Skate '' Rajella ravidula'' - Hulley 1972 * African Pygmy Skate '' Neoraja stehmanni'' - Hulley 1972 * Lanternfish genus '' Krefftichthys'' - Hulley 1981 * False-Midas lanternfish '' Gymnoscopelus hintonoides'' - Hulley 1981 * Minispotted lanternfish '' Gymnoscopelus microlampas'' - Hulley 1981 * Nacreous lanternfish '' Lampanyctus vadulus'' - Hulley 1981 * Herwig lanternfish '' Metelectrona herwigi'' - Hulley 1981 * Gaptooth lanternfish ''

Protomyctophum ''Protomyctophum'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Protomyctophum andriashevi'' Becker, 1963 * '' Protomyctophum arcticum'' ( Lütken, 1892) (Arctic telescope) * '' Protomyc ...

choriodon'' - Hulley 1981 * Jewelled lanternfish ''

gemmatum'' - Hulley 1981 * Damsel lanternfish ''

luciferum'' - Hulley 1981 * Krefft's lanternfish '' Symbolophorus kreffti'' - Hulley 1981 * '' Astronesthes illuminatus'' - Parin, Borodulina & Hulley 1999 * '' Astronesthes galapagensis'' - Parin, Borodulina & Hulley 1999 *See :Taxa named by P. Alexander Hulley

References

External references

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Publications by P. Alexander Hulley
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