Pierre Brichard (2 October 1921 – 1990) was a Belgian explorer and collector-exporter of African aquarium fishes, especially those of Lake Tanganyika.

Discoveries

He discovered new fish species by traveling to different regions of the lake and collecting specimens with nets, traps, and diving equipment. He discovered numerous species, and several fish species are named for him.Brichard, P. 1989. Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications. 1–544

Scientific endevors

He also photographed and documented the fishes he found and sent them to museums and scientists for identification and description.

Publications

He wrote a book entitled ''Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika'', which is considered a classic in the field.https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Brichard

Conservation and sustainability

He was passionate about the conservation and the study of the lake's biodiversity, and he established a research station and a fish farm on the shore of the lake. The fish farm allowed him to breed fish for export without depleteing the lakes population of populaar aquarium fish. He was known as “the fairy of Burundi” for his dedication and enthusiasm.

Taxon described by him

*See :Taxa named by Pierre Brichard

Taxon named for him

*'' Alestopetersius brichardi'' *The Cichlid ''

Chalinochromis brichardi ''Chalinochromis brichardi'' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the ...

'' * '' Congopanchax brichardi'' Poll 1971 *'' Enteromius brichardi'' *The blind Spiny eel ''

Mastacembelus brichardi ''Mastacembelus'' is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae. They are native to Africa (c. 45 species) and Asia (c. 15 species). Most are found in rivers and associated systems (even in rapids), but there are ...

'' *The Cichlid '' Neolamprologus brichardi'' *The Catfish ''

Phyllonemus brichardi ''Phyllonemus'' is a genus of claroteid catfish native to Africa where it is only found in Lake Tanganyika. Species This genus currently contains three recognized species: * '' Phyllonemus brichardi'' Risch, 1987 * '' Phyllonemus filinemus'' ...

Risch Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. It is also promoted as Risch-Rotkreuz. Four villages (Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern) belong to the municipality ''Risch''. On 24 November 2007 it was decided to promote t ...

, 1987 *Brichard's lampeye '' Poropanchax brichardi'' (

Poll Poll, polled, or polling may refer to: Figurative head counts * Poll, a formal election ** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts ** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions ** Polling places o ...

, 1971) *The Catfish '' Synodontis brichardi'' *The Cichlid ''

Teleogramma brichardi ''Teleogramma'' is an African genus of cichlids with five species. These dark and slender fish barely reach in length and are limited to rapids in the Western Congo River basin in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Teleog ...

'' *The Cichlid '' Telmatochromis brichardi'' *The Cichlid '' Tropheus brichardi''

References

1921 births 1990 deaths Belgian explorers Belgian ichthyologists {{Explorer-stub