is a Japanese
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, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...
specializing in
elasmobranchs, especially
sharks. He graduated from
Hokkaido University's Laboratory of Marine Zoology with a PhD in Fisheries Science. He is an editor of Japan's ''
Ichthyological Research
''Ichthyological Research'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering various aspects of ichthyology research. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media and was established in 1988. The editor-in-chief is Tomoyuki Kokita ...
'' journal and author of the book, ''Squalean Phylogeny''.
He died at the age of 63 on September 9, 2020.
Taxon described by him
*See
:Taxa named by Shigeru Shirai
References
4. 白井 滋さんを偲んで
Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies Vol.53. March 2021.
Japanese ichthyologists
Japanese scientists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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