Jean-Pierre Gosse (May 14, 1924 – June 6, 2001) was a Belgian biologist and ichthyologist.[1]

Life and career

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Gosse was a biologist with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.[2]

Gosse went on missions in South America with Leopold III of Belgium.[2]

Gosse described the following species:

Taxon described by him

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Taxon named in his honor

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Lethrinops gossei W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Pierre Gosse". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Vertebrates: Collection Overview". Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jean-Pierre Gosse: species described". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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