| Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1921 Los Angeles |
| Died | 2002 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Ichthyologist |
Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen (October 21, 1921, Los Angeles – 2002) was a Danish ichthyologist, known for his work on the river fish of West Africa. Although often cited as H. S. Clausen, he published as H. Stenholt Clausen, with the compound surname Stenholt Clausen. He worked for many years at the University College of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Taxon named in his honor
- Phractura clauseni, a species of catfish, is named in his honor, as is the ray-finned fish
- Enteromius clauseni.
Family
His son, Ian Henning Stenholt Clausen, became an arachnologist.
References
- ^ Nielsen, Trine. "Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen". Nielsen – Termansen family history site! (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- "H. Stenholt Clausen". The Roloffia Homepage. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- "Herluf Stenholt Clausen - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- Van Der Zee, Jouke R.; Bernotas, Kimberly; Bragança, Pedron H. N.; Stiassny, Melanie L. J. (October 10, 2019). "An unexpected new Poropanchax (Cyprinodontiformes, Procatopodidae) from the Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo". American Museum Novitates. 3941. hdl:2246/6965.
- "(Unknown title)". The Aquarium. 32: 6. 1963.
- Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. "Order SILURIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2020-01-30. See also Order CYPRINIFORMES Archived 2022-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.