Aquatic Biologist

Email
Tel : +27 46 603 5849
Fax : +27 86 554 9370
Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140
South Africa

Research Interests

Exploration and mapping of aquatic biodiversity in Africa

Biogeography and systematics of freshwater fishes

Conservation genetics and management of threatened freshwater fish species

   

Programmes

• Conservation planning
• Diversity of the Southern African temperate ichthyofauna
• Biogeography of Tropical and Sub-tropical African fishes
• Diversity of Angolan fishes
• The African Fish Barcode of Life Initiative

Collaboration

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira (Angola)

Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (Canada)

Fish Barcode of Life Initiative (FISH-BOL) (Canada and global)

Zoologische Staatssammlung München (Germany)

Universitaet Regensburg (Germany)

National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (New Zealand)

Africa Earth Observatory Network (South Africa)

CapeNature (South Africa)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (South Africa)

Rhodes University (South Africa)

University of Pretoria (South Africa)

University College London (UK)

Cypriniformes Tree of Life (USA and global)