by Joe Rowlett | May 12, 2018 | Reefs in Art
Some jaw-dropping fish art fit to display next to an aquarium. by Joe Rowlett | Apr 27, 2018 | Reefs in Art
Learn the surprising 19th-century origin of some common fish names. by Joe Rowlett | Jul 12, 2017 | Reefs in Art
Over the years, I’ve written about several important names in the history of ichthyology. Some were enthusiastic amateur naturalists, like the early pioneers Albertus Seba and Samuel Fallours, and others were diligent researchers of the traditional taxonomist mold:... by Joe Rowlett | May 26, 2017 | Reefs in Art
The early eighteenth century roughly marks the starting point for the science of coral reef biology, and a key figure from this period was a Dutch apothecary named Albertus Seba. Unlike other notable biologists of his day, Seba was an amateur, and his study of marine... by Joe Rowlett | May 20, 2017 | Fish, Reefs in Art
Bernard Germain de Lacépède is one of the true founding fathers of ichthyology, and his magnum opus, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons (Natural History of Fishes), is arguably the first great work to discuss and illustrate coral reef...