Jacques Géry
French scientist and ichthyologist

Jacques Géry

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French scientist and ichthyologist
Gender:
Male
Places:
France
Is:
ScientistZoologistIchthyologist
Work field:
BiologyScience
Birth:
12 March 1917(Paris, France)
Death:
15 June 2007(Sarlat-la-Canéda, France)
Star sign:
Pisces
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Jacques Géry (12 March 1917, Paris – 15 June 2007, Sarlat, France) was a French ichthyologist. He was also a scientist and a Doctor of Medicine.

The most notable species he described are:

  • Green neon tetra, Paracheirodon simulans (Géry, 1963)
  • Black neon tetra, Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (Géry, 1961)
  • Inpaichthys kerri, Inpaichthys kerri (Géry & Junk, 1977)
  • Hemigrammus bleheri, Hemigrammus bleheri (Géry & Mahnert, 1986)
  • Hyphessobrycon sweglesi, Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry, 1961)