Tokiharu Abe
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was a Japanese ichthyologist
. He worked for the University Museum of the University of Tokyo
. Abe became notable for his taxonomic studies on the pufferfish (Tetraodontidae, Teleostei
) from East Asia, in particalur the genus Takifugu
which he first described in 1949. He described further species like Sagamichthys abei, Centroscyllium kamoharai, and Fugu obscurus. Species like Tetraodon abei and Chaunax abei were named in his honour. Abe was an honorary foreign member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
.
In 1996 he died from a cerebral hemorrhage in a hospital in Tokyo
.
Ichthyology
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. This includes skeletal fish , cartilaginous fish , and jawless fish...
. He worked for the University Museum of the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
. Abe became notable for his taxonomic studies on the pufferfish (Tetraodontidae, Teleostei
Teleostei
Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 20,000 extant species in about 40 orders; most living fishes are members of this group...
) from East Asia, in particalur the genus Takifugu
Takifugu
Takifugu is a genus of pufferfish, often better known by the Japanese name . There are 25 species belonging to the genus Takifugu, which can be found worldwide from about 45° latitude north to 45° latitude south, mostly in salt water. Their diet consists mostly of algae, molluscs, invertebrates...
which he first described in 1949. He described further species like Sagamichthys abei, Centroscyllium kamoharai, and Fugu obscurus. Species like Tetraodon abei and Chaunax abei were named in his honour. Abe was an honorary foreign member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is an international organization devoted to the scientific studies of ichthyology and herpetology...
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In 1996 he died from a cerebral hemorrhage in a hospital in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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Publications (selected)
- Abe, T., 1950. New, rare or uncommon fishes from Japanese waters. I.Liparis franzi, new name. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 1: 135–139.
- Abe, T., 1952. Taxonomic studies of the puffers (Tetraodontidae, Teleostei) from Japan and adjacent regions—VII. Concluding remarks, with the introduction of two new genera,Fugu andBoesemanichthys. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 2: 35–44, 93–97, 117–127.
- Abe, T., 1953. New, rare or uncommon fishes from Japanese waters. II. Records of rare fishes of the families Diretmidae, Luvaridae and Tetragonuridae, with an appendix (description of a new species,Tetragonurus pacificus, from off the Solomon Islands). Japan. J. Ichthyol., 3: 39–47.
- Abe, T., 1955. On a new pacific flying-fish,Prognichthys sealei, retaining five unbranched fin-rays above in the pectoral throughout life. Rec. Oceanogr. Works Japan, 2: 185–192.
- Abe, T., 1957a. Notes on fishes taken from the stomach of whales taken in the Antarctic. I.Xenocyttus nemotoi, a new genus and new species of zeomorph fish of the subfamily Oreosomatinae Goode and Bean, 1895. Sci. Rep. Whales Res. Inst. (Tokyo), (12): 225–233.
- Abe, T. 1957b. Illustrated descriptions of one thousand useful fishes, II, Morikita Shuppan, Tokyo. (In Japanese.)
- Abe, T., 1959. New, rare or uncommon fishes from Japanese waters. VII. Description of a new species ofBeryx, Japan. J. Ichthyol., 7: 157–163.
- Abe, T. 1960. Description of a new species of lutjanid fish of the genusParacaesio from Japan. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 8: 56–62.
- Abe, T., 1961–1962. Notes on some fishes of the subfamily Braminae, with the introduction of a new genusPseudotaractes. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 8: 92–99, 101–114.
- Abe, T. 1966. Description of a new squaloid shark,Centroscyllium kamoharai, from Japan. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 13: 190–198.
- Abe, T. and W. N. Eschmeyer. 1972. A new species of the scorpionfish genusHelicolenus from the North Pacific Ocean. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th Ser., 39: 47–53.
- Abe, T. and Y. Haneda. 1972. Description of two new species of the ponyfish genusLeiognathus from Indonesia. Sci. Rep. Yokosuka City Mus. (Nat. Hist.), (19): 1–6.
- Abe, T. and Y. Haneda. 1973. Description of a new fish of the genusPhotoblepharon (family Anomalopidae) from the Red Sea. Bull. Sea Fish. Res. Stn, Haifa, 60: 57–62.
- Abe, T. and H. Hotta. 1963. Description of a new deep-sea fish of the genusRondeletia from Japan. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 10: 43–48.
- Abe, T., S. Kojima, and T. Kosakai. 1963. Description of a new nomeid fish from Japan. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 11: 31–35.
- Abe, T., R. Marumo and K. Kawaguchi. 1965a. Description of a new cetomimid fish from Suruga Bay. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 12: 57–63.
- Abe, T., R. Muramo and K. Kawaguchi. 1965b. Description of a new alepocephalid fish from Suruga Bay. Japan. J. Ichthyol., 13: 67–72.
- Abe, T., M. Miki and M. Asai. 1977. Description of a new garden eel from Japan. UO, (28): 1–8.