• Source: Rudie Hermann Kuiter

Rudie Hermann Kuiter (born 1943) is an Australian underwater photographer, taxonomist, marine biologist and author of many identification guides to sea fishes. He has described new species of seahorses in the genus Hippocampus.




Early life


Kuiter was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands and emigrated to Australia in 1964.




Career


Kuiter is best known for his photo-illustrated identification guides to fishes. Some are dedicated to fishes found in certain regions and others are more specialised publications which catalog various sub-groups of fishes.




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Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives by Rudie H. Kuiter
Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
Fairy and Rainbow Wrasses: A Comprehensive Guide to Selected Labroids by Rudie H. Kuiter
Fishes of South-Eastern Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives by Rudie H. Kuiter
Kaiserfische by Rudie H. Kuiter
Coastal Fishes of South-Eastern Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Acanthuroidei by Rudie H. Kuiter and Helmut Debelius
Butterflyfishes, Bannerfishes and Their Relatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Chaetodontidae and Microcanthidae by Rudie H. Kuiter
Indonesian Reef Fishes by Kuiter, R.H. & T. Tonozuka. 2001.




Honoria


The clingfish Kopua kuiteri was named in his honor.




See also


Category:Taxa named by Rudie Hermann Kuiter




References


Australian Museum: Rudie Hermann Kuiter - photographer
Korallenriff.de: Rudie H. Kuiter

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rudie Hermann Kuiter
• Rudie
• Hippocampus pontohi
• Satomi's pygmy seahorse
• Echinophryne reynoldsi
• Hippocampus colemani
• Hippocampus waleananus
• Hippocampus jugumus
• Cirrhilabrus punctatus
• Orangeback fairy-wrasse