Fishes

Seth E. Meek

• (1897-1914) pioneered the study of Neotropical freshwater fishes.

Loren P. Woods

• (1941-1978) amassed large and important collections of freshwater fishes from North America and marine fishes from the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Robert K. Johnson

• (1972-1986) obtained significant collections of mesopelagic fishes and shorefishes from Belize and Honduras amounting to more than 100,000 specimens.

Donald J. Stewart

• (1978-1985),

Barry Chernoff

• (2002-2010) rejuvenated our early Neotropical freshwater research and collection emphasis by conducting numerous expeditions to Ecuador, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela.

Phil Willink

• (1987-2002), and later Assistant Collection Manager

Mark Westneat

• (1991-2013) expanded our marine collections, focusing on Indo-Pacific coral reef fishes.

Leo Smith

• (2007-2013) strengthened our midwater and deep-sea collections from both sides of the north Pacific Ocean.

Caleb McMahan

• (2014-present) works on growth of our Neotropical collections.

Graduate and Undergraduate Students:

Justin Lemburg (Uni. Chicago)

Meg Malone (Uni. Chicago)

Aaron Olsen (Uni. Chicago)

Maianne Seneczko (Uni. Chicago)

Tim Sosa (Uni. Chicago)

Hannah Weller (Uni. Chicago)

Volunteers Extraordinaire:

Luke Ginger

Matt Girard

Jeff Hoswell

Terri Sinnott

Sera Sousley

Research Associates:

Michael Alfaro

Barry Chernoff

Brian Dyer

Melina Hale

Luisa Mercelino-Backman

Callum Ross

Leo Smith

Windsor Aguirre

Michael LaBarbera

Justin Grubich

Mark Westneat

Edward Wiley

Field Associates

Antonio Machado-Allison

Associate

Clara Richardson