Herbert R. Axelrod

Herbert Richard Axelrod (June 7 1927 — 15 May 2017), also known as H. R. Axelrod, U.S. pet-industry businessman, publisher, aquarist and ichthyologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

  • 5 taxon names authored by Herbert R. Axelrod

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

  • & Schultz, L.P. 1955. Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-87666-491-5
  • 1975. African Cichlids of Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-87666-021-9
  • 1987. Saltwater Aquarium Fishes. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-86622-499-8
  • 1990. Lovebirds As a New Pet. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-86622-617-6
  • 1991. Swordtails and Platies. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-86622-090-9
  • 1998. Aquarium Fishes of the World. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0493-0
  • 2004. Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes. TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0033-1

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

  • 10 eponyms of Herbert R. Axelrod

plus:

  • Axelrodia Géry, 1965
  • Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965
  • Chilatherina axelrodi Allen, 1979
  • Labeobarbus axelrodi (Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels, 2004)
  • Neolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963
  • Pseudogramma axelrodi Allen & Robertson, 1995
  • Schultzites axelrodi Géry, 1964
  • Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi Schultz, 1960
  • Sundadanio axelrodi (Brittan, 1976)