Africhthy, a new collaborative network for African ichthyology
We chat with ichthyologist John P. Sullivan about his new research portal for African freshwater fishes.
John is Curatorial Affiliate at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, Ithaca, New York, USA, and Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in several African countries and published numerous scientific papers with a particular focus on ichthyology, phylogenetic systematics and taxonomy of African electric fishes (Mormyridae) and catfishes (Siluriformes).
Alongside Dr. John Friel of Cornell University he has developed a new online resource which launched recently, and SF caught up with him this week to find out more.
Dr. Sullivan on the Ogooué River, Gabon. © J. P. Sullivan
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