Bruce Baden Collette

Bruce Baden Collette (born March 13, 1934)^[1][2] is an American ichthyologist.

Bruce Baden Collette
Born	(1934-03-14) March 14, 1934 (age 91) Brooklyn, New York, U. S.
Alma mater	Cornell University
Scientific career
Fields	Ichthyology
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Collette

Biography

He was born on March 13, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York.^[2][3] He is the son of Raymond Hill Collette and Agnes Hellen (Lavsen) Collette.^[3]

Publications

• The diversity of fishes : biology, evolution, and ecology (with Gene S. Helfman and Douglas E. Facey); Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell science, cop. 2009.^[4]
• Results of the Tektite Program: ecology of coral reef fishes (with Sylvia Alice Earle); Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, 1972.^[5]

Taxon named in his honor

• The creole darter (Etheostoma collettei) was named in his honour in 1969,^[6]
• The toadfish genus Colletteichthys was named in 2006 in his honour too.^[7]

Taxon described by him

• See Category:Taxa named by Bruce Baden Collette