Chavalit Vidthayanon

Chavalit Vidthayanon (Thai: ชวลิต วิทยานนท์; born 1959 in Bangkok) is a Thai ichthyologist and senior researcher in biodiversity at WWF Thailand. He completed his secondary education at Bangkok Christian College and went on to earn degrees in marine biology from both Kasetsart University and Chulalongkorn University. He later obtained a Ph.D. in fishery biology from the Tokyo Fisheries University (now Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology), Japan.

He has been engaged in aquatic biodiversity research in Southeast Asia since 1983. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with renowned ichthyologists, both Thai and international, including Kittipong Jaruthanin, T. R. Roberts, H. H. Ng, and Maurice Kottelat. His work has contributed significantly to the taxonomy and identification of newly discovered freshwater fish species, many of which were found in the Mekong Basin. Notable species he has described include Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae, Himantura kittipongi, Pangasius conchophilus, P. myanmar, Pao palustris, Pseudeutropius indigens, and Schistura pridii. His area of expertise lies particularly in Thai freshwater catfish.

In addition to his research, Vidthayanon also serves as a lecturer in zoology and ichthyology at various academic institutions across Thailand, including Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, and Mahasarakham University.^[1][2]

See also

• Category:Taxa named by Chavalit Vidthayanon