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'''Heok Hui Tan''' is a [[Singapore]]an [[ichthyologist]] at the [[Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum]] of the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref name="rg">{{cite web |title=Profile of Heok Hui Tan on ResearchGate |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Heok_Tan |website=researchgate.net |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref> Dr. Tan’s main interest lies in the systematics of [[Southeast Asia]]n [[freshwater fish]]es, encompassing [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], [[ecology]] and [[biogeography]]. His primary areas of research focus on neglected and de novo [[habitats]] such as [[peat swamp forests]], swamp forests, and [[rapids]].<ref name="dna">{{cite web |title=Heok Hui Tan on THE DIGITAL NATURE ARCHIVE OF SINGAPORE |url=https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/dna/people/details/29 |website=lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg |accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>
'''Heok Hui Tan''' is a [[Singapore]]an [[ichthyologist]] at the [[Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum]] of the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref name="rg">{{cite web |title=Profile of Heok Hui Tan on ResearchGate |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Heok_Tan |website=researchgate.net |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> Dr. Tan's main interest lies in the systematics of [[Southeast Asia]]n [[freshwater fish]]es, encompassing [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], [[ecology]] and [[biogeography]]. His primary areas of research focus on neglected and de novo [[habitats]] such as [[peat swamp forests]], swamp forests, and [[rapids]].<ref name="dna">{{cite web |title=Heok Hui Tan on THE DIGITAL NATURE ARCHIVE OF SINGAPORE |url=https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/dna/people/details/29 |website=lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>


As of 2018, Tan has authored two species of [[Osphronemidae]] ([[Luciocephalus|Luciocephalus aura]] and [[Betta|Betta pi]]).<ref name="taxa">{{cite web |title=Tan Heok Hui taxa on WikiSpecies |url=https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tan_Heok_Hui_taxa |website=species.wikimedia.org |accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>
As of 2018, Tan has authored two species of [[Osphronemidae]] ([[Luciocephalus|Luciocephalus aura]] and [[Betta|Betta pi]]).<ref name="taxa">{{cite web |title=Tan Heok Hui taxa on WikiSpecies |url=https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tan_Heok_Hui_taxa |website=species.wikimedia.org |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>


==Publications (selection)==
==Publications (selection)==
*''The Borneo Suckers: Revision of the Torrent Loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae, Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon)'' (Natural History Publications (Borneo): 2006) {{ISBN|9838121053|9789838121057}}
*''The Borneo Suckers: Revision of the Torrent Loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae, Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon)'' (Natural History Publications (Borneo): 2006) {{ISBN|9838121053|9789838121057}}
*[[Ralf Britz|Britz, R.]], [[Maurice Kottelat|Kottelat. M]], & [[Tan Heok Hui|Tan, H.H.]] 2011. ''Fangfangia spinicleithralis'', a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid fish from the peat swamp forests of Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters'' 22(4): 327–335. [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief22_4_05.pdf (PDF)]
*[[Ralf Britz|Britz, R.]], [[Maurice Kottelat|Kottelat. M]], & [[Tan Heok Hui|Tan, H.H.]] 2011. ''Fangfangia spinicleithralis'', a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid fish from the peat swamp forests of Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters'' 22(4): 327–335. [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief22_4_05.pdf (PDF)]
Tan has (co-)authored many publications.<ref name="google">{{cite web |title=Google Scholar Citations |url=https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=Rjek8y8AAAAJ&hl=en |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref> Also see the list of publications in the external links.
Tan has (co-)authored many publications.<ref name="google">{{cite web |title=Google Scholar Citations |url=https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=Rjek8y8AAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> Also see the list of publications in the external links.


==See also==
{{zoologist|Tan}}
*[[:Category:Taxa named by Heok Hui Tan]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/lab/FW_lab/THH.htm Hui Tan on Freshwater and Invasion Biology Laboratory (FIB Lab)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180825180333/http://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/lab/FW_lab/THH.htm Hui Tan on Freshwater and Invasion Biology Laboratory (FIB Lab)]
*{{Wikispecies-inline}}
*{{Wikispecies-inline}}


Latest revision as of 08:49, 23 June 2023

Heok Hui Tan
Scientific career
Fieldsichthyology
InstitutionsNational University of Singapore

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Heok Hui Tan is a Singaporean ichthyologist at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum of the National University of Singapore.[1] Dr. Tan's main interest lies in the systematics of Southeast Asian freshwater fishes, encompassing taxonomy, ecology and biogeography. His primary areas of research focus on neglected and de novo habitats such as peat swamp forests, swamp forests, and rapids.[2]

As of 2018, Tan has authored two species of Osphronemidae (Luciocephalus aura and Betta pi).[3]

Publications (selection)[edit]

  • The Borneo Suckers: Revision of the Torrent Loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae, Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon) (Natural History Publications (Borneo): 2006) ISBN 9838121053, 9789838121057
  • Britz, R., Kottelat. M, & Tan, H.H. 2011. Fangfangia spinicleithralis, a new genus and species of miniature cyprinid fish from the peat swamp forests of Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22(4): 327–335. (PDF)

Tan has (co-)authored many publications.[4] Also see the list of publications in the external links.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile of Heok Hui Tan on ResearchGate". researchgate.net. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Heok Hui Tan on THE DIGITAL NATURE ARCHIVE OF SINGAPORE". lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tan Heok Hui taxa on WikiSpecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Google Scholar Citations". Retrieved August 25, 2018.

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