Anton Lamboj
Anton Lamboj (* 1956 ) is an Austrian biologist and ichthyologist . From 1988 he studied biology as a part-time job, got his master's degree in 1993 and received his doctorate in 1997. The theses for both degrees dealt with the systematics of the cichlids of West and Central Africa. These cichlids and in particular the Chromidotilapiini are still a focus of his research. Lamboj is currently employed at the Department of Integrative Zoology at the University of Vienna . Lamboj made numerous trips to Central and West Africa for field studies as well as further trips to South America and Asia. He has published more than 100 publications (scientific and aquaristic) in six languages and is the author or co-author of numerous books.
Lamboj published the first descriptions of the following genres, alone or together with colleagues:
- Benitochromis - Lamboj , 2001
- Divandu - Lamboj & Snoeks , 2000
- Enigmatochromis - Lamboj , 2009
- Wallaceochromis - Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher , 2016
and the following types:
- Chromidotilapia elongata - Lamboj , 1999
- Chromidotilapia mamonekenei - Lamboj , 1999
- Divandu albimarginatus - Lamboj & Snoeks , 2000
- Benitochromis nigrodorsalis - Lamboj , 2001
- Benitochromis conjunctus - Lamboj , 2001
- Benitochromis ufermanni - Lamboj , 2001
- Chromidotilapia mrac - Lamboj , 2002
- Parananochromis axelrodi - Lamboj & Stiassny , 2003
- Parananochromis brevirostris - Lamboj & Stiassny , 2003
- Parananochromis ornatus - Lamboj & Stiassny , 2003
- Chromidotilapia nana - Lamboj , 2003
- Chromidotilapia melaniae - Lamboj , 2003
- Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus - Lamboj , 2004
- Pelvicachromis signatus - Lamboj , 2004
- Nanochromis sabinae - Lamboj , 2005
- Nanochromis teugelsi - Lamboj & Schelly , 2006
- Enigmatochromis lucanusi - Lamboj , 2009
- Danakilia dinicolai - Stiassny, De Marchi & Lamboj , 2010
- Congochromis robustus - Lamboj , 2012
- Pelvicachromis silviae - Lamboj , 2013
- Parananochromis orsorum - Lamboj , 2014
- Parananochromis elobatus - Lamboj , 2014
- Pelvicachromis drachenfelsi - Lamboj, Bartel, & dell'Ampio , 2014
Works
- Anton Lamboj in the catalog of the German National Library
- Anton Lamboj in the catalog of the Austrian National Library
- Anton Lamboj at ResearchGate
Publications
source
- Text on the back cover page by: Anton Lamboj: The Cichlids of Western Africa. Publisher: Natur und Tier, 2006, ISBN 386-659000-8
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamboj, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian biologist and ichthyologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |