Wendell L. Minckley
Wendell Lee Minckley (November 13, 1935 – June 22, 2001) was a college professor and a leading expert on fish. He spent most of his career at Arizona State University.
In 1963, he, with Robert Rush Miller, discovered and named the northern platyfish (Xiphophorus gordoni) in honor of Dr. Myron Gordon. Dr. Minckley, in turn, had five species named in his honor.
Dr. Minckley died on June 22, 2001, in Desert Samaritan Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, from complications associated with treatment for cancer.
Legacy
In 1963, he, with Robert Rush Miller, discovered and named the northern platyfish (Xiphophorus gordoni) in honor of Dr. Myron Gordon. Dr. Minckley, in turn, had five species named in his honor.
The freshwater snail genus Minckleyella Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011 is named in honor of him.[1]
Minckley's cichlid Herichthys minckleyi is named after him.[2]
Dr. Minckley's work was vital in understanding and protecting native wildlife in the Southwest.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Landye J. J. (2011). "Two new genera and four new species of freshwater cochliopid gastropods (Rissooidea) from northeastern Mexico". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77(1): 8–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq033.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Author's legacy offers hope for Arizona's native wildlife01/07/2026". ASU News. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- Xiphophorus gordoni, a New Species ... Copeia Sept 25 1963
External links
- Works by Wendell L. Minckley at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Wendell L. Minckley at the Internet Archive
- Link to the finding aid for Dr. Wendell L. Minckley's Papers at Arizona State University
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