Gerhard Krefft

Gerhard Krefft (30 March 1912 - 20 March 1993) was a German ichthyologist and herpetologist.

Family His father was a neurologist, who "was an enthusiastic collector of living reptiles and amphibians", and his mother was a concert singer.

He and his wife Ingeborg were married in 1947, and they had three daughters.

He was the great-nephew of the zoologist, palaeontologist, and Curator of the Australian Museum, Johann Ludwig (Louis) Gerard Krefft (1830–1881).

Taxon described by him See :Category:Taxa named by Gerhard Krefft

Taxon named in his honor Nemamyxine kreffti C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1982, the Krefft's hagfish, is a species of hagfish in the genus Nemamyxine. It is found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean from off Argentina and southern Brazil.