About Nigel Merrett
Born 1940. Nigel Merrett is a British zoologist and ichthyologist.
Nigel Robert Merrett (born 1940) is a British zoologist, ichthyologist, and former director of the fish section of the British Natural History Museum.
In 1998, Merrett participated in an expedition headed by Nikolas Vasilyevich Parin to collect deepwater samples.
Book In 1997, Merrett, along with R.L. Haedrich, wrote the book Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. In the book, they warn against fishing in deep water. is named after him. The eel Ilyophis nigeli. The species epithet "nigeli" was given in honour of Merrett, who was credited with making "substantial contributions" to the knowledge of the synaphobranchid eels.
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British zoologist
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Nigel Merrett was born in 1940.
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Nigel Merrett is a zoologist and ichthyologist.
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