About Teng Huo-tu
Lived 1911 – 1978 (aged 66–67). Teng Huo-tu was a Taiwanese and Chinese ichthyologist and zoologist.
Teng Huo-tu (; 1911–1978) was an ichthyologist with the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute . Much of his work involved classification of chondricthyes, especially sharks.
In 1959, Teng officially described the smalleye pygmy shark.
While at the Fisheries Research Institute, Teng directed the construction of the Hai Kung, the first Taiwanese ship to complete an Antarctic expedition, in 1977.
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Who was Teng Huo-tu?
Taiwanese ichthyologist (1911–1978)
When was Teng Huo-tu born?
Teng Huo-tu was born in 1911.
When did Teng Huo-tu die?
Teng Huo-tu died in 1978.
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Teng Huo-tu was an ichthyologist and zoologist.
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Teng Huo-tu was Taiwanese and Chinese.
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