Charles Tate Regan

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Charles Tate Regan (February 1, 1878 - January 12, 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes.

Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Cambridge University and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938.

Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917.

Among the species he described are the Siamese Fighting Fish Betta splendens. In turn, a number of fish species have been named regani in his honour:

Anadoras regani
Apistogramma regani
Apogon regani
Astroblepus regani
Callionymus regani
Cetostoma regani
Crenicichla regani
Diaphus regani
Engyprosopon regani
Gambusia regani
Hemipsilichthys regani
Holohalaelurus regani
Hoplichthys regani
Hypostomus regani
Julidochromis regani
Lycozoarces regani
Neosalanx regani
Symphurus regani
Trichomycterus regani
Tylochromis regani
Vieja regani
Zebrias regani

[edit] Bibliography

Regan, C. T. (1908). "A revision of the British and Irish fishes of the genus Coregonus." Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2, 482-490.
Regan, C. T. (1911). The Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles. Methuen & Co. Ltd.: London.