Herluf Stenholt Clausen

Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen
Born	October 21, 1921 Los Angeles
Died	2002
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Ichthyologist

Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen (October 21, 1921, Los Angeles – 2002)[1][2] was a Danish ichthyologist,[3] known for his work on the river fish of West Africa. Although often cited as H. S. Clausen, he published as H. Stenholt Clausen, with the compound surname Stenholt Clausen.[4] He worked for many years at the University College of Ibadan in Nigeria.[5]

Taxon named in his honor

• Phractura clauseni, a species of catfish, is named in his honor, as is the ray-finned fish
• Enteromius clauseni.[6]

Family

His son, Ian Henning Stenholt Clausen, became an arachnologist.[1]

References

1. Nielsen, Trine. "Claus Herluf Stenholt Clausen". Nielsen – Termansen family history site! (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-01-31.
2. "H. Stenholt Clausen". The Roloffia Homepage. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. "Herluf Stenholt Clausen - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
4. Van Der Zee, Jouke R.; Bernotas, Kimberly; Bragança, Pedron H. N.; Stiassny, Melanie L. J. (October 10, 2019). "An unexpected new Poropanchax (Cyprinodontiformes, Procatopodidae) from the Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo". American Museum Novitates. 3941. hdl:2246/6965.
5. "(Unknown title)". The Aquarium. 32: 6. 1963.
6. Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. "Order SILURIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2020-01-30. See also Order CYPRINIFORMES Archived 2022-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.