death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
12 january 1943 1 february 1878 sherborne british 1 february 1878 fish classification schemes charles tate regan
 charles regan frs ichthyologist
charles tate regan

charles tate regan frs -lrb- 1 february 1878 -- 12 january 1943 -rrb- 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 queens ' college , cambridge 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 .
regan mentored a number of scientists , among them ethelwynn trewavas , who continued his work at the british natural history museum .
among the species he described is 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 '' `` salvelinus inframundus '' `` symphurus regani '' `` trichomycterus regani '' `` tylochromis regani '' `` vieja regani '' `` zebrias regani ''
