Heok Hui Tan | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ichthyology |
| Institutions | National University of Singapore |
Heok Hui Tan is a Singaporean ichthyologist at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum of the National University of Singapore.[1] Dr. Tan's main interest lies in the systematics of Southeast Asian freshwater fishes, encompassing taxonomy, ecology and biogeography. His primary areas of research focus on neglected and de novo habitats such as peat swamp forests, swamp forests, and rapids.[2]
As of 2018, Tan has authored two species of Osphronemidae (Luciocephalus aura and Betta pi).[3]