R. J. McKay

Roland J McKay
Born
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Known forExotic and translocated Freshwater Fish; marine fish systematics; Australian wolf spiders (Family Lycosidae).
Scientific career
FieldsMarine biologist
InstitutionsWestern Australian Museum;Queensland Museum; Museum of Queensland, Mount Isa
Doctoral advisorB.Jamieson' D.Wadley

Roland J. McKay is an Australian-born biologist known for his work in exotic and translocated freshwater fish in Australia. McKay is curator of fishes at the Queensland Museum and his work has been quoted extensively. He also contributed a key section on "Introductions of Exotic Fishes in Australia" in Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic Fishes published by Johns Hopkins University Press.