Teng Huo-tu 鄧火土 | |
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Born | 1911 |
Died | 1978 | (aged 66–67)
Nationality | Republic of China |
Occupation | Ichthyologist |
Teng Huo-tu (Chinese: 鄧火土; pinyin: Dèng Huǒtǔ; 1911–1978) was an ichthyologist with the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute (台灣省水產試驗所). Much of his work involved classification of chondricthyes, especially sharks.
In 1959, Teng officially described the smalleye pygmy shark.[1]
While at the Fisheries Research Institute, Teng directed the construction of the Hai Kung, the first Taiwanese ship to complete an Antarctic expedition, in 1977.[2]