Li, Sizhong

1921–2009

1 series 2 books in order

Li Sizhong (1921–2009) was a Chinese ichthyologist with the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Over his research career he discovered numerous new fish species and published many books and papers describing the fauna and geographical distribution of fishes in China and beyond. He was the major author of two volumes in the Fauna Sinica monograph series, systematically reviewing and describing orders of bony fishes such as flatfish, cod, and silverside, and his works on China's freshwater ichthyofauna are considered among the most notable in the Chinese ichthyology literature.

Born

1921

Known for

Fauna Sinica