Pierre Brichard
{{Short description|Belgian explorer and collector (1921–1990)}}
Pierre Brichard (2 October 1921 – 1990) was a Belgian explorer and collector-exporter of African aquarium fishes, especially those of Lake Tanganyika.
Discoveries
He discovered new fish species by traveling to different regions of the lake and collecting specimens with nets, traps, and diving equipment.
He discovered numerous species, and several fish species are named for him.Brichard, P. 1989. Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications. 1–544
Scientific endeavors
He also photographed and documented the fishes he found and sent them to museums and scientists for identification and description.
Publications
He wrote a book entitled Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika,
which is considered a classic in the field.https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Brichard
Conservation and sustainability
He was passionate about the conservation and the study of the lake's biodiversity, and he established a research station and a fish farm on the shore of the lake. The fish farm allowed him to breed fish for export without depleting the lakes population of popular aquarium fish.
He was known as “the fairy of Burundi” for his dedication and enthusiasm.
Taxa described by him
Taxa named for him
- a tetra Alestopetersius brichardi{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/alestidae/ | title = Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras) | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a cichlid Chalinochromis brichardi{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g) | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- Congopanchax brichardi Poll, 1971{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes4/ | title = Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a barb Enteromius brichardi (Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1959){{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/smiliogastrinae/ | title = Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs) | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a blind spiny eel Mastacembelus brichardi{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/synbranchiformes/ | title = Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES: Families SYNBRANCHIDAE, CHAUDHURIIDAE, MASTACEMBELIDAE and INDOSTOMIDAE | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a cichlid Neolamprologus brichardi{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o) | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a catfish Phyllonemus brichardi Risch, 1987{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes8/ | title = Order SILURIFORMES: Families MALAPTERURIDAE, MOCHOKIDAE, SCHILBEIDAE, AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE, CLAROTEIDAE and LACANTUNIIDAE | access-date= 8 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- Brichard's lampeye Poropanchax brichardi (Poll, 1971)
- a catfish Synodontis brichardi
- a cichlid Teleogramma brichardi{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y) | access-date= 11 February 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
- a cichlid Telmatochromis brichardi
- a cichlid Tropheus brichardi