R. J. McKay

R. J. McKay is an Australia-born biologist, famous for his work in Exotic and translocated freshwater fishes in Australia. Mr. 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 "The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA."

Biography

Earlier in his career, Mr. McKay focussed on introduction and translocation of Exotic freshwater fish in Australia. Later on, he also extended his study to fishes which were not as exotic but just plain strange or weird.

In the included photograph, Mr. McKay is explaining the origin of exotic fishes to Ms. Jennifer Chandler, a student at UC San Diego. This photograph was taken at the 2007 CalCOFI Conference held at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California, where RJ McKay presented his valuable insights during the symposium on "Jumbo Squid Invasions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean".

References

Infobox_Scientist
name = R J McKay
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caption = R J McKay
birth_place = Brisbane, Australia
residence = Mount Isa, Australia
nationality = Australian
death_date =
death_place =
field = Marine biologist
alma_mater = University of Melbourne
work_institutions = Queensland Museum
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known_for = Exotic and translocated Freshwater Fish
footnotes =
* "McKay, R.J., 1984. Introductions of exotic fishes in Australia. In Courtenay, W.R. Jr. and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. (Editors). Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic fishes. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.", 1984, p.177-199

* "VOL. 17. PEARL PERCHES OF THE WORLD An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl perches known to date" ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w5263e/w5263e00.pdf

*"Arthington, A.H., D.A. Milton and R.J. McKay (1983). Effects of urban development and habitat alterations on the distribution and abundance of native and fresh- water fish in the Brisbaneregion, Queensland.Austra1- ian Journal of Ecology 8.87-101"

*"FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS-FOR FISHERY PURPOSES EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN Fishing Area and WESTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC" ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/e9163e/E9163e1a.pdf
* "Arthington A.H., R.J. McKay and D.A. Milton, 1983. Effects of urban development and habitat alteration on the distribution and abundance of native and exotic fish in the Brisbane region, Queensland. Aust. J. Ecol. 8. 87-101."

ee also

* Australia
* Fish
* Fishery
* Exotic

External links

* "VOL. 17. PEARL PERCHES OF THE WORLD An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl perches known to date" ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w5263e/w5263e00.pdf
* "CalCOFI Conference 2007 Featuring a Symposium on Jumbo Squid Invasions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean" http://oceaninformatics.ucsd.edu/calcofi/conference/