Rudie Hermann Kuiter (born 1943) is an Australian underwater photographer, taxonomist, marine biologist and author of many identification guides to sea fishes. He has described many new species of seahorse.[example needed]

Early life

Kuiter was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands and emigrated to Australia in 1964.

Career

Kuiter is best known for his photo-illustrated identification guides to fishes. Some are dedicated to fishes found in certain regions and others are more specialised publications which catalog various sub-groups of fishes.

Publications

  • Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Fairy and Rainbow Wrasses: A Comprehensive Guide to Selected Labroids by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Fishes of South-Eastern Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Kaiserfische by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Coastal Fishes of South-Eastern Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Acanthuroidei by Rudie H. Kuiter and Helmut Debelius
  • Butterflyfishes, Bannerfishes and Their Relatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Chaetodontidae and Microcanthidae by Rudie H. Kuiter
  • Indonesian Reef Fishes by Kuiter, R.H. & T. Tonozuka. 2001.

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