Antoine Risso
Giuseppe Antonio Risso, called Antoine Risso, was a naturalist from Nice.
Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published Ichthyologie de Nice, Histoire naturelle de l'Europe méridionale and Histoire Naturelle des Orangers. Risso's dolphin was named after him. He is denoted by the List of botanists by [author abbreviation|author abbreviation] Risso when citing a botanical name; the same abbreviation is used for zoological names.
Genera and species named after him
- Rissoa : a genus of gastropods
- Rissoella : a genus of gastropods
- Rissoina : a genus of gastropods
- Rissoella : a genus of red algae
- Electrona risso : a lanternfish
- Polyacanthonotus rissoanus : smallmouth spiny eel