Jean-Pierre Gosse


Jean-Pierre Gosse was a Belgian biologist and ichthyologist.

Life and career

Gosse was a biologist with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
Gosse went on missions in South America with Leopold III of Belgium.
Gosse described the following species:Cichlasoma lyonsi, 1966 Geophagus wavrini, 1963

Taxon described by him

  • See :Category:Taxa named by Jean-Pierre Gosse

Taxon named in his honor

Lethrinops gossei W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973