- Rudie Kuiter
Rudie Kuiter is an
Australia n underwater photographer, taxonomist, and marine biologist.He was born in the
Netherlands , and moved to Australia in 1964. He became interested in fish at a very young age, becoming a keen aquarist and fisherman until he came to Australia, where he took up diving and photography.He worked as an electronic engineer, and studied marine fishes in the Sydney area as a hobby for fifteen years until he moved to
Melbourne , where he extended his interest totemperate species. He became an associate with theAustralian Museum and began working with ichthyologists in various institutes, publishing papers on taxonomy and biology of fishes.He developed his own fish photography techniques - these photographs were used both in popular articles in magazines and in scientific publications. The hobby turned into a profession in 1978.
He is the author of numerous publications including several of the current books on fishes of southern Australian waters.
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.References
* [http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/about/photographers/kuiter.htm Australian Museum]
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