Jean-Pierre Gosse

Jean-Pierre Gosse (May 14, 1924 – June 6, 2001) 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 (Amphilophus)
 * Geophagus wavrini, 1963 (Biotodoma)
 * Geophagus harreri, 1976 (Geophagus)


 * Pterophyllum leopoldi, 1963 (Pterophyllum)
 * Retroculus septentrionalis, 1971 (Retroculus)
 * Retroculus xinguensis, 1971 (Retroculus)

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