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Dr. Kadarusman
''Associate professor in Biosystematic, aquatic ecology and conservation. Sorong Polytechnic of Marine and Fisheris, West Papua, Indonesia''

The explorer of un terra incognita, Dr. Kadarusman is an internationally recognised authority of the freshwaterfishes of the New Guinea and adjascent islands. He has a doctorat in evolution, diversity and conservation from the University of Tolouse, France.

He worked with multidisciplinary scientific teams and has lead 12 international joint scientific expeditions in remote areas of Papua. Year 2017 is a decade of his outstanding discoveries with the description of 15 new species to Science and has DNA-barcoded more than 1,000 fishes.

Since 2003, Kadarusman has been academic staff at Sorong Polytechnic of Marine and Fisheris. He teaches a number of under and postgraduate level subjects, conduct his long term resarch on aquatic biodiversity. He also supervises several research students including some European students.

His work has been focusing on how geodynamic promotes biodiversity, using a hybrid approach, morphology and molecular. Kadarusman and team have succesfully domesticated 22 new varieties of Papuan Rainbowfishes.

In honor of his exceptional contributions, he received national medals and international prizes including the Schutzenberger Award. During a priode 2011-2013, his first scientific documentary film “ Papouasie: enfer et contre tout ” has received six awards in Europe.

Dr. Kadarusman lives with his wife Murtihapsari in Manokwari, West Papua.