The biospeleological work of Carl L. Hubbs (1894–1979): an appraisal

By

Romero Jr., Aldemaro
Moseley, Max

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

46

Pages

165--198

Subjects

Biological Species Concept , biospeleology , Carl L. Hubbs , Cavefishes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.46.114190

 

Abstract

Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894–1979) was a prominent and internationally renowned American ichthyologist whose publications include taxonomic descriptions of several North American blindfishes including the Mexican Cave Characin. His archived personal papers reveal a wide-ranging interest in the biology and evolutionary origins of cave and blindfishes, and his discussions and disputes with colleagues about their taxonomy. He also took opportunities to collect other fauna from American caves during the inter-war decades. Drawing upon his unpublished archive and other relevant sources his biospeleological work is chronicled in detail and discussed in the context of his other work.