The Cichlid Fishes of Western Africa by Anton Lamboj and Co-Author of Cichlids of Africa Volume 1: Haplochromines Authors: Greg Steeves, Dave Hansen, Anton Lamboj in 2010
(Extract below was taken from: The Cichlid Fishes of Western Africa by Anton Lamboj)
Anton Lamboj was born 1956 and has been an aquarist since the age of ten. Around 1980, he began to take a special interest in the cichlids of West and Central Africa. This interest eventually led, in 1988, to the beginning of his academic education at the University of Vienna, an undertaking made while continuing to work full-time. He was awarded his Master's degree in 1993 and his Ph.D. in 1997; both works were focused on the systematics of West African cichlids.
In addition to his "day" job, Anton Lamboj has worked as a lecturer at the University of Vienna since 1998. He teaches general biology of fishes, with the biology of perciform fishes as a more specialized goal, as well as instructing on didactics. Additionally, he works on the systematics and evolutionary biology of chromidotilapiine cichlids using morphological and anatomical methods, coupled with ethological studies and molecular methods.
Over the years, Anton Lamboj has made 13 field/collecting trips to Africa. In his works he has collaborated with several leading scientific institutions (e.g., the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Central in Tervuren). He has authored over 100 papers (both academic and hobbyist) in six languages, including two books. The above accomplishments, coupled with the numerous presentations he has made in various countries, are indications of his scientific and aquaristic competence when discussing western African cichlids.
Below is a thread about Anton's talk at the I.T.F.S. Show in 2010, with comments from people who attended the talk. www.irishfishkeepers.com
And comments here from the L.F.K.S. Forum. www.irishfishforum.com
Anton's audience at the BCA Convention 2011 had this to say -
The day was started with a lecture by one the worlds leading scientists and aquarists. Dr Anton Lamboj from Austria visited the UK especially for the BCA convention and gave a fascinating incite into a recent collecting trip to Gabon in West Africa, Anton is a specialist in West African Cichlids but also presented the various Killifish, tetra's and catfish that he found in the jungle streams of Gabon. The audience were spellbound and reports afterwards show that the talk was enjoyed by every single person in the room.
From the BCA Website. www.britishcichlid.org.uk
Anton is also on Facebook if you want to know more.
In addition to his "day" job, Anton Lamboj has worked as a lecturer at the University of Vienna since 1998. He teaches general biology of fishes, with the biology of perciform fishes as a more specialized goal, as well as instructing on didactics. Additionally, he works on the systematics and evolutionary biology of chromidotilapiine cichlids using morphological and anatomical methods, coupled with ethological studies and molecular methods.
Over the years, Anton Lamboj has made 13 field/collecting trips to Africa. In his works he has collaborated with several leading scientific institutions (e.g., the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Central in Tervuren). He has authored over 100 papers (both academic and hobbyist) in six languages, including two books. The above accomplishments, coupled with the numerous presentations he has made in various countries, are indications of his scientific and aquaristic competence when discussing western African cichlids.
Below is a thread about Anton's talk at the I.T.F.S. Show in 2010, with comments from people who attended the talk. www.irishfishkeepers.com
And comments here from the L.F.K.S. Forum. www.irishfishforum.com
Anton's audience at the BCA Convention 2011 had this to say -
The day was started with a lecture by one the worlds leading scientists and aquarists. Dr Anton Lamboj from Austria visited the UK especially for the BCA convention and gave a fascinating incite into a recent collecting trip to Gabon in West Africa, Anton is a specialist in West African Cichlids but also presented the various Killifish, tetra's and catfish that he found in the jungle streams of Gabon. The audience were spellbound and reports afterwards show that the talk was enjoyed by every single person in the room.
From the BCA Website. www.britishcichlid.org.uk
Anton is also on Facebook if you want to know more.