October 2024 Speaker
Anton Lamboj will talk about his trips to Australia. His topic will include a discussion on reptiles and birds)
Date: October 3rd 2024
Dr. Anton Lamboj is an ichthyologist, associated
scientist and lecturer at the University of Vienna.
He is an addicted aquarist for more than 55 years,
and in both aspects of interest his main focus is on
cichlid fishes of Western Africa. He mainly works
with systematics and evolutionary biology of these
fishes, but another strong interest is conservation
biology of riverine cichlids of this region. A second
love is for anabantoid fishes from Asia, but in
general he is interested in any fish.
He has made numerous field trips to Africa, South East Asia,
Australia, North, Central and South America, to study and to
collect fish in the natural environment, to understand ecological
needs and the situation of fish.
He has authored more than 500 papers (academic and aquaristic)
in eleven languages, including six books and contributions to about
40 other books. He is an honorary member of several aquarium organizations.
Additionally, he is promoting several ex-situ conservation programs,
in cooperation with public aquariums, as well as with private groups and clubs
