If you’re anything like me, you find the stories behind the names of species of significant value in acquiring an understanding of those species themselves. Indeed, in many cases, a knowledge of both the former and the latter can shed otherwise imperceivable light upon them both. Which is why I have been so impressed by the work of Richard Crombet- “Bo” Beolens and his colleagues in their work to document the histories of eponymous species names in their superb eponym dictionaries.
As of January of this year, Pelagic Publishing has brought out another addition to the growing list of these highly valuable as well as remarkably interesting reference works: Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
