Neville Coleman
Encyclopedia
Neville Coleman is an Australia
n naturalist
, underwater nature photographer, writer, publisher and educator. In 2007 Coleman was inducted to the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
.
Coleman started scuba diving
in 1963, exploring Sydney Harbour
. Later he joined a scientific study group and in 1969 undertook a project aiming to document entire marine life
of Australia, using underwater photography
.
His first book, Australian marine fishes in colour was published in 1974, and he subsequently authored more than 50 books.
Coleman discovered many marine creatures new to science. Several species of fish
, nudibranchs and other invertebrate
s have been named after him, including a mantis shrimp Lysiosquilla colemani, a nudibranch Chromodoris colemani
, and a pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus colemani.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, underwater nature photographer, writer, publisher and educator. In 2007 Coleman was inducted to the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame is a web site that recognizes those who have contributed to the success and growth of recreational SCUBA diving in dive travel, entertainment, art, equipment design and development, education, exploration and adventure.This is not just a website but an...
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Coleman started scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
in 1963, exploring Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
. Later he joined a scientific study group and in 1969 undertook a project aiming to document entire marine life
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather...
of Australia, using underwater photography
Underwater photography
Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water. It is usually done while scuba diving, but can be done while snorkeling or swimming.-Overview:...
.
His first book, Australian marine fishes in colour was published in 1974, and he subsequently authored more than 50 books.
Coleman discovered many marine creatures new to science. Several species of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, nudibranchs and other invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
s have been named after him, including a mantis shrimp Lysiosquilla colemani, a nudibranch Chromodoris colemani
Chromodoris colemani
Chromodoris colemani is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-References:...
, and a pygmy seahorse
Seahorse
Seahorses compose the fish genus Hippocampus within the family Syngnathidae, in order Syngnathiformes. Syngnathidae also includes the pipefishes. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning “sea monster”.There are nearly 50 species of seahorse...
Hippocampus colemani.