Max Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.
In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition

Exploration

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 to Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...

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He has described several species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of Pseudocrenilabrinae

Pseudocrenilabrinae

The Pseudocrenilabrinae is a subfamily in the cichlid family of fishes to which, according to a study from 2004, includes all the Middle Eastern and African cichlids with the exception of the unusual Heterochromis multidens and the Malagasy species. Previous authors recognized additional African...

, such as Lamprologus signatus

Lamprologus signatus

Lamprologus signatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. It lives in Lake Tanganyika.-References:* Bigirimana, C. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

, Steatocranus casuarius, Neolamprologus brichardi

Neolamprologus brichardi

Neolamprologus brichardi is a species of cichlid fish, endemic to the alkaline waters of Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. It is a popular aquarium fish kept in the fishkeeping hobby, where it is known under a variety of common names including Princess cichlid, Princess of Burundi, Lyretail cichlid,...

, and Neolamprologus pulcher

Neolamprologus pulcher

Neolamprologus pulcher is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...

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Named after him are species and taxon

Taxon

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s such as Etmopterus polli Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953, Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950, Pollichthys Grey, 1959, Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961, Microsynodontis polli

Microsynodontis polli

Microsynodontis polli is a species of catfish of the family Mochokidae....

Lambert, 1958, and Synodontis polli

Synodontis polli

Synodontis polli is a species of fish in the Mochokidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...

Gosse

Philip Henry Gosse

Philip Henry Gosse was an English naturalist and popularizer of natural science, virtually the inventor of the seawater aquarium, and a painstaking innovator in the study of marine biology...

, 1982.

He was a member of The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium

The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium

There are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country, Dutch and French . The Academies are located in the Palace of Academies in Brussels....

, professor

Professor

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 at Université Libre de Bruxelles

Université Libre de Bruxelles

The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...

, and conservator

Conservator (museum)

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 at Musée Royal du Congo Belge in Tervuren

Tervuren

Tervuren is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel. On January 1, 2006, Tervuren had a total population of 20,636...

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He is an honorary member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is an international organization devoted to the scientific studies of ichthyology and herpetology...

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