Shigeru Shirai

Shigeru Shirai (白井 滋, Shirai Shigeru)[1] is a Japanese ichthyologist specializing in elasmobranchs, especially sharks. He graduated from University of Tokyo's Zoology Department with a PhD in Fisheries Science. He is an editor of Japan's Ichthyological Research journal[2] and author of the book, Squalean Phylogeny.[3]He died at the age of 63 on September 9, 2020.［4］

References
  1. http://dbs.nodai.ac.jp/html/311_ja.html
  2. "Ichthyological Research". The Ichthyological Society of Japan. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  3. http://dbs.nodai.ac.jp/html/311_en.html

4. 白井　滋さんを偲んで. Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies. Vol.53. March 2021.


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