Emeritus Professor Paul H. Skelton has focused on freshwater shes all his professional life.
He began his career at the Albany Museum in Makhanda (Grahamstown) as curator of lower
vertebrates. In 1984, he joined the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (formerly
the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology) as curator of freshwater shes. He was appointed
director of the institute in 1995, a position he held until his retirement in 2011.
He has received several awards for his contribution to the eld and has served on the
IUCN Freshwater Specialist Group. He lives in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Paul H. Skelton
Emeritus Professor Paul H. Skelton has focused on freshwater shes all his professional life.
He began his career at the Albany Museum in Makhanda (Grahamstown) as curator of lower
vertebrates. In 1984, he joined the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (formerly
the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology) as curator of freshwater shes. He was appointed
director of the institute in 1995, a position he held until his retirement in 2011.
He has received several awards for his contribution to the eld and has served on the
IUCN Freshwater Specialist Group. He lives in Port Alfred, South Africa.
