Bruce Baden Collette
American zoologist and ichthyologist
Bruce Baden Collette (born March 13, 1934) is an American ichthyologist.
Biography
He was born on March 13, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Raymond Hill Collette and Agnes Hellen (Lavsen) Collette.
Publications
The diversity of fishes : biology, evolution, and ecology (with Gene S. Helfman and Douglas E. Facey); Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell science, cop. 2009.
Results of the Tektite Program: ecology of coral reef fishes (with Sylvia Alice Earle); Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, 1972.
Taxon named in his honor
The creole darter (Etheostoma collettei) was named in his honour in 1969,
The toadfish genus Colletteichthys was named in 2006 in his honour too.
The public source identifies “Bruce Baden Collette” as american zoologist and ichthyologist. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bruce, Baden and Collette.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Bruce Baden Collette”, the useful work is to connect “american zoologist and ichthyologist” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4977099. VIAF identifies the subject as 37090855. The Library of Congress control number is n84158053. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1934, 2009, 1972 and 1969.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Bruce Baden Collette”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Bruce Baden Collette primary sources, Bruce Baden Collette archive and Bruce research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Bruce Baden Collette”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Bruce Baden Collette” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.