Santhappan Jones, Indian fisheries biologist, marine biologist and entomologist (Kovalam, Kerala State 27 August 1910 – Trivandum 26 February 1999)

DESCRIBED VALID NEW TAXA

Genera (Diplopoda)

Silvestrus 1937

Unixenus 1944

Species

Abudefduf manikfani 1970 with Kumaran (Pisces)

Silvestrus seminudus 1937 (Diplopoda)

Unixenus padmanabhii 1937 (Diplopoda)

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

Entomology

Prodioctes hematicus Chevr., a new weevil pest of cardamom in South India. Ind. J. Entomol. 6(1-2):49-52, 1944

The cardamom weevil and its control. Planter’s Chronicle 38(19), 1941

Observation on the oviposition and development stages of a species of Polyxenus. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. (1935)

A note on the distribution, oviposition and parental care of Scutigerella unguiculata Hansen var. indica Gravely. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 38:209-11, 1935  

Fisheries & Marine Biology

With M. Kumaran & M. Ali Manikfan. On some fishes from the Maldives. Part I. Species known from the Laccadive archipelago in the collections. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 23(1-2):81-97, 1981

With M. Kumaran. New records of fishes from the seas around India – part VII. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 12(1-2):187-96, 1971

Marine fishery resources of India. Indian Farming 19(9):19-21, 1969

Dugong Dugong dugon (Muller) its present status in the seas around India with observations on its behaviour in captivity. Intern. Zoo Yearbook 7:215-20, 1967

With M. Kumaran. On the fishes of the genus Schindleria Giltay from the Indian Ocean. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 6(2):257-64, 1964

Synopsis of biological data on the northern bluefin tuna, Kishinoella tonggol Bleeker 1851 (Indian Ocean). FAO Fish Rep. (1963)

With M. Kumaran. Distribution of larval tuna collected by the Carlsberg Foundation’s  Dana Expedition (1928-30) from the Indian Ocean. FAO Fish. Rep. 6(3):1753-74, 1962

Synopsis of biological data on the long corseletted frigate mackerel Auxis thunnoides Bleeker, 1855. FAO Fish. Rep. 6(2):782-810, 1962

Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett) as a potential live bait for tuna in the Laccadives. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 2(1);103-4, 1960

The tuna live-bait fishery of Minicoy Island. Indian J. Fish. 5:300-7, 1960

Fishing methods for the Indian shad, Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton) in the Indian region. Part I. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. 56(2):250-75, 1959

Fishing methods for the Indian shad, Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton) in the Indian region. Part II. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. 56(3):423-48, 1959

An unusual instance of a bird getting trapped by a clam. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 1(1):97, 1959

On the late winter and early spring migration of the Indian shad, Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton), in the Gangetic delta. Ind. J. Fish. 4(2):304-14, 1957

With K.H. Sujansingani. The Hilsa fishery of the Chilka lake. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50(2):264-80, 1951

Observations on the bionomics and fishery of the brown mussel (Mytilus sp.) of the Cape region of Peninsular India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 49:519-28, 1950

HONORS

Jonesiella Hafeezullah & Siddiqi 1970 (Trematoda) accepted as Antorchis

Jonesius Sankarankutty 1962 (Crustacea) accepted as Cherusius

Jonespeltis Verhoeff 1936 (Myriapoda) accepted as Anoplodesmus