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