CURRICULUM VITAE

Yoshitaka Yabumoto

Honorary Curator/Researcher

Department of Natural History

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History

2-4-1, Higashida, Yahatahigashiku, Kitakyushu,

Fukuoka, 805-0071, Japan.

Tel: (093) 681-1011

Email: yabumoto@kmnh.jp

Personal

Born: March 19, 1953 Hyogo, Japan.

Education

1976: B.S.- Tokai University, Shizuoka, Japan (Fishery Sciences)

1992: PhD in Sciences- Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (Sciences)

Academic Positions

1978–1981: Researcher, Preparation Office of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History.

1981- 1994: Researcher, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History.

1994–2002: Chief Curator/Researcher of Biology, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History.

2002–2006: Chief Curator/Researcher of Biology, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History.

2006–2013: Chief Curator/Researcher of Department of Natural History, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History.

2008–2009: Treasurer of Ichthyological Society of Japan.

2013–2018: Chief Curator/Researcher of Biology, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History.

2018–Present: Honorary Researcher, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History.

Dissertation

1992: Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan. Department of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, iii+217pp., 96figs., 10tabs., 24pls.

Award

2020: Palaeontological Society of Japan, Academic Award (Gakujutsu Award) for "Taxonomic Study of Recent and Fossil Fishes".