John E. McCosker

For the American Olympic rower, see John McCosker (rower).

American oceanographer

John E. McCosker

Nationality| American
Alma mater|

* Scripps Institution of Oceanography (PhD)
* Occidental College (BA)

Occupation| Senior Scientist
Years active| 1967–present

John Edward McCosker is an American ichthyologist and as has been part of expeditions to many countries such as Antarctic, Australia, and the Galapagos. After extensive study and ten expeditions he is one of the foremost experts on the Galapagos. He has been featured in various different television documentaries as well as working with filmmakers and other documentary programs off screen.

McCosker earned his BA degree from the Occidental College (Los Angeles) in 1967. He attended the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1973 where McCosker gained his PhD degree. Currently he is a senior scientist at the California Academy of Sciences based in San Francisco. He joined the academy in 1973 as superintendent within the Steinhart Aquarium. Between 1976 and 1994 he was the director. From 1988 to 1989, and again in 1995, he was the Interim Executive Director for the Academy.

The generic name of the blenny Mccoskerichthys sandae honours McCosker, because he discovered it and assisted in the collection of the type while its specific name honours his then wife, Sandra.[1]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1984  | Jaws: The True Story | Self  | TV Documentary
1987  | Jaws: The Revenge | N/A  | Thanks / Miscellaneous Crew
1996  | Galapagos: Beyond Darwin | Self  | TV movie documentary
1996  | The World's Most Dangerous Animals | Self  | TV movie documentary
1999  | Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage | Self  | Documentary short
1999  | Island of the Sharks | Advisor  | Documentary short
2003  | MythBusters | Self  |
2005  | Naked Science | Himself  |
2005  | In the Wake of the Zaca | Special Thanks  | Video documentary

Dr. McCosker also appeared on The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson on July 12, 1984. Other guests on the episode were Miss Piggy and Howie Mandel.

## Taxon described by him

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* See Category:Taxa named by John E. McCosker

## Taxon named in his honor

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* The McCosker's worm eel,[3] Neenchelys mccoskeri Y. Hibino, H. C. Ho & Seishi Kimura, 2012 is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4]

## References

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1. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEZmm1erP-k&ab_channel=indeliblelink [bare URL]
3. ^ Common names of Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org.

* http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/john-mccosker
* http://www.mnh.si.edu/expeditions/galapagos/davem.htm
* The New York Times Movies

## External links

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* John E. McCosker at IMDb

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* ISNI
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