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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-20 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007022b.htm person Lake John Sydney AACR2 1930? 1978 Ichthyologist Fisheries scientist John Lake as an ichthyologist who studied the freshwater fish of Australia. Early work was on trout species in New South Wales fish, and on the distribution of exotic freshwater species in relation to thermal tolerances, reproductive sites and other environmental factors. On becoming Director of Fisheries Research in Narrandera, Lake established a series of experimental ponds to research the conditions which induced spawning in Murray cod, golden perch and other species. He later held positions at the Universities of Sydney and Northern New South Wales (Lismore), and the Northern Territory Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife Department. His publications include Freshwater fishes and rivers of Australia (1971) and Australian freshwater fishes illustrated: an illustrated field guide (1978). Lake was President of the Australian Society for Limnology from 1963 to 1964. 1960 1966 Career position - Director, Fisheries Research, New South Wales Fisheries Department, Narrandera 1961 1978 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Society for Limnology 1963 1964 Career position - President, Australian Society for Limnology 1966 1971 Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Sydney 1971 1974 Career position - Director, Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, Northern Territory 1974 1974 Career event - Joined the University of Northern New South Wales, Lismore 1978 1978 Award - Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Society for Limnology The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Associate Professor, Department of Zoology 1966 - 1971

 Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (1974 - )

Awarded the Medal 1978

 Australian Society for Limnology (1961 - 2017)

Foundation Member 1961 - 1978; President 1963 - 1964

 'Lake, John Sydney', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lake, John Sydney Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Australian freshwater fishes illustrated : an illustrated field guide Lake, John S. Australian freshwater fishes illustrated : an illustrated field guide West Melbourne Thomas Nelson (Australia) 1978 Book: Freshwater fishes and rivers of Australia Lake, John S. Freshwater fishes and rivers of Australia Sydney Thomas Nelson (Australia) 1971 Resource: 50 years of Australian Society for Limnology Australian Society for Limnology 50 years of Australian Society for Limnology 2012