Sven O. Kullander

Sven Oscar Kullander (born 30 November 1952 in Sollefteå) is a Swedish biologist specialised in ichthyology.

He primarily researches cichlids – notably the genus Apistogramma and the Cichlasoma-complex – and other tropical fresh water fishes.

He is currently senior curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, with the responsibility for the ichthyologic and herpetologic collections.

Kullander has produced more than 100 scientific and popular publications on fishes, and described many groups and new species of cichlids.

[2] The fish, a Pike Cichlid, Crenicichla sveni Ploeg, 1991 was named in his honor.