W. L. Minckley

Wendell Lee Minckley (1935-2001) was a college professor and leading expert on fish. He spent most of his career at Arizona State University. In 1963, he with Robert Rush Miller discovered and named the Northern Platyfish Xiphophorus gordoni in honor of Dr Myron Gordon. Dr Minckley in turn had 5 species named in his honor.

References

Xiphophorus gordoni, a New Species.... Copeia Sept 25 1963
* [http://Xiphoporus.org/xgsc.htm] Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center