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'''Bashambhar Nath Chopra''' or '''B. N. Chopra''' (1898 – 2 March 1966) was an Indian zoologist who specialized in crustacea and ichthyology at the [[Zoological Survey of India]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Chopra received a DSc from [[University of the Punjab|Panjab University Lahore]] studying crustaceans and joined the [[Zoological Survey of India]] in 1923. He was an assistant superintendent until 1944 when he became director. After independence he served as an advisor for fisheries development to the Government of India.<br />
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Chopra collected aquatic fauna on several expeditions, particularly to Meghalaya, the [[Shan States]] and the [[Indawgyi Lake|Indawggyi Lake]] in Upper Burma and described a number of species, particularly decapods. A fish ''[[Triplophysa choprai]]'' named from a specimen collected by him was named in his honour by [[Sunder Lal Hora]] in 1934. Other species named after him include ''[[Glowlight danio|Danio choprae]]'' and ''[[Leoparreysia choprae]]'' (although the -''ae'' ending is typically used for feminine names). During World War I, Chopra was involved in shifting the collections of the ZSI from Calcutta to Kaiser Castle belonging to Sir Jung Bahadur Rana in Benares. Some damage was caused when the Varuna river flooded into the building. Nearly all the 27,000 bird specimens were soaked.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Chopra, B.|year=1946|title=Zoological Survey of India, 1942-1945|url=http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/044/04/0347-0355.pdf|journal=Records of the Indian Museum|volume=44|pages=347–355}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links ==<br />
* [http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8558/1/Handbook_of_Indian_Fisheries.pdf Handbook of Indian Fisheries] (1951)<br />
* [https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N35-0162 Indian National Science Academy: Deceased Fellow: Bashambhar Nath Chopra]<br />
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