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Mrs. Armi Gentiles TORRES

Research Associate

FishBase

Location
FishBase Information and Research Group, Inc.
Khush Hall, IRRI, College Los Banos Laguna 4031
PHILIPPINES
Email(s)

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Telephone

[63] (49) 5360168/ [63] 917-5518222

Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/Armi%20G.%20Torres

Highest Degree

MS Marine Science; Bs Zoology; PhD Environmental Science (student)

Job Type

Data Management

Subject Area

Limnology

Activities

Works in FishBase mainly on freshwater fishes and their taxonomy, distribution as well as associated biological information. Handles the IUCN Red List in FishBase and conservation issues at the national and global levels. Also works on fish oxygen consumption. Worked on reproduction related information in FishBase. Actively involved in organizing trainings on freshwater fish identification and conservation in collaboration with national and international partners. Determined natural diet (gut content analyses) of spiny lobsters Panulirus spp. in the Philippines. Conducted feeding and growth studies on spiny lobster Panulirus spp. in captivity.

Sea regions of study

Gulf of Thailand
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Philippine Sea
Sulu Sea

Skills

Biodiversity Informatics; Biodiversity conservation

Working language(s)

English

Website(s)

http://www.fishbase.org

http://www.fin.ph

Comment(s)

Currently, a student of PhD in Environmental Science

Created: 1999-07-18 | Last Updated: 2014-07-10 by Armi TORRES


Group(s): GLODIR