Åge Vedel Tåning (27 July 1890 – 26 September 1958 in Copenhagen) was a Danish ichthyologist. He was a director of the Carlsberg Laboratory, the Dana collection and the Danish Fisheries Research Station.

Taxon named in his honor

  • Lanternfish genus Taaningichthys was named in his honour by Rolf Ling Bolin in 1959.
  • The Slopewater lanternfish, Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930, is a species of lanternfish found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Taxon described by him

  • See Category:Taxa named by Åge Vedel Tåning

References


Danske Sølvsmede udtillingsgruppen af november 1976 pvt5

Danske Sølvsmede udtillingsgruppen af november 1976 pvt4

Cyclothone pygmaea adriaticnature

Kristian Vedel, fåtöljer, ett par, samt bord,

List of Taxa named by Åge Vedel Tåning FamousFix List