Herbert Richard Axelrod (June 7 1927 — 15 May 2017), also known as H. R. Axelrod, U.S. pet-industry businessman, publisher, aquarist and ichthyologist.

Authored taxa

• 1 taxon name authored by Herbert R. Axelrod (List may be incomplete)

• Placidochromis hennydaviesae W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
• Nimbochromis linni W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1975
• Placidochromis polli W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
• Melanochromis parallelus W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1976

Selected publications

• Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes, McGraw-Hill, 1955.
• Saltwater Aquarium Fishes, TFH Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-86622-499-8
• Lovebirds As a New Pet, TFH Publications, 1990. ISBN 0-86622-617-6
• Swordtails and Platies, TFH Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-86622-090-9
• African Cichlids of Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika, TFH Publications. ISBN 0-87666-021-9
• Aquarium Fishes of the World, TFH Publications, 1998. ISBN 0-7938-0493-0
• Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes, TFH Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-7938-0033-1

Patronyms

• Axelrodia Géry, 1965
• Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965
• Chilatherina axelrodi Allen, 1979
• Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962
• Cynotilapia axelrodi Burgess, 1976
• Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988
• Hyphessobrycon axelrodi (Travassos, 1959)
• Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961
• Labeobarbus axelrodi (Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels, 2004)
• Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi Allen, 1981
• Neolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963
• Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956)
• Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
• Pseudogramma axelrodi Allen & Robertson, 1995
• Schultzites axelrodi Géry, 1964
• Sternarchorhynchus axelrodi de Santana & Vari, 2010
• Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi Schultz, 1960
• Sundadanio axelrodi (Brittan, 1976)