José Celestino Mutis and the gestation of ichthyology in the Viceroyalty of New Granada

Abstract

Jose Celestino Mutis, mostly known for his contributions in the botanical field, however; made significant, if little known, scientific additions in fields from mathematics to zoology. In this paper, I present to the public, for the first time, Mutis’ works on ichthyology in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, colonial Spanish title for the northern part of South America including the current countries of Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, works that, as Linnaeus himself proposed, will be immortalized.