Russell Q-Y Yong

Dr Russell' Yong is a taxonomist who specialises in parasitic flatworms (trematodes) of fishes, having discovered and described several new species. Russell' is a graduate of The University of Queensland, Australia and currently pursuing a post-doc in North-West University, South Africa under a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship. He also has a decade's experience identifying freshwater and marine invertebrates while working for an environmental consultancy. Outside of work, he is an avid pursuer of natural history and compulsive iNaturalist user.