William Neil Eschmeyer, also known as Bill Eschmeyer, is an American ichthyologist. He is the founder and developer of the database and reference work Catalog of Fishes, hosted by the California Academy of Sciences and available both on-line and in print.
The following fish are named in his honor:
Rhinopias eschmeyeri a scorpionfish from the Indo-West Pacific.
The Scorpianfish Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandritsa, 1992 [1]
The Cape Rockfish Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970.
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004
The knifefish Apteronotus eschmeyeri de Santana, Maldenado-Ocampo, Severi & G. N. Mendes, 2004
