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