# Dr. Gunther — The Origin of Species character guide

> Dr. Gunther in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Gunther

**First appearance:** 0086-xii-geographical-distribution

## Who they are

A zoologist who studied fish and reptiles.

## In the story

### [Freshwater Productions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/freshwater-productions)

Cited for showing that Galaxias attenuatus inhabits multiple distant regions and for inferring long endurance of fish forms.

### [Rudimentary, Atrophied, and Aborted Organs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/rudimentary-atrophied-and-aborted-organs)

Mentioned for his interpretation that the limbs of Lepidosiren are remnants of a fin axis with aborted rays.

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