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2019 latest news (July)

  • [update] Zaccara, S., Quadroni, S., Vanetti, I., Carosi, A., La Porta, G., Crosa, G., Britton, R. & Lorenzoni, M. (2019): Morphologic and genetic variability in the Barbus fishes (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) of Central Italy.

  • [update] Wang, T., Qi, D., Sun, S., Liu, Z., Du, Y., Guo, S. & Ma, J. (2019): DNA barcodes and their characteristic diagnostic sites analysis of Schizothoracinae fishes in Qinghai province.

  • [update] Wagner, M., Bračun, S., Skofitsch, G., Kovačić, M., Zogaris, S., Iglésias, S.P., Sefc, K.M. & Koblmüller, S. (2019): Diversification in gravel beaches: a radiation of interstitial clingfish (Gouania, Gobiesocidae) in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • [update] Velamala, G.R., Naranji, M.K., Kondamudi, R.B. & Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2019): DNA barcoding of commercially important snapper species (Lutjaniformes; Lutjanidae; Lutjanus) from Visakhapatnam, Central Eastern coast of India.

  • [update] Touil, A., Casal-Lopez, M., Bouhadad, R. & Doadrio, I. (2019): Phylogeny and phylogeography of the genus Luciobarbus (Haeckel, 1843) in Algeria inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation.

  • [update] Renza-Millán, M., Lasso, C.A:, Morales-Betancourt, M.A., Villa, F. & Caballero, S. (2019): Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure of the ocellate freshwater stingray Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae) in the Colombian Amazon and Orinoco Basins.

  • [update] Rathipriya, A., Karal Marx, A. & Jeyashakila, R. (2019) Molecular identification and phylogenetic relationship of flying fishes of Tamil Nadu coast for fishery management purposes.

  • [update] Pérez-Quiñonez, C.I., Quiñonez-Velázquez, C. & García-Rodríguez, F.J. (2019): Genetic homogeneity of the Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) (Günther, 1867) in the Eastern Pacific, inferred from mtDNA sequences.

  • [update] Montenegro, J., Mochida, K., Matsui, K., Mokodongan, D.F., Sumarto, B.K.A., Lawelle, S.A., Nofrianto, A.B., Hadiaty, R.K., Masengi, K.W.A., Yong, L., Inomata, N., Irie, T., Hashiguchi, Y., Terai, Y., Kitano, J. & Yamahira, K. (2019): Convergent evolution of body color between sympatric freshwater fishes via different visual sensory evolution.

  • [update] Lavoué, S., Bertrand, J.A.M., Shen, K.-N., Ratmuangkhwang, S., Sado, T., Miya, M. & Azizah, M.N.S. (2019): Deep genetic differentiation between two morphologically similar species of wolf herrings (Teleostei, Clupeoidei, Chirocentridae).

  • [update] Hubert, N., Lumbantobing, D., Sholihah, A., Dahruddin, H., Delrieu-Trottin, E., Busson, F., Sauri, S., Hadiaty, R & Keith, P. (2019): Revisiting species boundaries and distribution ranges of Nemacheilus spp. (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) and Rasbora spp. (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in Java, Bali and Lombok through DNA barcodes: implications for conservation in a biodiversity hotspot.

  • [update] Hammer, M.P., Adams, M., Thacker, C.E., Johnson, J.B. & Unmack, P.J. 2019: Comparison of genetic structure in co-occurring freshwater eleotrids (Actinopterygii: Philypnodon) reveals cryptic species, likely translocation and regional conservation hotspots.

  • [update] Goldberg, D.L., Landy, J.A., Travis, J., Springer, M.S. & Reznick, D.N. (2019): In love and war: The morphometric and phylogenetic basis of ornamentation, and the evolution of male display behavior, in the livebearer genus Poecilia.

  • [update] Delrieu‐Trottin, E., Brosseau‐Acquaviva, L., Mona, S., Neglia, V., Giles, E.C., Rapu‐Edmunds, C. & Saenz‐Agudelo, P. 2019: Understanding the origin of the most isolated endemic reef fish fauna of the Indo‐Pacific: Coral reef fishes of Rapa Nui.

  • [update] Coulson, P.G. (2019): The life‐history of Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus from south‐western Australia and comparison of biological characteristics of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae: support for an amalgamation of families.

  • [update] Bragança, P.H.N. & Costa, W.J.E.M. (2019): Multigene fossil-calibrated analysis of the African lampeyes (Cyprinodontoidei: Procatopodidae) reveals an early Oligocene origin and Neogene diversification driven by palaeogeographic and palaeoclimatic events.

  • [update] Bell, K.L., Nice, C.C. & Hulsey, C.D. (2019): Population Genomic Evidence Reveals Subtle Patterns of Differentiation in the Trophically Polymorphic Cuatro Ciénegas Cichlid, Herichthys minckleyi.

  • [update] Adeoba, M.I., Tesfamichael, S. & Yessoufou, K. (2019): Preserving the tree of life of the fish family Cyprinidae in Africa in the face of the ongoing extinction crisis.

  • Tea, Y.-K., Van der Wal, C., Ludt, W.B., Gill, A.C., Lo, N. & Ho, S.Y.W. (2019): Boomeranging around Australia: Historical biogeography and population genomics of the anti‐equatorial fish Microcanthus strigatus (Teleostei: Microcanthidae)

  • Mincarone, M.M., Villarins, B.T., Eduardo, L.N., Caires, R.A., Lucena-Frédou, F., Frédou, T., Lira, A.S. & Bertrand, A. (2019): Deep-sea manefishes (Perciformes: Caristiidae) from oceanic islands and seamounts off northeastern Brazil, with comments on the caristiids previously reported in Brazilian waters.

  • Zajonz, U., Lavergne, E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Saeed, F.N., Aideed, M.S. & Krupp, F. (2019): Coastal fish diversity of the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen.

  • Shao, J., Xiong, D., Chu, Z., Wu, J., Du, H., Wang, F., Wen, S. & Wei, Q. (2019): Population differentiation and genetic diversity of endangered Brachymystax tsinlingensis Li between Yangtze River and Yellow River in China based on mtDNA.

  • Russell, B.C., Hasan, M.E. & Durand, J.-E. (2019): Scolopsis igcarensis Mishra, Biswas, Russell, Satpathy & Selvanayagam, 2013, a junior synonym of S. vosmeri (Bloch, 1792) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae).

  • Santos, E.O., Deon, G.A., Almeida, R.B., Oliveira, E.A., Nogaroto, V., Silva, H.P., Pavanelli, C.S., Cestari, M.M., Bertollo, L.A.C., Moreira-Filho, O. & Vicari, M.R. (2019): Cytogenetics and DNA barcode reveal an undescribed Apareiodon species (Characiformes: Parodontidae).

  • Mironovsky, A.N., Mina, M.V. & Dgebuadze, Y.Y. (2019): Large African Barbs with Hypertrophied Lips and their Relationship with Generalized Forms of Species of the Genus Barbus (Labeobarbus auctorum).

  • Chernova, N.V., Voskoboinikova, O.S., Kudryavtseva, O.Y., Orlova, S.Y., Maznikova, O.A. & Orlov, A.M. (2019): Taxonomic Status of the Okhotsk Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus ochotonensis (Cyclopteridae, Cottoidei) with Redescription of E. derjugini.

2019 latest news (June)

  • Sassi, F.M.C., Oliveira, E.A., Bertollo, L.A.C., Nirchio, M., Hatanaka, T., Marinho, M.M.F., Moreira-Filho, O., Aroutiounian, R., Liehr, T., Al-Rikabi, A.B.H. & Bello Cioffi, M. (2019): Chromosomal Evolution and Evolutionary Relationships of Lebiasina Species (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae).

  • Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M., Delpiani, S.M., Cione, A.L., Oliveira, C., Marceniuk, A.P. & Díaz de Astarloa, J.M. (2019): Morphology and molecular evidence support the validity of Pogonias courbina (Lacepède, 1803) (Teleostei: Sciaenidae), with a redescription and neotype designation.

  • Randall, J.E. & Johnson, J.W. (2019): Diodon bocagei (Steindachner, 1866), a valid species of porcupinefish (Tetraodontidae: Diodontidae), from New South Wales, Australia.
    • aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 25 (2): 45-48.

  • [update] Santos, J.C.M., Ferreira, E.S., Oliveira, C., Oliveira, T.B., Costa, A.S.L., Queiroz, A.K.O., Schneider, H., Sampaio, I. & Santosa, S. (2019): Phylogeny of the genus Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829 (Pimelodidae – Siluriformes), based on a multilocus analysis, indicates diversification and introgression in the Amazon basin.

  • [update] Ford, A.G.P., Bullen, T.R., Pang, L., Genner, M.J., Bills, R., Flouri, T., Ngatunga, B.P., Rüber, L., Schliewen, U.K., Seehausen, O., Shechonge, A., Stiassny, M.L.J., Turner, G.F. & Day, J.J. (2019): Molecular phylogeny of Oreochromis (Cichlidae: Oreochromini) reveals mito-nuclear discordance and multiple colonisation of adverse aquatic environments.

  • Ito, G., Koya, Y., Kitanishi, S., Horiike, T. & Mukai, T. (2019): Genetic population structure of the eight-barbel loach Lefua echigonia in the Ise Bay region, a single paleo-river basin in central Honshu, Japan.

  • Wibowo, K. & Motomura, H. (2019): Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843, a senior synonym of four nominal species (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae).

  • Hu, X., Luan, P., Cao, C., Li, C., Jia, Z., Ge, Y., Shang, M., Wang, S., Meng, Z., Tong, J. & Shi, L. (2019): Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Megalobrama terminalis in the Heilong River and a clearer phylogeny of the genus Megalobrama.

  • Garcia, E., Rice, C.A., Eernisse, D.J., Forsgren, K.L., Quimbayo, J.P. & Rouse, G.W. (2019): Systematic relationships of sympatric pipefishes (Syngnathus spp.): a mismatch between morphological and molecular variation.

  • Ahnelt, H. (2019): Redescription of the paedomorphic goby Schindleria nigropunctata Fricke & El-Regal 2017 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea.

  • García-Melo, J.E., Oliveira, C., Costa e Silva, G.J., Ochoa-Orrego, L.E., Garcia Pereira, L.H. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A. (2019): Species delimitation of neotropical Characins (Stevardiinae): Implications for taxonomy of complex groups.

  • Jamaluddin, J.A.F., So, N., Tam, B.M., Ahmad, A., Grudpan, C., Page, L.M., Khaironizam, M.Z. & Nor, S.A.M. (2019): Genetic variation, demographic history and phylogeography of tire track eel, Mastacembelus favus (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) in Southeast Asia.

  • Gill, A.C., Anderson, W.D., Jr. & Williams, J.T. (2019): Anthias albofasciatus Fowler and Bean, 1930, a junior synonym of Tosana niwae Smith and Pope, 1906 (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae).

  • Hata, H., Lavoué, S. & Motomura, H. (2019): Taxonomic status of seven nominal species of the anchovy genus Stolephorus described by Delsman (1931), Hardenberg (1933), and Dutt and Babu Rao (1959), with redescriptions of Stolephorus tri (Bleeker 1852) and Stolephorus waitei Jordan and Seale 1926 (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae).

  • Levin, B., Thoni, R., Artaev, O., Bolotovskiy, A., Levina, M., Rasulov, A., Mirzoev, N. & Simonov, E. (2019): Morphological and mtDNA data reveal broader distribution of Alburnoides holciki (Teleostei: Leuciscidae) in inland waters of Central Asia.

2019 latest news (May)

  • Uiblein, F. & Nielsen, J.G. (2019): Redescription of the ocellus-bearing cuskeel Neobythites kenyaensis (Ophidiidae), with new Southeast African records and remarks on intraspecific morphological and colour variation.

  • Mateussi, N.T.B., Melo, B.F., Foresti, F. & Oliveira, C. (2019): Molecular Data Reveal Multiple Lineages in Piranhas of the Genus Pygocentrus (Teleostei, Characiformes).

  • Yu, Y., Zhang, H., Yang, C.-M., Chen, X., Peng, X. & Qin, S. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome and the phylogenetic position of the thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini).

  • Kwun, H.J. & Myoung, S.H. (2019): New record of the Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from Korea, as revealed by mitochondrial DNA barcoding.

  • Song, H.Y., Choi, T.-Y., Jo, S., Jung, S.-H., Kim, B., Choi, Y.J. & Yoo, J.S. (2019): Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Periophthalmus modestus (Gobiiformes, Oxudercidae) and phylogenetic analysis.

  • Kundu, S., Tyagi, K., Mohanty, S.R., Roy, S., Mohapatra, A., Kumar, V. & Chandra, K. (2019): DNA barcoding inferred maternal philopatric affinity of ocean maskray (Neotrygon indica) in the Bay of Bengal.

  • Huang, Y., Liu, B., Zhu, K., Zhang, J., Jing, F., Xia, L. & Liu, Y. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Gephyrocharax atracaudatus (Characiformes, Characidae) and phylogenetic studies of Characiformes.

  • Martin, M.B. & Chakona, A. (2019): Designation of a neotype for Enteromius pallidus (Smith, 1841), an endemic cyprinid minnow from the Cape Fold Ecoregion, South Africa.

  • Liu, Y., Huang, Y., Zhu, K., Meng, F., Zhang, J., Jing, F., Xia, L. & Liu, B. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Hepsetus odoe (Hepsetidae, characoidei) and phylogenetic studies of characoidei.

  • Liu, Y., Meng, F., Yin, X., Huang, Y., Zhu, K., Zhang, J., Jing, F., Xia, L. & Liu, B. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Dermogenys pusilla (Beloniformes: Hemiramphidae) and phylogenetic studies of Beloniformes.

  • He, Y., Gong, J., Zhu, T., Wu, X., Zhu, Y. & Yang, D. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Anabarilius brevianalis (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Cultrinae).

  • Qin, X., Liu, Y., Yang, X., Mu, Y., Zheng, L. & Sui, Y. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome sequence for the black croaker Atrobucca nibe (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) and its phylogeny.

  • Sun, S., Lai, M., Huang, Z., Ge, Y., Zhang, G. & Cheng, R. (2019): Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of medical spiny pipehorse Solegnathus spinosissimus and its phylogenetic analysis.

  • González-Castro, M., Rosso, J.J., Delpiani, S.M., Mabragaña, E. & Díaz de Astarloa, J.M. (2019): Inferring boundaries among fish species of the new world silversides (Atherinopsidae; genus Odontesthes): new evidences of incipient speciation between marine and brackish populations of Odontesthes argentinensis.

  • Silva, M., Matoso, D.A., Artoni, R.F. & Feldberg, E. (2019): Karyotypic Diversity and Evolutionary Trends in Neotropical Electric Fish of the Genus Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae).

  • García‐Rodríguez, F.J., Chollet‐Villalpando, J.G., Martínez‐Guevara, A. & De La Cruz‐Agüero, J. (2019): Supporting the existence of two isolated evolutionary lineages of Gerres (Perciformes: Gerreidae) in America.

  • Huby, A., Lowie, A., Herrel, A., Vigouroux, R., Frédérich, B., Raick, X., Kurchevski, G., Lima, A. & Parmentier, G.E. (2019): Functional diversity in biters: the evolutionary morphology of the oral jaw system in pacus, piranhas and relatives (Teleostei: Serrasalmidae).

  • Soares, K.D.A. & Carvalho, M.R. (2019): The catshark genus Scyliorhinus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae): taxonomy, morphology and distribution.

  • Orlova, S.Y., Volkov, A.A., Shcepetov, D.M., Maznikova, O.A., Chernova, N.V., Chikurova, E.A., Glebov, I.I. & Orlov, A.M. (2019): Inter- and Intra-Species Relationships of Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Pleuronectidae) Based on the Analysis of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genetic Markers.

  • Miki, R., Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2019): Records of the Barracuda Sphyraena qenie from Japan, with Notes on the Taxonomic Status of Sphyraena nigripinnis (Teleostei: Sphyraenidae).

  • Van der Laan, R. & Van Nieukerken, E.J. (2019): Case 3747 – Rivulinae Grote, 1895 (Lepidoptera, Glossata, Noctuoidea) and Rivulidae Myers, 1925 (Osteichthyes, Cyprinodontiformes): proposed emendation of the spelling of the lepidopterous subfamily to Rivulainae to remove homonymy.

  • Lai, M., Sun, S., Chen, J., Ge, Y., Zhang, G. & Cheng, R. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Trachyrhamphus serratus with phylogenetic implications for the family Syngnathidae.

2019 latest news (April)

  • Schedel, F.D.B., Musilova, Z. & Schliewen, U.K. (2019): East African cichlid lineages (Teleostei: Cichlidae) might be older than their ancient host lakes: new divergence estimates for the east African cichlid radiation.

  • Divya, P.R., Kumar, R.G., Mohitha1, C., Shanis, C.P.R., Bineesh, K.K., Basheer, V.S: & Gopalakrishnan, A. (2019): Resurrection and Re-description of Pampus candidus (Cuvier), Silver Pomfret from the Northern Indian Ocean.

  • Veneza, I., Silva, R., Silva, D., Gomes, G., Sampaio, I. & Schneider, H. (2019): Multiloci analyses suggest synonymy among Rhomboplites, Ocyurus and Lutjanus and reveal the phylogenetic position of Lutjanus alexandrei (Lutjanidae: Perciformes).

  • Galindo, B.A., Ferreira, D.G., Apolinário-Silva, C., Terra, M.C., Aprígio, N.G.O., Ota, R.R., Ohara, W.M., Almeida, F.S. & Sofia, S.H. (2019): Genetic diversity and population structure of Brycon nattereri (Characiformes: Bryconidae): a Neotropical fish under threat of extinction.

  • Cao, P., Song, W., Huang, H., Li, L., Zhang, F., Jiang, K., Chen, X. & Ma, L. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Pagetopsis macropterus (Notothenioidei: Channichthyidae) with phylogenetic consideration.

  • Wang, Y., Zhang, F., Zhao, M., Ma, C., Zhang, L. & Ma, L. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Dysomma anguillare (Anguilliformes, Synaphobranchidae) with phylogenetic consideration.

  • Lemoine, M., Barluenga, M., Lucek, K., Mwaiko, S., Haesler, M., Chapman, L.J., Chapman, C.A. & Seehausen, O. (2019): Recent sympatric speciation involving habitat-associated nuptial colour polymorphism in a crater lake cichlid.

  • Husemann, M., Tobler, M., Ding, B., Nguyen, R., McCauley, C., Pilger, T. & Danley, P.D. (2019): Complex patterns of genetic and phenotypic divergence in populations of the Lake Malawi cichlid Maylandia zebra.

  • Koblmüller, S., Zangl, L., Börger, C., Daill, D., Vanhove, M.P.M., Sturmbauer, C. & Sefc, K.M. (2019): Only true pelagics mix: comparative phylogeography of deepwater bathybatine cichlids from Lake Tanganyika.

  • Matschiner, M. (2019): Gondwanan vicariance or trans-Atlantic dispersal of cichlid fishes: a review of the molecular evidence.

  • [update] Amorim, P.F. & Costa, W.J.E.M. (2019): Reconstructing biogeographic temporal events in the evolution of the livebearer fish genus Jenynsia based on total evidence analysis (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae).

  • [update] Batta-Lona, P.G., Galindo-Sánchez, C.E., Arteaga, M.C., Robles-Flores, J. & Jiménez-Rosenberg, S.P.A. (2019): DNA barcoding and morphological taxonomy: identification of lanternfish (Myctophidae) larvae in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • [update] Belaiba, E., Marrone, F., Vecchioni, L., Bahri-Sfar, L. & Arculeo, M. (2019): An exhaustive phylogeny of the combtooth blenny genus Salaria (Pisces, Blenniidae) shows introgressive hybridization and lack of reciprocal mtDNA monophyly between the marine species Salaria basilisca and Salaria pavo.

  • [update] Bemis, K.E., Tyler, J.C. & Arcila, D. (2019): Life history, distribution and molecular phylogenetics of the upward‐mouth spikefish Atrophacanthus japonicus (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthodidae).

  • [update] Levin, B.A., Gandlin, A.A., Simonov, E.S., Levina, M.A., Barmintseva, A.E., Japoshvili, B., Mugue, N.S., Mumladze, L., Mustafayev, N.J., Pashkov, A.N., Roubenyan, H.R., Shapovalov, M.I. & Doadrio, I. (2019): Phylogeny, phylogeography and hybridization of Caucasian barbels of the genus Barbus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae).

  • [update] Ludt, W.B., Bernal, M.A., Kenworthy, E., Salas, E. & Chakrabarty, P. (2019): Genomic, ecological, and morphological approaches to investigating species limits: A case study in modern taxonomy from Tropical Eastern Pacific surgeonfishes.

  • [update] Mateos, M., Domínguez‐Domínguez, O. & Varela‐Romero, A. (2019): A multilocus phylogeny of the fish genus Poeciliopsis: Solving taxonomic uncertainties and preliminary evidence of reticulation.

  • [update] Parker, E., Dornburg, A., Domínguez-Domínguez, O. & Piller, K.R. (2019): Assessing Phylogenetic Information to Reveal Uncertainty in Historical Data: An Example Using Goodeinae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae).

  • [update] Puckridge, M., Last, P.R., Gledhill, D.C. & Andreakis, N. (2019): From the tropics to the pole and back again: Radiation in the flathead fishes (Platycephalidae) across Australia and the Indo‐West Pacific.

  • [update] Roxo, F.F., Ochoa, L.E., Sabaj, M.H., Lujan, N.K., Covain, R., Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Albert, J.S:, Chang, J., Foresti, F., Alfaro, M.E. & Oliveira, C. (2019): Phylogenomic reappraisal of the Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using ultraconserved elements.

  • [update] Vecchioni, L., Marrone, F., Belaiba, E., Tiralongo, F., Bahri‐Sfar, L. & Arculeo, M. (2019): The DNA barcoding of Mediterranean combtooth blennies suggests the paraphyly of some taxa (Perciformes, Blenniidae).

  • Buj, I., Šanda, R., Zogaris, S., Freyhof, J., Geiger, M.F. & Vukić, J. (2019): Cryptic diversity in Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Actinopterygii; Leuciscidae) as a consequence of historical biogeography in the Ionian Freshwater Ecoregion (Greece, Albania).

  • Xu, Z., Ye, Y., Yang, H., Xu, M. & Guo, B. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Minous monodactylus (Minoinae: Synanceiidae: Scorpaeniformes) and phylogenetic studies of Scorpaeniformes.

  • Xie, J., Guo, Y., Feng, J., Ye, Y., Li, J., Guo, B. & Zhu, A. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Apogonichthys lineatus（Osteichthyes: Apogonidae.

  • Ackiss, A.S., Dang, B.T., Bird, C.E., Biesack, E.E., Phounvisouk, P.C.L., Vu, Q.H.D., Uy, S. & Carpenter, K.E. (2019): Cryptic Lineages and a Population Dammed to Incipient Extinction? Insights into the Genetic Structure of a Mekong River Catfish.

  • Matthews, W.J. & Turner, T.F. (2019): Redescription and Recognition of Etheostoma cyanorum from Blue River, Oklahoma.

  • Shibukawa, K., Aizawa, M., Suzuki, T., Kanagawa, N. & Muto, F. (2019): Preliminary review of earthworm gobies of the genus Luciogobius (Gobiiformes, Oxudercidae) from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
    • Bulletin of the Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka, (12): 29–96.

  • Rutenko, O.A., Turanov, S.V. & Kartavtsev, Y.P. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome of ocellated blenny, Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius, 1811) (Zoarcales: Opisthocentidae).

  • Wang, Z., Miao, Z., Yin, X., Chen, J. & Ying, X. (2019): Phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Dysomma anguillare (Anguilliformes, Synaphobranchidae).

  • Arai, Y., Yokoyama, C., Nagase, K., Suwa, M., Ogawa, Y., Iuchi, K. & Hisatomi, H. (2019): Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of two endemic subspecies, Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius and Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius (Salmonid, White spotted charr) in Japan.

  • Kraemer, J., Thieme, P., Hadiaty, R.K. & Herder, F. (2019): Structure of the andropodium of the viviparous halfbeak genus Nomorhamphus (Atherinomorpha: Beloniformes: Zenarchopteridae), endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

  • Mishra, S.S:, Mohapatra, A., Ray, D., Mohanty, S.R. & Tudu, P.C. (2019): Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) – resurrection as a valid species from India, with re-description.

  • Fernando, D., Bown, R.M.K., Tanna, A., Gobiraj, R., Ralicki, H., Jockusch, E.L., Ebert, D.A., Jensen, K. & Caira, J.N. (2019): New insights into the identities of the elasmobranch fauna of Sri Lanka.

  • Reis, V.J.C. & De Pinna, M. (2019): The type specimens of Trichomycterus alternatus (Eigenmann, 1917) and Trichomycterus zonatus (Eigenmann, 1918), with elements for future revisionary work (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae).

  • Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Feng, W., Chen, L., Miao, Z. & Chen, J. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Sardinella fijiensis (Clupeiformes: clupeidae) and phylogenetic studies of clupeidae.

  • Du, X., Jiang, H., Chen, W., Lü, Z., Gong, L., Liu, B., Ye, Y. & Liu, L. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Thryssa vitrirostris (Engraulinae, Engranlidae, Clupeoidei) and phylogenetic studies of Clupeoidei.

  • Mohapatra, A., Kundu, S., Mohanty, S.R., Mishra, S.S., Kumar, V., Tripathy, B. & Chandra, K. (2019): DNA barcoding adjudicate two different morphs of Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): re-description and first record from Chilika lagoon, India.

  • Fraser, T.H. & Bogorodsky, S.V. (2019): Status of the cardinalfish genus Apogonoides and its type species Apogonoides macassariensis (Percomorpha: Apogonidae).
      [Note: the authors identified Apogonoides Bleeker (1849) as the senior synonym of Cercamia Randall & Smith (1988), but want in reversal of priority, that Cercamia will be used as the valid name of the genus.]

  • Kim, H.-W., Alam, M.J., Kim, A.-R., Park, H. & Andriyono, S. (2019): Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome for the grey stingfish Minous monodactylus (Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae).

  • Tao, Y., Yang, F., Duan, B., He, C., Xie, L. & Li, Y. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome of Odontobutis potamophila (Teleostei, Perciformes, Odontobutidae) from the newly found population of the Upper Yangtze River.

  • Du, K., Wuertz, S., Adolfi, M., Kneitz, S., Stöck, M., Oliveira, M., Nóbrega, R., Ormanns, J., Kloas, W., Feron, R., Klopp, C., Parrinello, H., Journot, L., He, S., Postlethwait, J., Meyer, A., Guiguen, Y. & Schartl, M. (2019): The genome of the arapaima (Arapaima gigas) provides insights into gigantism, fast growth and chromosomal sex determination system.

  • Marceniuk, A.P., Caires, R.A. , Machado, L., Cerqueira, N.N.C.D., Serra, R.R.M.S. & Oliveira, C. (2019): Redescription of Orthopristis ruber and Orthopristis scapularis (Haemulidae: Perciformes), with a hybridization zone off the Atlantic coast of South America.

2019 latest news (March)

  • Han, J., Chen, X., Lin, Y., Ying, C., Lu, Y., Qian, Y., Yang, P., Xia, L., Zhang, Q., Zhang, D., Meng, Y. & Yang, S. (2019): Identification and phylogenetic analysis of the mitogenome from Acrossocheilus wenchowensis.

  • Luo, F., Huang, J., Luo, T., Yang, J., Zhou, H. & Wen, Y. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Yunnanilus pulcherrimus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae).

  • Luo, F., Luo, T., Huang, J., Liu, X., Situ, L. & Wen, Y. (2019): Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome of Aphyocypris pulchrilineata (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae).

  • Luo, F., Huang, J., Shi, G., Luo, T., Liu, J. & Wen, Y. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome of Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) and phylogenetic position.

  • Kundu, S., Pakrashi, A., Laskar, B.A., Rahaman, I., Tyagi, K., Kumar, V. & Chandra, K. (2019): DNA barcoding reveals distinct population of Plotosus canius (Siluriformes: Plotosidae) in Sundarbans waters.

  • Yang, F., Tao, Y., Duan, B., Zhang, Q., Zhai, X. & Li, Y. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome of the Yangtze grenadier anchovy, Coilia brachygnathus (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the upper Yangtze River.

  • Gill, A.C. & Russell, BC. (2019): Redescription of Anthias xanthomaculatus Fourmanoir and Rivaton, and its reassignment in the genus Odontanthias Bleeker (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae).

  • Andriyono, S., Kim, A.-R., Alam, M.J., Park, H. & Kim, H.-W. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of spearnose grenadier, Coelorinchus multispinulosus, Katayama, 1942 (Gadiformes: Macrouridae).

  • Liu, L., Zhang, X., Li, C., Zhang, H., Yanagimoto, T., Song, N. & Gao, T. (2019): Population genetic structure of Marbled Rockfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier, 1829), in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

  • Artüz, M.L. & Fricke, R. (2019): The marine teleost fishes of the Sea of Marmara; an updated and annotated checklist.

  • Liu, X., Deng, H., Liu, Z. & Zhou, J. (2019): Reassignment of ‚Triplophysa‘ jiarongensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) to Oreonectes Günther, 1868.

  • Luo, D., Li, Y., Zhao, Q., Zhao, L., Ludwig, A. & Peng, Z. (2019): Highly Resolved Phylogenetic Relationships within Order Acipenseriformes According to Novel Nuclear Markers.

  • Jang-Liaw, N.-H., Tominaga, K., Zhang, C., Zhao, Y., Nakajima, J., Onikura, N. & Watanabe, K. (2019): Phylogeography of the Chinese false gudgeon, Abbottina rivularis, in East Asia, with special reference to the origin and artificial disturbance of Japanese populations.

  • Borden, W.C., Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V.H. (2019): Phylogenetic relationships within the primitive acanthomorph fish genus Polymixia, with changes to species composition and geographic distributions.

2019 latest news (February)

  • Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhu, F., Jia, C., Meng, Q., Sun, R., Chen, S., Wu, G., Gao, B. & Huang, J. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Acanthogobius hasta from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

  • Sgouros, K., Page, L.M., Orlofske, S.A. & Jadin, R.C. (2019): A revised molecular phylogeny reveals polyphyly in Schistura (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae).

  • Pang, Z., Liu, L., Liu, B., Gong, L., Jiang, L. & Lü, Z. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome of Stolephorus insularis (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) and phylogenetic studies of Engraulidae.

  • Huang, W.-C., Chen, H,-M. & Liao, T.-Y. (2019): Revalidation of a moray eel, Gymnothorax mucifer Snyder, 1904 (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with a revised distribution.

  • Li, Y., Song, P., Feng, J., Zhang, N., Zhang, R. & Lin, L. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758).

  • Çiçek, E., Eagderi, S. & Sungur, S. (2019): Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides (Erk’akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007): a junior synonym of Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897).

  • Short, G., Harasti, D. & Hamilton, H. (2019): Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855, a senior synonym of the southern Queensland seahorse H. procerus Kuiter, 2001: molecular and morphological evidence (Teleostei, Syngnathidae).

  • Ottoni, F.P., Mattos, J.L.O., Katz, A.M. & Bragança, P.H.N. (2019): Phylogeny and species delimitation based on molecular approaches on the species of the Australoheros autrani group (Teleostei, Cichlidae), with biogeographic comments.

  • Wang, X., Liu, F., Yu, D. & Liu, H. (2019): Mitochondrial divergence suggests unexpected high species diversity in the opsariichthine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and the revalidation of Opsariichthys macrolepis.

  • Park, J., Kim, Y. & Xi, H. (2019): The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Chinese minnow in Korea, Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage and Dabry de Thiersant, 1874).

  • Zhang, L., Zhou, Z., Chen, S., Li, H. & Zhang, Y. (2019): Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome of a new identification of Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) in China.

  • Ponjarat, J., Areesirisuk, P., Prakhongcheep, O., Dokkaew, S., Sillapaprayoon, S., Muangmai, N., Peyachoknagul, S. & Srikulnath, K. (2019): Complete mitochondrial genome of two mouthbrooding fighting fishes, Betta apollon and B. simplex (Teleostei: Osphronemidae).

  • Fujiwara, K. & Motomura, H. (2019): Validity of Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908) and redescription of Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904 (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae).

2019 latest news (January)

  • Alam, M.J., Kim, J.-H., Andriyono, S., Lee, J.-H., Lee, S.R., Park, H. & Kim, H.-W. (2019): Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome and gene organization of sharp-spined notothenia, Trematomus pennellii (Perciformes: Nototheniidae).

  • Bono, A., Tencatt, L.F.C., Alonso, F. & Lehmann A., P. (2019) Redescription of Corydoras undulatus Regan, 1912 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae), with comments on the identity of Corydoras latus Pearson, 1924.

  • Ren, Q. & Mayden, R.L. (2019): Comparative Phylogenetics of the Asian genus „Puntius“ and relatives (Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae): Explorations into the potential impacts of taxon and character sampling.

  • Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2019): The identity of the Sri Lankan Amblypharyngodon (Teleostei, Cyprinidae).

  • Freyhof, J., Kaya, C., Bayçelebi, E., Geiger, M. & Turan, D. (2019): Comments on the holotype of Alburnus kurui Mangit & Yerli 2018 and re-description of A. carianorum Freyhof, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Geiger & Turan, 2019 (Teleostei: Leuciscidae).

  • Ballesteros–Córdova, C.A., Varela–Romero, A., Ruiz–Campos, G., Findley, L.T., Grijalva–Chon, J.M., Gutiérrez–Millán, L.E. (2019): Mitochondrial evidence for a new evolutionary significant unit within the Gila eremica lineage (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sonora, Northwest Mexico.

  • Briñoccoli, Y.F., Bogan, S., Meluso, J. & Cardoso, Y.P. (2018): Actualización de la distribución de Rhamdella aymarae (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae).
    • Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, n.s. 20 (2): 323-332.

  • Sudasinghe, H. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2019): A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017 (Teleostei: Danionidae).

  • Baumsteiger, J. & Moyle, P.B. (2019): A reappraisal of the California Roach/Hitch (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Hesperoleucus/Lavinia) species complex.

  • Brown, J., Beard, A., Clingham, E., Fricke, R., Henry, L. & Wirtz, P. (2019): The fishes of St Helena Island, central Atlantic Ocean—new records and an annotated check-list.

  • [update] Wu, T.H., Tsang, L.M., Chow, L.H., Chen, I-S. & Chu, K.H. (2018): Cryptic lineages and hybridization of the predaceous chub Parazacco spilurus (Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes, Xenocyprididae) in Hong Kong.

  • Sudasinghe, H., Herath, J., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2018): Undocumented translocations spawn taxonomic inflation in Sri Lankan fire rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae).

2018 latest news (December)

  • Sousa-Santos, C., Jesus, T.F., Fernandes, C., Robalo, J.I. & Coelho, M.M. (2019): Fish diversification at the pace of geomorphological changes: evolutionary history of western Iberian Leuciscinae (Teleostei: Leuciscidae) inferred from multilocus sequence data.

  • Armbruster, J.W., Greene, L. & Lujan, N.K. (2018): Using Morphology to Test DNA-Based Phylogenetic Relationships within the Guiana Shield Catfish Tribe Lithoxini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).

  • Kimura, K., Imamura, H. & Kawai, T. (2018): Comparative morphology and phylogenetic systematics of the families Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea), and proposal of a new classification.

  • Li, Y., Lin, L.-S. & Gao, T.-X. (2018): Genetic signatures of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Ambiguous silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Teleostei, Stromateidae).

  • Delrieu-Trottin, E., Liggins, L., Trnski, T., Williams, J.T., Neglia, V., Rapu-Edmunds, C., Planes, S. & Saenz-Agudelo, P. (2018): Evidence of cryptic species in the blenniid Cirripectes alboapicalis species complex, with zoogeographic implications for the South Pacific.

  • [update] Roberts, A.S., Farina, S.C., Goforth, R.R. & Gidmark, N.J. (2018): Evolution of skeletal and muscular morphology within the functionally integrated lower jaw adduction system of sculpins and relatives (Cottoidei).

  • [update] Rivera-Rivera, C.J. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I. (2018): Back to the roots: reducing evolutionary rate heterogeneity among sequences gives support for the early morphological hypothesis of the root of Siluriformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi).

  • [update] Page, T.J., Stevens, M.I., Adams, M., Foster, R., Velasco-Castrillón, A: & Humphreys, W.F. (2018): Multiple molecular markers reinforce the systematic framework of unique Australian cave fishes (Milyeringa: Gobioidei).

  • [update] Liu, L., Liu, L., Gao, T. & Song, N. (2018): Phylogeographic pattern of Liza affinis populations in Chinese coastal waters: estimation of larval dispersal potential.

  • [update] Keskar, A., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Padhye, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2018): Molecular phylogeny unveils hidden diversity of hillstream loaches (Cypriniformes: Cobitoidea) in the northern Western Ghats of India.

  • [update] Itoi, S., Mochizuki, Y., Tanaka, M., Oyama, H., Tsunashima, T., Yamada, R., Shishido, H., Masuda, Y., Nakai, S., Takai, N., Fukushima, H., Abe, K., Kojima, T. & Sugita, H. (2018): Species composition of the genus Scombrops (Teleostei, Scombropidae) in the waters around the Japanese Archipelago: detection of a cryptic species.

  • [update] Gong, J., Zhao, R., Deng, J., Zhao, Y., Zuo, J., Huang, L. & Jing, M. (2018): Genetic diversity and population structure of penis fish (Urechis unicinctus) based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene markers.

  • [update] Carvalho, M.L., Silva, G.J.C., Melo, S., Ashikaga, F.Y., Shimabukuro-Dias, C.K., Scacchetti, P.C., Devidé, R., Foresti, F. & Oliveira, C. (2018): The non-monotypic status of the neotropical fish genus Hemiodontichthys (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) evidenced by genetic approaches.

  • [update] Canales-Aguirre, C.B., Ferrada-Fuentes, S., Galleguillos, R., Oyarzun, F.X. Buratti, C.C. & Hernández, C.E. (2018): High genetic diversity and low-population differentiation in the Patagonian sprat (Sprattus fuegensis) based on mitochondrial DNA.

  • [update] Bae, S.E., Kim, H., Choi, S.-G. & Kim, J.-K. (2018): Evidence of shallow mitochondrial divergence in the slender armorhead, Pentaceros wheeleri (Pisces, Pentacerotidae) from the Emperor Seamount Chain.

  • [update] Barros-García, D., Froufe, E., Bañón, R., Arronte, J.C. & De Carlos, A. (2018): Phylogenetic analysis shows the general diversification pattern of deep-sea notacanthiforms (Teleostei: Elopomorpha).

  • Adeoba, M.I. & Yessoufou, K. (2018): Analysis of temporal diversification of African Cyprinidae (Teleostei, Cypriniformes).

  • Jelks, H.L. (2018): Resolving the status of the genera Gastrophysus and Geneion in the family Tetraodontidae (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes).

  • Richards, V.P., DeBiasse, M.B. & Shivji, M. (2018): Deep mitochondrial lineage divergence among populations of the southern stingray (Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)) throughout the Southeastern United States and Caribbean.

  • [update] Schönhuth, S., Gagne, R.B., Alda, F., Neely, D.A., Mayden, R.L. & Blum, M.J. (2018): Phylogeography of the widespread creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae).

  • Alda, F., Tagliacollo, V.A., Bernt, M.J., Waltz, B.T., Ludt, W.B., Faircloth, B.C., Alfaro, M.E., Albert, J.S. & Chakrabarty, P. (2018): Resolving Deep Nodes in an Ancient Radiation of Neotropical Fishes in the Presence of Conflicting Signals from Incomplete Lineage Sorting.

  • Marajó, L., Viana, P.F., Ferreira, M., Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. & Feldberg, E. (2018): Cytogenetics of two Farlowella species (Loricariidae: Loricariinae): implications on the taxonomic status of the species.

  • Swarça, A.C., Orsi, M.L., Takagui, F.H., Dias, A.L., Dergam, J.A. & Fenocchio, A.S. (2018): First chromosome data on Steindachneridion doceanum (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae): a critically endangered catfish endemic of the Doce River basin, Brazil.

  • Corona-Santiago, D.K., Domínguez-Domínguez, O., Tovar-Mora, L., Pardons-Blas, J.R., Herrerías-Diego, Y., Pérez-Rodríguez, R. & Doadrio, I. (2018): Historical biogeography reveals new independent evolutionary lineages in the Pantosteus plebeius-nebuliferus species-group (Actinopterygii: Catostomidae).

  • Ramírez‐Amaro, S:, Ordines, F., Picornell, A., Castro, J.A., Ramon, C., Massutí, E. & Terrasa, B. (2018): The evolutionary history of Mediterranean Batoidea (Chondrichthyes: Neoselachii).

  • [update] Ghedotti, M.J., Gruber, J.N., Barton, R.W., Davis, M.P. & Smith, W.L. (2018): Morphology and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the glowbellies (Percomorpha: Acropomatidae) with comments on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Acropomatiformes.

  • Hulsey, C.D., Zheng, J., Holzman, R., Alfaro, M.E., Olave, M. & Meyer, A. (2018): Phylogenomics of a putatively convergent novelty: did hypertrophied lips evolve once or repeatedly in Lake Malawi cichlid fishes?

  • Han, Z., Wang, Z., Gao, T., Yanagimoto, T & Iida, K. (2018): Assessing the Speciation of a Cold Water Species, Japanese Sand Lance Ammodytes personatus, in the Northwestern Pacific by AFLP Markers.

  • Hernández-Zapata, M., Ochoa-Orrego, L.E. & Jiménez-Segura, L.F. (2018): Métodos de ADN Barcode revelan diversidad de especies de Astroblepus en la cuenca del río Porce, Colombia. / DNA Barcode methods reveal diversity of Astroblepus species in the Porce River drainage, Colombia.

  • Maeda, K. & Saeki, T. (2018): Revision of Species in Sicyopterus (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) Described by de Beaufort (1912), with a First Record of Sicyopterus longifilis from Japan.