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2009

Scientific News: New Taxa


Collected by Michal Mikšik and Erwin Schraml



2009 (alphabetical)
  • Aarn & Ivantsoff, W. (2009): Description of a new subfamily, genus and species of a freshwater atherinid, Bleheratherina pierucciae (Pisces: Atherinidae) from New Caledonia.
  • Agnèse, J.-F., Brumett, R., Caminade, P. Catalan, J. & Kornobis, E. (2009): Genetic characterization of the Aphyosemion calliurum species group and description of a new species from this assemblage: A. campomaanense (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Nothobranchiidae) from Southern Cameroon.
  • Aguilera, G., Mirande, J.M. & Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. (2009): A new species of Cnesterodon (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from a small tributary of arroyo Cuñá-Pirú, río Paraná basin, Misiones, Argentina, 
  • Albert, J.S. & Crampton, W.G.R. (2009): A new species of electric knifefish, genus Compsaraia (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Amazon River, with extreme sexual dimorphism in snout and jaw length.
    • Compsaraia samueli Albert & Crampton, 2009
      • Systematics and Biodiversity, 7: 81-92. [Free, but not linkable download at http://journals.cambridge.org : change under Cite Search author to albert and year to 2009, then click on pdf]
  • Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2009): A new species of Damselfish (Pomacentrus: Pomacentridae) from western New Guinea.
    • Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann, 2009
      • Records of the Western Australian Museum, 25 [2008]: 119-124.
  • Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2009): Pentapodus numberii, a New Species of Whiptail (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from Eastern Indonesia.
  • An L., Liu, B.-S. & Li, W.-X. (2009): Two new loaches of the genus Yunnanilus (Balitoridae) From Yunnan, China.
    • Yunnanilus ganheensis An, Liu & Li, 2009
    • Yunnanilus spanitripes An, Liu & Li, 2009
      • Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 34 (3): 630-638.
  • Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, W. (2009): A new catfish, Hara koladynensis from northeastern India (Siluriformes: Erethistidae).
  • Arunachalam, M. & Muralidharan, M. (2009): Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India.
  • Béarez, P. & Motomura, H. (2009): Description of a new scorpionfish (Scorpaenoidei, Sebastolobinae) from the tropical eastern Pacific.
  • Benine, R.C., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2009): New species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903 (Characiformes: Characidae) with comments on the Moenkhausia oligolepis species complex.
  • Bifi, A.G., Pavanelli, C.S. & Zawadzki, C. H. (2009): Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil.
    • Ancistrus abilhoai Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009
    • Ancistrus agostinhoi Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009
    • Ancistrus mullerae Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009
  • Birindelli, J.L.O. & Britski, H.A. (2009): New species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil, with comments on Leporinus reticulatus.
  • Birindelli, J.L.O., Zanata, A.M., Sousa, L.M. & Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2009): New species of Jupiaba Zanata (Characiformes: Characidae) from Serra do Cachimbo, with comments on the endemism of upper rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Brazil.
     
  • Bogutskaya, N.G. & Coad, B.W. (2009): A review of vertebral and fin-ray counts in the genus Alburnoides (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with a description of six new species.
    • Alburnoides gmelini Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
    • Alburnoides idignensis Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
    • Alburnoides namaki Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
    • Alburnoides nicolausi Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
    • Alburnoides petrubanarescui Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
    • Alburnoides varentsovi Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
      • Zoosystematica Rossica, 18 (1): 126-173.
  • Britto, M.R., Wosiacki, W.B. & Montag, L.F.A. (2009): A New Species of Corydoradinae Catfish (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from Rio Solimões Basin, Brazil.
  • Britz, R. (2009): Danionella priapus, a new species of miniature cyprinid fish from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).
  • Busby, M.S. & Cartwright, R.L. (2009): Paraliparis adustus and Paraliparis bullacephalus: two new snailfish species (Teleostei: Liparidae) from Alaska.
  • Carvalho, T.P. & Reis, R.E. (2009): Four new species of Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Uruguay, southeastern South America, with a review of the genus in the rio Uruguay basin. 
    • Hisonotus iota Carvalho & Reis, 2009
    • Hisonotus leucophrys Carvalho & Reis, 2009
    • Hisonotus megaloplax Carvalho & Reis, 2009
    • Hisonotus montanus Carvalho & Reis, 2009
  • Chen, I-S. & Wu, J.-H. & Huang, S.-P. (2009): The taxonomy and phylogeny of the cyprinid genus Opsariichthys Bleeker (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species.
  • Chen, Z.-M., Huang, Y.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2009): A new species of he genus Beaufortia from Yunnan province, China (Cypriniformes, Homalopteridae).
    • Beaufortia niulanensis Chen, Huang & Yang, 2009
      • Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 34 (3): 639-641.
  • Chen, Z.-m., Zhao, S. & Yang, J.-x. (2009): A New Species of the Genus Garra from Nujiang River Basin, Yunnan, China (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Coad, B.W. (2009): A new species of tooth-carp, Aphanius mesopotamicus, from Iran and Iraq (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae).
  • Coad, B.W. (2009): Alburnus zagrosensis n. sp., a new species of fish from the Zagros Mountains of Iran (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae). 
  • Coad, B.W. & Bogutskaya, N.G. (2009): Alburnoides qanati, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern Iran (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae).
  • Conway, K.W., Mayden, R.L. & Tang, K.I. (2009): Devario anomalus, a new species of freshwater fish from Bangladesh (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae).
  • Craig, M.T. & Randall, J.E. (2009): Briggsia hastingsi, a new genus and species of clingfish from Oman.
  • de Carvalho Paixão, A. & Toledo-Piza, M. (2009): Systematics of Lamontichthys Miranda-Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of two new species.
  • De la Maza Benignos, M. (2009): Los Peces del Río Conchos. Chihuahua. 
    • Cyprinodon julimes De la Maza-Benignos & Vela-Valladores, 2009
      • Los Peces del Río Conchos, Apéndice D, pp. 185-189.
  • de Santana, C.D. & Vari, R.P. (2009): The South American Electric Fish Genus Platyurosternarchus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae).
  • Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2009): Description of two new species of Nannocharax Günther, 1867 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Cross River, Cameroon.
    • Nannocharax usongo Dunz & Schliewen, 2009
    • Nannocharax zebra Dunz & Schliewen, 2009
  • Eakin, R.R., Eastman, J.T. & Near, T.J. (2009): A New Species and a Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of the Antarctic Fish Genus Pogonophryne (Notothenioidei: Artedidraconidae).
  • Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. (2009): Chlamydoselachus africana, a new species of frilled shark from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes, Chlamydoselachidae).
  • Fang, F. & Kullander, S.O. (2009): Devario xyrops, a new species of danionine fish from south-western Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Gan, X., Lan, J.-H. & Zhang, E (2009): Metzia longinasus, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from the Pearl River drainage in Guangxi Province, South China.
  • Garavello, J.C. & Santos, G.M. (2009): Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Anostomidae).
  • Garutti, V. & Venere, P.C. (2009): Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Gill, A.C., Erdmann, M.V. & Allen, G.R. (2009): Pseudochromis matahari, a new species of dottyback (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) from Halmahera, Indonesia.
  • Giora, J. & Malabarba, L.R. (2009): Brachyhypopomus gauderio, new species, a new example of underestimated species diversity of electric fishes in the southern South America (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae).
  • Gomon, M.F. & Kuiter, R.H. (2009): Two new pygmy seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Indo-West Pacific.
  • González-Bergonzoni, I., Loureiro, M. & Oviedo, S. (2009): A new species of Gymnogeophagus from the río Negro and río Tacuarí basins, Uruguay (Teleostei: Perciformes).
  • Greenfield, D.W. (2009): Eviota randalli, a New Gobiid Fish from Oceania. 
    • Eviota randalli Greenfield, 2009
      • Proceedings of the Colifornia Academy of Sciences, 60 (20): 683-687.
  • Hadiaty, R.K. & Kottelat, M. (2009): Pangio lidi, a new species of loach from eastern Borneo, Indonesia (Teleostei: Cobitidae).
  • Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. (2009): A review of the anthiine fish genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of a new species, and a key to the species. 
  • Ho, H.-C., Prokofiev, A.M. & Shao, K.-T. (2009): A New Species of the Batfish Genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Northwestern Indian Ocean.
  • Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. (2009): Description of three new species of Glossogobius from Australia and New Guinea.
    • Glossogobius bellendenensis Hoese & Allen, 2009
    • Glossogobius muscorum Hoese & Allen, 2009
    • Glossogobius robertsi Hoese & Allen, 2009
  • Hoese, D.F. & Motomura, H. (2009): Descriptions of two new genera and species of ptereleotrine fishes from Australia and Japan (Teleostei: Gobioidei) with discussion of possible relationships.
    • Navigobius gen. n. Hoese & Motomura, 2009
    •  Type species: Navigobius dewa Hoese & Motomura, 2009
    • Pterocerdale gen. n. Hoese & Motomura, 2009
    •  Type species: Pterocerdale insolita Hoese & Motomura, 2009
  • Huang, A.-m., Du, L.-n., Chen, X.-y. & Yang, J.-x. (2009): Oreonectes macrolepis, A New Nemacheiline Loach of Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China.
  • Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. (2009): A new species of the flathead genus Onigocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from the Coral and Tasman Seas.
  • Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. (2009): Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia.
  • Iwamoto, T.,  Ho, H.-C. & Shao, K.-T. (2009): Description of a new Coelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from Taiwan, with notable new records of grenadiers from the South China Sea.
  • Iwatsuki, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. (2009): Acanthopagrus randalli (Perciformes: Sparidae), a new black seabream from the Persian Gulf.
  • Jaafar, Z. & Randall, J.E. (2009): A pictorial review and key to the shrimp gobies of the genus Amblyeleotris of the Red Sea, with description of a new species.
  • James, K.C., Ebert, D.A., Long, D.J. & Didier, D.A. (2009): A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), from the eastern North Pacific.
  • Jeong, C.-H. & Nakabo, T. (2009): Hongeo, a new skate genus (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae), with redescription of the type species.
  • Joyeux, J.-C., van Tassel, J.L. & Macieira, R.M. (2009): Barbulifer enigmaticus, a new seven-spined goby (Pisces: Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the southwestern Atlantic.
  • Kai, Y. & Nakabo, T. (2009): Taxonomic review of the genus Cottiusculus (Cottoidei: Cottidae) with description of a new species from the Sea of Japan.
  • Karmovskaya, E.S. (2009): New Records of Congrid Eels of the Genus Bathycongrus (Congridae) in the West-Central Tropical Part of the Pacific Ocean, with a Description of Three New Species.
  • Keith, P., Marquet, G. & Pouily, M. (2009): Stiphodon mele n. sp., a new species of freshwater goby from Vanuatu and New Caledonia (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Sicydiinae), and comments about amphidromy and regional dispersion.
    • Stiphodon mele Keith, Marquet & Pouily, 2009
      • Zoosystema, 31 (3): 471-483.
  • Kenaley, C.P. (2009): Revision of Indo-Pacific Species of the Loosejaw Dragonfish Genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae).
    • Photostomias liemi Kenaley, 2009
    • Photostomias lucingens Kenaley, 2009
    • Photostomias tantillux Kenaley, 2009
  • Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, N.A.B.A.T. (2009): Garra barreimiae wurayahi Khalaf, 2009. A New Blind Cave Fish Subspecies From Wadi Alwurayah Pools, Emirate Of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
    • Garra barreimiae wurayahi Khalaf, 2009
      • Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin, 27 (90): 1-15.
     
  • Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa, N.A.B.A.T. (2009): Oreochromis mossambicus bassamkhalafi Khalaf, 2009 : A New Mozambique Tilapia Subspecies from Wadi Al Wurayah Pools, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. 
  • Kimura, S., Hori, K. & Shibukawa, K. (2009): A new anchovy, Stolephorus teguhi (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • Knizhin, I.B. & Weiss, S. J. (2009): A New Species of Grayling Thymallus svetovidovi sp. nova (Thymallidae) from the Yenisei Basin and Its Position in the Genus Thymallus.
  • Konings-Dudin, G., Konings, A.F. & Stauffer Jr., J.R. (2009): Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus.
    • Melanochromis kaskazini Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
    • Melanochromis mossambiquensis Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
    • Melanochromis wochepa Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
  • Kotlyar, A.N. (2009): Revision of the Genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae). Part 4. Species of P. cristiceps Group: P. atlantica, P. oscitans, and P. agofonovae Kotlyar, Species Nova.
  • Krupp, F., Zajonz, U. & Khalaf, M.A. (2009): A new species of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
  • Kucuk, F., Turan, D., Sahin, C. & Gulle, I. (2009): Capoeta mauricii n. sp., a new species of cyprinid fish from Lake Beysehir, Turkey (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae).
  • Kullander, S.O. (2009): Crenicichla mandelburgeri, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná river drainage in Paraguay.
  • Kullander, S.O. & Fang, F. (2009): Danio aesculapii, a new species of danio from south-western Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Lamboj, A. (2009): A new dwarf cichlid genus and species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Guinea, West Africa.
  • Larson, H.K. (2009): Review of the gobiid fish genera Eugnathogobius and Pseudogobiopsis (Gobioidei: Gobiidae: Gobionellinae), with descriptions of three new species. 
  • Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. (2009): A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species.
    • Brachiopsilus n. gen. Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Brachiopsilus dianthus Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Brachiopsilus dossenus Last & Gledhill, 2009
    •   Type species: Brachiopsilus ziebelli Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Pezichthys n. gen. Last & Gledhill, 2009
    •   Type species: Pezichthys amplispinus Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Pezichthys compressus Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Pezichthys eltanini Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Pezichthys macropinnis Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Pezichthys nigrocilium Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill, 2009
    • Thymichthys n. gen. Last & Gledhill, 2009
    •   Type species: Cheironectes politus Richardson, 1844
  • Layman, S.R. & Mayden, R.L. (2009): A New Species of the Darter Subgenus Doration (Percidae: Etheostoma) from the Caney Fork River System, Tennessee.
  • Lee, M.-Y., Chen, H.-M. & Shao, K.-T. (2009): A New Species of Deep-Water Tonguefish Genus Symphurus (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan.
  • Lee, M.-Y., Munroe, T.A. & Chen, H.-M. (2009): A new species of tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwanese waters.
  • Li, F. & Zhong, J.-s. (2009): Rhinogobius zhoui, a New Goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Guangdong Province, China.
  • Liao, T.Y., Kullander, S.O. & Fang, F. (2010): Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Rasbora (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
    • Brevibora, n. gen. Liao, Kullander & Fang, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •   Type species: Rasbora dorsiocellata Duncker, 1904
    • Kottelatia, n, gen. Liao, Kullander & Fang, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •   Type species: Rasbora brittani Axelrod, 1976
    • Rasbosoma, n. gen. Liao, Kullander & Fang, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •   Type species: Rasbora spilocerca Rainboth & Kottelat, 1987
    • Trigonopoma, n. gen. Liao, Kullander & Fang, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •   Type species: Rasbora pauciperforata Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
  • Liao, Y.-C., Reyes Jr., R.B. & Shao, K.-T. (2009): A new bandfish, Owstonia sarmiento (Pisces: Perciformes: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae), from the Philippines with a key to species of the genus. 
  • Lima, F.C.T. & Sousa, L.M. (2009): A new species of Hemigrammus from the upper rio Negro basin, Brazil, with comments on the presence and arrangement of anal-fin hooks in Hemigrammus and related genera (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Lima, F.C.T., Wosiacki, W.B. & Ramos, C.S. (2009): Hemigrammus arua, a new species of characid (Characiformes: Characidae) from the lower Amazon, Brazil.
  • Liu, K. & Zhou, W. (2009): Bangana brevirostris, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from the Lancang-Jiang (Upper Mekong River) drainage in Yunnan, Southwest China.
  • Liu, S.-W., Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J.-X. (2009): Two new species and a new record of the genus Sinogastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Yunnan, China.
  • Lucinda, P.H.F. & Vari, R.P. (2009): New Steindachnerina Species (Teleostei: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Tocantins Drainage.
  • Luiz, O.J.Jr., Ferreira, C.E.L. & Rocha, L.A. (2009): Halichoeres sazimai, a new species of wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Western South Atlantic.
  • Lujan, N.K., Arce, M. & Armbruster, J.W. (2009): A New Black Baryancistrus with Blue Sheen from the Upper Orinoco (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).
  • Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur-R., R. & Acero P., A. (2009): A New Species of Cathorops (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from Mesoamerica, with Redescription of Four Species from the Eastern Pacific.
  • Marinho, M.M.F. & Lima, F.C.T. (2009): Astyanax ajuricaba: a new species from the Amazon basin in Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Matallanas, J. (2009): Description of Gosztonyia antarctica, a new genus and species of Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) from the Antarctic Ocean.
  • Matallanas, J. (2009): Description of Ophthalmolycus andersoni sp. nov. (Pisces, Zoarcidae) from the Antarctic Ocean.
  • Matallanas, J. (2009): Description of two new genera, Santelmoa and Bentartia and two new species of Zoarcidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Southern Ocean.
    • Bentartia gen. n. Matallanas, [2009] (name not available before published print publication)
    •  Type species: Bentartia cinerea Matallanas, [2009] (name not available before published print publication)
    • Santelmoa gen. n. Matallanas, [2009] (name not available before published print publication)
    •  Type species: Santelmoa carmenae Matallanas, [2009] (name not available before published print publication)
  • Maxime, E.L. & Albert, J.S. (2009): A new species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from the Fitzcarrald Arch of southeastern Peru.
  • McCosker, J.E., Chen, W.-L. & Chen, H.-M. (2009): Comments on the snake-eel genus Xyrias (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new species.
  • Melo, M.R.S. (2009): Revision of the Genus Chiasmodon (Acanthomorpha: Chiasmodontidae), with the Description of Two New Species.
  • Menezes, N.A., Ferreira, K.M. & Netto-Ferreira, A.N. (2009): A new genus and species of inseminating characid fish from the rio Xingu basin (Characiformes: Characidae).
    • Phallobrycon n. gen. Menezes, Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2009
    • Phallobrycon adenacanthus Menezes, Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2009
  • Menezes, N.A., Netto-Ferreira, A.L. & Ferreira, K.M. (2009): A new species of Bryconadenos (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu drainage, Brazil.
  • Menezes, N.A. & Weitzman, S.H. (2009): Systematics of the Neotropical fish subfamily Glandulocaudinae (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Mirande, J.M. (2009): Weighted parsimony phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes).
    • Heterocharacinae n. subfam. Mirande, 2009
    • (type genus: Heterocharax Eigenmann, 1912)
    • [family-group name probably only "new usage" of sub-tribe Heterocharacini Géry, 1966]
  • Motomura, H. & Last, P.R. (2009): Phenacoscorpius longirostris, a new species of deep water scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea, southwestern Pacific Ocean.
  • Musilová, Z., Schindler, I. & Staeck, W. (2009): Description of Andinoacara stalsbergi sp. n. (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatini) from Pacific coastal rivers in Peru, and annotations on the phylogeny of the genus.
  • Naseka, A.M., Tuniyev, S.B. & Renaud, C.B. (2009): Lethenteron ninae, a new nonparasitic lamprey species from the north-eastern Black Sea basin (Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae).
  • Nebeshwar, K., Vishwanath, W. & Das, D.N. (2009): Garra arupi, a new cyprinid fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from upper Brahmaputra basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
  • Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Zanata, A.M., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M. (2009): Two new species of Jupiaba (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajós and rio Madeira drainages, Brazil, with an identification key to species of the genus.
    • Jupiaba iasy Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009
    • Jupiaba paranatinga Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009
  • Ng, H.H. (2009): Akysis fontaneus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from Sumatra.
  • Ng, H.H. (2009): Akysis portellus sp. Nov., a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Akysidae) from the Sittang River drainage, Myanmar.
  • Ng, H.H. (2009): Parakysis hystriculus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from Sumatra.
  • Ng, H.H. (2009): Tachysurus spilotus, a new species of catfish from central Vietnam (Teleostei: Bagridae).
  • Ng, H.H. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2009): Glyptothorax ketambe, a new catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from northern Sumatra.
  • Ng, H.H. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2009): Ompok brevirictus, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from Sumatra.
  • Ng, H.H. & Kottelat, M. (2009): A new species of Mystus from Myanmar (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
  • Ng, H.H. & Wright, J.J. (2009): A new torrent catfish from western Thailand (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae).
  • Nielsen, J.G. (2009): A revision of the bathyal genus Luciobrotula (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. 
    • Luciobrotula brasiliensis Nielsen, 2009
    • Luciobrotula coheni Nielsen, 2009
      • Galathea Report, 22: 141-156. 
  • Nielsen, J.G., Ross, S.W. & Cohen, D.M. (2009): Atlantic occurrence of the genus Bellottia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic.
    • Bellottia cryptica Nielsen, Ross & Cohen, 2009
    • Bellottia robusta Nielsen, Ross & Cohen, 2009
  • Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2009): A blind, new species of Diancistrus (Teleostei, Bythitidae) from three caves on Muna Island, southeast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • Nielsen, J.G., Uiblein, F. & Mincarone, M.M. (2009): Ocellus-bearing Neobythites species (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the West Atlantic with description of a new species.
  • Ottoni, F.P. & Cheffe, M.M. (2009): A new species of Australoheros from the upper rio das Antas, laguna dos Patos System, southern Brazil.
  • Ottoni, F.P. & Costa, W.J.E.M. (2009): Description of a new species of Laetacara KULLANDER, 1986 from central Brazil and re-description of Laetacara dorsigera (HECKEL, 1840) (Labroidei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae).
  • Oyakawa, O.T. & Mattox, G.M.T. (2009): Revision of the Neotropical trahiras of the Hoplias lacerdae species-group (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Erythrinidae) with descriptions of two new species
  • Parin, N.V. (2009): Cheilopogon olgae (Exocoetidae) - A New Species of Flying Fish from the Waters of Western Australia.
  • Parina, N.V., Belyanina, T.N. & Evseenko, S.A. (2009): Materials to the Revision of the Genus Dolichopteryx and Closely Related Taxa (Ioichthys, Bathylychnops) with the Separation of a New Genus Dolichopteroides and Description of Three New Species (Fam. Opisthoproctidae).
    • Bathylychnops chilensis Parina, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
    • Dolichopteroides gen. n. Parina, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
    •  Type species: Dolichopteryx binocularis Beebe, 1932
    • Dolichopteryx andriashevi Parina, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
    • Dolichopteryx vityazi Parina, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
  • Parisi, B.M. & Lundberg, J.S. (2009): Pimelabditus moli, a new genus and new species of pimelodid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Maroni River basin of northeastern South America. 
    • Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009
      • Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia), 480: 1-11.
  • Pavanelli, C.S. & Bifi, A.G. (2009): A new Tatia (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil.
  • Pavanelli, C.S., Ota, R.P. & Petry, P. (2009): New species of Metynnis Cope, 1878 (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, R., Pérez-Ponce de León, G., Domínguez-Domínguez, O. & Doadrio, I. (2009): A new species of Algansea (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from the Ameca River basin, in Central Mexico. [Una especie nueva de Algensea (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) en la cuenca del río Ameca en el centro México].
  • Pietsch, T.W., Johnson, J.W. & Arnold, R.J. (2009): A New Genus and Species of the Shallow-Water Anglerfish Family Tetrabrachiidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from Australia and Indonesia.
    • Dibrachichthys n. gen. Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold, 2009
    • Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold, 2009
  • Prokofiev, A.M. (2009): Problems of the Classification and Phylogeny of Nemacheiline Loaches of the Group Lacking the Preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae).
    • Afronemacheilus gen. n. Golubtsov and Prokofiev, 2009 
    •  Type species: Nemachilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902
    • Iskandaria gen. n. Prokofiev, 2009
    •  Type species: Nemacheilus kuschakewitschi Herzenstein, 1890 
    • Metaschistura gen. n. Prokofiev, 2009
    •  Type species: Nemacheilus cristatus Berg, 1898
    • Paraschistura gen. n. Prokofiev, 2009
    •  Type species: Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii, 1900 
  • Prokofiev, A.M. & Kukuev, E.I. (2009): New Findings of Rare Fish Species from Families Mitsukurinidae (Chondrichthyes), Muraenidae, Lophiidae, Macrouridae, and Psychrolutidae (Teleostei) on Raises of the Atlantic Ocean with the Description of Gymnothorax walvisensis sp. nova.
  • Ramos, R.T.C., Ramos, T.P.A. & Lopes, P.R.D. (2009): New species of Achirus (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae) from Northeastern Brazil.
  • Randall, J.E. (2009): Five New Indo-Pacific Lizardfishes of the Genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae).
    • Synodus fasciapelvicus Randall, 2009
    • Synodus isolatus Randall, 2009
    • Synodus mundyi Randall, 2009
    • Synodus pylei Randall, 2009
    • Synodus sanguineus Randall, 2009
  • Randall, J.E. & Colin, P.L. (2009): Elacatinus lobeli, a new cleaning goby from Belize and Honduras.
  • Randall, J.E. & Heemstra, E. (2009): Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis.
    • Parupenues angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009
    • Parupenues minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009
    • Parupenues nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
  • Randall, J.E. & King, D.R. (2009): Parupenues fraserorum, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) from South Africa and Madagascar.
  • Randall, J.E. & Lobel, P.S. (2009): A literature review of the sponge-dwelling gobiid fishes of the genus Elacatinus from the western Atlantic, with description of two new Caribbean species.
     
  • Randall, J.E. & Lourie, S.A. (2009): Hippocampus tyro, a new seahorse (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae) from the Seychelles.
  • Randall, J.E. & Rocha, L.A. (2009): Halichoeres claudia sp. nov., a New Indo-Pacific Wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae), the Fourth Species of the H. ornatissimus Complex.
  • Reis, R.E. & Lehmann A., P. (2009): Two New Species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Madeira Basin, Brazil.
  • Richer-de-Forges, M.M., Crampton, W.G.R. & Albert, J.S. (2009): A New Species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae) from Uruguay: Description of a Model Species in Neurophysiological Research.
  • Román–Valencia, C. & Arcila–Mesa, D.K. (2009): Two new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Magdalena River, Colombia.
  • Román-Valencia, C., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn, D.C. (2009): Hemibrycon santamartae a new species from the Rancheria River of Eastern Caribbean Colombia (Characiformes: Characidae). 
    • Hemibrycon santamartae Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2009
      • Revista de investigaciones Universidad del Quindio, 19: 1-8.
  • Román-Valencia, C., Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. & Ruiz-C., R.I. (2009): Especie nueva del género Bryconamericus (Teleostei: Characidae) del río Fonce, sistema río Magdalena, Colombia. [A new fish species of the genus Bryconamericus (Teleostei: Characidae) from the Fonce river, Magdalena, Colombia.].
  • Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Lehmann A., P. & Martins-Pinheiro, R.F. (2009): Parotocinclus arandai, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rios Jucuruçu and Buranhém, States of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Sazima, I., Carvalho-Filho, A., Gasparini, J.L., & Sazima, C. (2009): A new species of scaly blenny of the genus Labrisomus (Actinopterygii: Labrisomidae) from the tropical West Atlantic.
     
  • Sazonova, Y.I., Williams, A. & Kobyliansky, S.G. (2009): Review of Fish of the Genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the Continental Slope of Australia and Description of a New Species C. paxtoni sp. nova.
  • Schindler, I. & Schmidt, J. (2009): Betta kuehnei, a new species of fighting fish (Teleostei, Osphronemidae) from the Malay Peninsula. 
  • Schories, S., Meyer, M.K. & Schartl, M. (2009): Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura n. sp., (Teleostei: Poeciliidae), a new guppy species from western Trinidad, with remarks on P. wingei and the status of the “Endler’s guppy”.
  • Sen, N. (2009): Description of a new species of Aborichthys, Chaudhuri from North-East India (Pisces: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae). 
    • Aborichthys rosammai Sen, 2009
      • Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 109 (2): 13–20.
  • Séret, B. & Last, P.R. (2009): Notoraja sapphira sp. nov. (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae), a new deepwater skate from the slopes of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific).
     
  • Shinohara, G. & Yabe, M. (2009): A new genus and species of prickleback (Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from Japan.
  • Sideleva, V.G. (2009): A New Sculpin Species Cottus sabaudicus sp. nova (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) from the Savoy District, France.
  • Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2009): Three new species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with the posterior end of the upper jaw produced as a thin flexible lamina.
  • Sonnenberg, R. & Busch, E. (2009): Description of a new genus and two new species of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from West Africa, with a discussion of the taxonomic status of Aphyosemion maeseni Poll, 1941.
    • Nimbapanchax n. gen. Sonnenberg & Busch, 2009
    •  Type species: Nimbapanchax leucopterygiusSonnenberg & Busch, 2009
    • Nimbapanchax leucopterygius Sonnenberg & Busch, 2009
    • Nimbapanchax melanopterygius Sonnenberg & Busch, 2009
  • Stiassny, M.L.J., Schelly, R.C. & Mamonekene, V. (2009): A New Alestes (Characiformes, Alestidae) from the Mpozo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
     
  • Suzuki, S., Kawashima, T. & Nakabo, T. (2009): Taxonomic review of East Asian Pleuronichthys (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae), with description of a new species.
  • Suzuki, T. & Randall, J.E. (2009): Gnatholepis yoshinoi, a New Gobiid Fish from Okinawa, Japan.
    • Gnatholepis yoshinoi Suzuki & Randall, 2009
      • Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Ser. A, 35 (2): 1-6.
  • Switzer, J.F. & Wood, R.M. (2009): Etheostoma erythrozonum, a new species of darter (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Meramec River drainage, Missouri.
  • Tan, H.H. (2009): A new species of hill stream loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Central Kalimantan, with redescriptions of Homaloptera tateregani Popta and Homaloptera stephensoni Hora.
  • Tan, H.H. (2009): Redescription of Betta anabatoides Bleeker, and a new species of Betta from West Kalimantan, Borneo (Teleostei: Osphronemidae).
  • Tan, H.H. & Kottelat, M. (2009): The fishes of the Batang Hari drainage, Sumatra, with description of six new species.
    • Crossocheilus obscurus Tan & Kottelat, 2009
    • Nemacheilus papillos Tan & Kottelat, 2009
    • Osteochilus kerinciensis Tan & Kottelat, 2009
    • Pangio atactos Tan & Kottelat, 2009
    • Pangio bitaimac Tan & Kottelat, 2009
    • Pectenocypris micromysticetus Tan & Kottelat, 2009
  • Teng, H.-Y., Lin, Y.-S. & Tzeng, C.-S. (2009): A new Anguilla species and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of freshwater eels. 
  • Turan, D., Kottelat, M. & Ekmekci, F.G. (2009): Barbus niluferensis, a new species of barbel (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Nilüfer River, Turkey, with re-description of B. oligolepis. 
  • Turan, D., Yilmaz, B.T. & Kaya, C. (2009): Squalius kottelati, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Orontes River, Turkey.
  • Valdesalici, S., Bellemans, M., Kardashev, K. & Golubtsov, A. (2009): Nothobranchius nubaensis (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) a new annual killifish from Sudan and Ethiopia. 
  • Vari, R.P. & Ferraris, C.J. Jr. (2009): New species of Cetopsidium (Siluriformes: Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae) from the upper rio Branco system in Guyana.
  • Vera Alcaraz, H.S., Pavanelli, C.S. & Bertaco, V.A. (2009): Astyanax jordanensis (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná, Brazil.
  • Vidthayanon, C., Saenjundaeng, P. & Ng, H.H. (2009): Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand.
    • Oreoglanis colurus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis heteropogon Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis laciniosus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis nakasathiani Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis sudarai Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis suraswadii Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis tenuicauda Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
    • Oreoglanis vicinus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009
  • Voronina, E.P. (2009): New Species of Righteye Flounder Samariscus leopardus sp. nov. (Samaridae, Pleuronectiformes) from the Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean).
  • Watanabe, S., Aoyama, J. & Tsukamoto, K. (2009): A new species of freshwater eel Anguilla luzonensis (Teleostei: Anguillidae) from Luzon Island of the Philippines.
  • White, W.T., Compagno, L.J.V. & Dharmadi (2009): Hemitriakis indroyonoi sp. nov., a new species of houndshark from Indonesia (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).
     
  • Wildekamp, R.H., Shidlovskiy, K.M. & Watters, B.R. (2009): Systematics of the Nothobranchius melanospilus species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) with description of two new species from Tanzania and Mozambique.
  • Xu, T.-Q. & Wang, K.-F. (2009): A new species of Triplophysa from Shaanxi, China. 
    • Triplophysa longchiensis Xu & Wang, 2009
      • Acta zootaxonomica Sinica, 34 (2): 381-384.
  • Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2009): Astyanax vermilion and Astyanax burgerai: new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil.
  • Zanata, A.M. & Ohara, W.M. (2009): Jupiaba citrina, a new species from rio Aripuanã, rio Madeira basin, Amazonas and Mato Grosso States, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Zarske, A. (2009): Nannostomus rubrocaudatussp. n. – ein neuer Ziersalmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae).
  • Zhou, J., Li, X.-Z., Hou, X.-F., Sun, Z.-J., Gao, L. & Zhao, T. (2009): A New Species of Sinocyclocheilus in Guizhou, China. 
  • Zhu, Y., Du, L.-n., Chen, X.-y.. & Yang, J.-x. (2009): A New Nemacheiline Loach of Genus Yunnanilus (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China - Yunnanilus jinxiensis.
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