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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 or spanisbripes An, Liu & Li, 2009 [note: names differ in Chinese text and English abstract, need to be cleared; most probably name should be Yunnanilus spanisbripes]
      • 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, 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).
  • Domínguez-Domínguez, O., Pérez-Rodríguez, R., Escalera-Vázquez, L.H. & Doadrio, I. (2009): Two new species of the genus Notropis Rafinesque, 1817 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from the Lerma River Basin in Central Mexico / Dos nuevas especies del género Notropis Rafinesque, 1817 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae), de la cuenca del río Lerma, México central.
    • Notropis grandis Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez, Escalera-Vázquez & Doadrio, 2009
    • Notropis marhabatiensis Domínguez-Domínguez, Pérez-Rodríguez, Escalera-Vázquez & Doadrio, 2009
  • 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. agafonovae 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. (2010): Description of two new genera, Santelmoa and Bentartia and two new species of Zoarcidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Southern Ocean.
    • Bentartia gen. n. Matallanas, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •  Type species: Bentartia cinerea Matallanas, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    • Santelmoa gen. n. Matallanas, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
    •  Type species: Santelmoa carmenae Matallanas, 2010 (online pre-publication in 2009)
  • 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., Arnold, R.J. & Hall, D.J. (2009): A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia.
    • Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall, 2009
      • Copeia, 2009 (1): 37-45.
  • 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.
  • Quéro, J.-C. , Spitz, J. & Vayne, J.-J. (2009): Argyripnus hulleyi: une nouvelle espèce de Sternoptychidae (Stomiiformes) de l'île de la Réunion (France, océan Indien). 
    • Argyripnus hulleyi Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009
      • Cybium, 33 (1): 39-43. 
  • Quéro, J.-C. , Spitz, J. & Vayne, J.-J. (2009): Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei: une nouvelle espèce de Symphysanodontidae (Perciformes) de l'île de La Réunion (France, océan Indien). 
    • Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009
      • Cybium, 33 (1): 73-77. 
  • 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.
    • Parupeneus angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009
    • Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009
    • Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
  • Randall, J.E. & King, D.R. (2009): Parupeneus 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.
  • Rangel, C.A. & Mendes, L.F. (2009): Review of blenniid fishes from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil, with description of a new species of Scartella (Teleostei: Blenniidae). 
    • Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes, 2009
      • Zootaxa, 2006: 51-61.
  • 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 or bashanensis Xu & Wang, 2009 [note: names differ in Chinese text and English abstract. Need to be cleared, but most probably the authors intended to use T. bashanensis, according to the Chinese text, the species is named after the Bashan region (the type locality is actually the Bashui River). Whoever, maybe not even the authors, wrote the abstract, made a lapsus calami. The species name should be Triplophysa bashanensis]
      • Acta zootaxonomica Sinica, 34 (2): 381-384.
  • Yang, J. , Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J.-X. (2009): The identity of Schizothorax griseus Pellegrin, 1931, with descriptions of three new species of schizothoracine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from China.
    • Schizothorax beipanensis Yang, Chen & Yang, 2009
    • Schizothorax heterophysallidos Yang, Chen & Yang, 2009
    • Schizothorax nudiventris Yang, Chen & Yang, 2009
      • Zootaxa, 2006: 23-40. 
  • 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).
  • Zhao, Y., Lan, J. & Zhang, C. (2009):  A new cavefish species, Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus  (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China.
    • Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus Zhao, Lan & Zhang, 2009
      • Environmental Biology of Fishes, DOI 10.1007/s10641-008-9338-6 (online pre-publication in 2008)
      • Environmental Biology of Fishes, 86: 203-209.
  • Zhao, Y.-H. ,Zhang, C.-G. & Zhou, J. (2009): Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis, a new species from an endemic cavefish group (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in China. 
    • Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis Zhao, Zhang & Zhou, 2009 [preoccupied by Sinocyclocheilus guilinesis Ji, 1985]
      • Environmental Biology of Fishes, 86 (1): 137-142. (online pre-publication in 2008)
  • 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.