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List of works by Hiroyuki Motomura

A New Lionfish of the Genus Dendrochirus (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean

scientific article published in 2013

A New Species of Lepadichthys from the Central South Pacific and Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 (Gobiesocidae)

A New Species of the Anchovy Genus Stolephorus Lacepède 1803 from North Sumatra, Indonesia, and Redescriptions of Stolephorus pacificus Baldwin 1984 and Stolephorus teguhi Kimura, Hori and Shibukawa 2009 (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published in December 2021

A New Species of the Scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the Southeast Coast of Australia, with a Redescription of M. Whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae)

scientific article published in September 2006

A holocentrid fish, Myripristis robusta from Japan

scientific article published in 2000

A new cardinalfish, Verulux solmaculata (Perciformes: Apogonidae), from Papua New Guinea and Australia

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A new deepwater scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean

scientific article published in 2011

A new generic name for the “Lepadichthys” lineatus complex with a rediagnosis of Discotrema, a senior synonym of Unguitrema, and comments on their phylogenetic relationships (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae)

scientific article published in 2024

A new genus, Leptomelanosoma , for the polynemid fish previously known as Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) and a redescription of the species

A new species of Egglestonichthys (Teleostei, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from Okinawa Island, Japan

scientific article

A new species of Thrissina from Pakistan (Arabian Sea), with redescription of Thrissina whiteheadi (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published on 30 March 2021

A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean

scientific article (publication date: 30 March 2015)

A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina sigma (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae), from Sulawesi, Indonesia

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

A new species of deepwater wrasse (Labridae: Terelabrus) from the western Pacific Ocean

scientific article (publication date: 13 November 2015)

A new species of labrid fish Oxycheilinus samurai from the western Pacific Ocean

scientific article published on 8 December 2016

A new species of sardine, Sardinella electra (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

scientific article published on 08 March 2019

A new species of sardine, Sardinella pacifica from the Philippines (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Clupeidae)

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia saya (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the western Indian Ocean and notes on fresh coloration of Ebosia falcata

A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia vespertina (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the southwestern Indian Ocean

A new species of the deepwater scorpionfish genus Phenacoscorpius (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos Islands

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

A new species of the greeneye genus Chlorophthalmus (Teleostei: Chlorophthalmidae) from the central North Pacific

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

A new species, Polydactylus siamensis , from Thailand and redescription of P. plebeius (Broussonet, 1782) with designation of a neotype (Perciformes: Polynemidae)

scientific article published on 5 June 2001

A new species, Propherallodus longipterus, from the Philippines and redescription of P. briggsi Shiogaki and Dotsu 1983 (Gobiesocidae: Diplocrepinae)

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

A record of a carangid fish, Scomberoides commersonnianus, from Japan (Perciformes: Carangidae)

scientific article published in 1998

A record of a polynemid fish, Polydactylus sextarius, from southern Japan (Perciformes: Polynemidae)

scientific article published in 1999

A record of a threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum, from Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, and description of a newly-recognized diagnostic character for the species (Perci-formes: Polynemidae)

scientific article published in 2001

Abudefduf nigrimargo, a new species of damselfish (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) from Taiwan

scientific article published on 7 May 2018

Acentrogobius limarius (Gobiidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan: First Northern Hemisphere Records

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea off southwestern Thailand

scientific article published on 23 February 2021

Apogon soloriens, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the Bonin Islands, Japan

Chelidoperca stella, a new species of perchlet (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean

scientific article

Cocotropus aurantius, a new velvetfish (Aploactinidae) from Japan

scientific article published on 5 April 2021

Correction to: A new sea catfish, Netuma patriciae (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Correction to: Review of the waspfish genus Neocentropogon (Tetrarogidae), with a key to genera in the family

scientific article published in 2021

Cryptic genetic divergence in Scolopsis taenioptera (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) in the western Pacific Ocean

scientific article published on 07 August 2017

Description of a New Genus and Two New Species of Indo-Pacific Clingfishes (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with Redescription and Reassignment of Two Species Previously Assigned to Lepadichthys Waite, 1904

journal article from 'Ichthyology & Herpetology' published in 2021

Description of a New Species of Threadfin (Teleostei: Perciformes: Polynemidae), Polydactylus longipes, from Mindanao Island, Philippines

scientific article published in December 2001

Distribution Range Extensions of Parapercis bicoloripes and P. diplospilus (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) in the South China Sea and the Adjacent Waters, with Notes on Ontogenetic Changes in P. bicoloripes

Distributional Range Extension and Live Coloration of the Indo-Pacific Deepwater Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus cheni (Perciformes: Apogonidae)

Distributional Range Extension of Xeniamia atrithorax (Perciformes: Apogonidae) in the northern South China Sea

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

Distributional Range Extension of the Pale Ornate Jobfish Pristipomoides amoenus (Teleostei: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the Western Pacific Ocean, with Notes on Newly Recognized Diagnostic Coloration

scientific article published in January 2022

Distributional Range Extension of the Shallow Water Scorpionfish Parascorpaena poseidon (Perciformes: Scorpaenidae), with a Revised Diagnosis of the Species

scholarly article published on 4 April 2024

Enneapterygius pallidoserialis, a Junior Synonym of Enneapterygius erythrosoma (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)

scientific article published on 25 November 2024

Enneapterygius phoenicosoma, a New Species of Triplefin (Tripterygiidae) from the Western Pacific Ocean

Enneapterygius velatus, a new deepwater triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Epigonus carbonarius, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Marquesas Islands, with a redefinition of the Epigonus oligolepis group

scientific article published in April 2011

Epigonus merleni, a Junior Synonym of Epigonus macrops (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Epigonidae)

scientific article published in 2012

Fine‐scale phylogeography of coastal fishes in the South China Sea: Possible roles of biological traits and geography

scientific article published on 15 October 2021

First Confirmed Japanese Record of Suttonia lineata (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Iwo Island, Volcano Islands

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

First Confirmed Record of the Samoan Pipefish Halicampus mataafae (Perciformes: Syngnathidae) from Japan

First Japanese Record of Corythoichthys intestinalis (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the Ryukyu Islands

scientific article published on 23 August 2024

First Japanese Record of the Barred Perchlet Plectranthias fourmanoiri (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Ryukyu Islands

First Japanese Record of the Black Margined-scale Sergeant Abudefduf nigrimargo (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) from the Tokara Islands

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

First Japanese Record of the Fivebar Grouper Epinephelus kupangensis (Perciformes: Serranidae)

scientific article published on 25 January 2020

First Japanese Record of the Haemulid Fish Pomadasys kaakan (Perciformes), from Kagoshima Prefecture, Southern Japan

First Japanese Record of the Speckled Grouper Epinephelus magniscuttis (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Osumi Islands

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

First Japanese Records of the Flounders Pseudorhombus elevatus and P. quinquocellatus (Teleostei: Paralichthyidae) from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands

scholarly article published on 11 January 2024

First Japanese Records of the Jawfish Opistognathus solorensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Opistognathidae) from the Osumi Islands

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

First Japanese Specimen-based Record of Liopropoma tonstrinum (Teleostei: Serranidae), from Minami-daito Island, Daito Islands, southern Japan

First Japanese Specimen-based Records of Cypho zaps (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) from Yonaguni-jima Island, the Yaeyama Islands

First Japanese Specimen-based Records of Sardinella gibbosa (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from Okinawa Island

scientific article published on 10 September 2021

First Northern Hemisphere Record of a Poorly Known Armored Searobin Peristedion richardsi (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae) from Taiwan

scientific article published on 25 October 2019

First Record of the Gillspot Cardinal fish, Neamia notula (Apogonidae) From the Philippines

First Record of the anchovy Stolephorus teguhi (Engraulidae) from the Philippines

First Records of the Blacktail Triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae), Helcogramma aquila, from Japan, with Notes on its Fresh Coloration

First Records of the Pughead-pipefish Bulbonaricus davaoensis (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from Japan

scientific article published on 7 August 2020

First Records of the Two-tone Goatfish, Upeneus guttatus, from Japan, and Comparisons with U. japonicus (Perciformes: Mullidae)

article published in 2012

First Specimen-based Record of Ammolabrus dicrus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Japanese Waters, with Notes on Morphological Ontogenetic Changes and Geographic Variation

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

First Specimen-based Records of Redfin Emperor Monotaxis heterodon (Perciformes: Lethrinidae) from Japan, with New Diagnostic Characters Applicable to Identification of Preserved Specimens

scientific article published on 10 March 2022

First record of a carangid fish, Trachinotus mookalee, from Japan (Perciformes: Carangidae)

scientific article published in 2000

First record of a ponyfish, Secutor indicius, from Japan (Perciformes: Leiognathidae).

scientific article published in 2008

First record of the Kermadec Clingfish, Flexor incus Conway, Stewart & Summers, 2018 (Gobiesocidae), from New Caledonia and Australia

scientific article published in 2021

First record of the engraulid fish Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes) from Somalia

First records of the sole, Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae), from Malaysia

First records ofScorpaena onaria(Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, and comparisons with the Northern Hemisphere population

scientific article published in June 2005

Five new species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from southeast Asia and northwest Australia

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

Gymnapogon sagittarius, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the South China Sea and Andaman Sea

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Helcogramma melanolancea, a new triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) from Bali, Indonesia

scientific article published on 22 September 2018

Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)

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Indian Ocean record of Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, Sakurai & Motomura, 2013 (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) – a misidentification of B. serrulifer Fowler, 1938

scientific article published in 2017

Kopua minima (Döderlein 1887), a senior synonym of K. japonica Moore, Hutchins and Okamoto 2012, and description of a new species of Aspasma (Gobiesocidae)

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

List of Japan's All Fish Species

publication (2020)

Molecular systematics of the anchovy genus Encrasicholina in the Northwest Pacific

scientific article

New Rainbow Sardine Species of Dussumieria (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Dussumieriidae) from the East African Coast

scientific article published on 26 October 2021

New Species of Shallow Water Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae: Scorpaena) from the Central Coast of Western Australia

scientific article published in September 2006

New species of the anthiadin genus Sacura (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

Newly Recognized Diagnostic Characters of the Poorly Known Lionfish Pterois brevipectoralis (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with Notes on Fresh Coloration

Occurrence and Additional Specimens of a Scorpionfish, Idiastion pacificum (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), from the Central North Pacific

scientific article published on 10 April 2013

Ostorhinchus yamato, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Japan

scientific article published on 2 November 2018

Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Western Australia, with first records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the southeastern Indian Ocean

scholarly article published in 2022

Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a New Species of Deepwater Scorpionfish from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the First Records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae)

scientific article published in 2012

Phylogenetic position of the rainbow sardine Dussumieria (Dussumieriidae) and its bearing on the early evolution of the Clupeoidei

scientific article

Phylogeography of lionfishes (Pterois) indicate taxonomic over splitting and hybrid origin of the invasive Pterois volitans

scientific article

Plectranthias maekawa, a new species of perchlet from the Tokara Islands, Kagoshima, Japan, with a review of Japanese records of P. wheeleri (Serranidae: Anthiadinae)

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

Plectranthias ryukyuensis, a new species of perchlet from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with a key to the Japanese species of Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiadinae)

scientific article published on 10 January 2020

Polydactylus bifurcus , a new species of threadfin from Lombok Island, Indonesia (Perciformes: Polynemidae)

scholarly article by Hiroyuki Motomura et al published 24 August 2001 in Ichthyological Research

Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean

Records of Spottobrotula mahodadi (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) and Hapalogenys bengalensis (Perciformes: Hapalogenyidae) from the Andaman Sea, with a Note on the Fresh Coloration of S . mahodadi

Records of the Barracuda Sphyraena qenie from Japan, with Notes on the Taxonomic Status of Sphyraena nigripinnis (Teleostei: Sphyraenidae)

scientific article published in May 2019

Redescription and Geographic Variations of Pterois antennata and First Record of Pterois paucispinula from French Polynesia (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae)

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

Redescription of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852), a senior synonym of four nominal species, with a note on the distribution of Dagetichthys marginatus (Boulenger 1900) (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae)

scientific article

Redescription of Dendrochirus zebra (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with a new species of Dendrochirus from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan

scientific article published on 21 February 2019

Redescription of Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana 1983) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) and description of a new species of Encrasicholina from New Guinea

scholarly article published in 2020

Redescription of Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan 1921 and description of Lepadichthys trishula sp. nov. from southern Japan (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae)

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Redescription of Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831), a senior synonym of P. kuru (Bleeker, 1853) with designation of a lectotype (Perciformes: Polynemidae)

scientific article published on 3 April 2001

Redescription of Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983 and Description of Stolephorus hindustanensis, a New Anchovy from the Western Coast of India (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published on 6 March 2022

Redescription of a Poorly Known Deepwater Cardinalfish, Epigonus affinis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Epigonidae), and Comparison with Related Species

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) Rhabdamia spilota Allen & Kuiter 1994 and R. gracilis (Bleeker 1856)

scientific article

Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002

scientific article (publication date: 29 September 2015)

Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843, a senior synonym of four nominal species (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae)

scientific article

Redescription ofpolydactylus macrochir (günther, 1867), a senior synonym ofP. sheridani (macleay, 1884) (perciformes: Polynemidae)

scientific article published in January 2000

Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata

article published in 2015

Rediagnosis of the monotypic genus Lepadicyathus Prokofiev 2005 (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) and redescription of Lepadicyathus minor (Briggs 1955), new combination

scholarly article published in 2022

Reinstatement of Minous inermis and M. trachycephalus (Synanceiidae) to the checklist of Red Sea fishes, with comments on M. monodactylus

Review of Indo-Pacific dwarf lionfishes (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) in the Dendrochirus brachypterus complex, with description of a new species from the western Indian Ocean

Review of Indo-Pacific species of the scorpionfish genus Scorpaena (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from the west coast of Australia

scientific article published on 10 August 2021

Review of Polydactylus species (Perciformes: Polynemidae) characterized by a large black anterior lateral line spot, with descriptions of two new species

article published in 2001

Review of the Japanese records of an endangered grouper, Epinephelus tukula, with comments on its population status (Teleostei, Serranidae)

scientific article

Review of the Lepadichthys lineatus complex (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with descriptions of three new species

scientific article published on 21 October 2021

Review of the Ostichthys japonicus complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species

scientific article published on 5 March 2018

Review of the Scorpaena papillosa species complex (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) with description of a new species from southwestern Australia

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Review of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesocidae: Trachelochisminae) in Japan, with description of a new species

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Review of the fish genus <i>Epinnula</i> Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Review of the genus Banjos (Perciformes: Banjosidae) with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies

Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species

scientific article (publication date: 14 December 2015)

Review of the scorpionfish genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in Japanese waters with three new records and an assessment of standard Japanese names

scientific article published in 2004

Revised Diagnosis and First Japanese Records of the Waspfish Ocosia spinosa (Teleostei: Tetrarogidae)

scientific article published on 7 October 2021

Revised Diagnosis and First Northern Hemisphere Records of the Rare Clingfish Lepadichthys akiko (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae)

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

Revised Diagnosis of the Rare Clingfish Kopua nuimata (Gobiesocidae) with Notes on Fresh Coloration and First Australian Record

scientific article published on 25 January 2020

Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia

scientific article (publication date: 31 July 2013)

Rhabdamia novaluna, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with comments on the synonymy of Rhabdamia gracilis

scientific article published on 26 October 2018

Rhynchobatus mononoke, a new species of wedgefish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinidae) from Japan, with comments on Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch and Schneider 1801)

scholarly article published in 2020

Roa haraguchiae, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae) from Japan and the Philippines

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Sardinella alcyone n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean

scientific article published on 4 December 2019

Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia

scientific article published on 08 July 2019

Scolopsis meridiana, a new species of monocle bream (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from northern Australia

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Scopelarchoides kreffti (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) from off Tasmania, Australia : First Records from Outside the South Atlantic Ocean

scientific article published in 2007

Scorpaena dabryi , a Junior Synonym of Scorpaena miostoma , with Notes on Morphological Ontogenetic Changes (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae)

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Scorpaena regina , a new scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the east coast of Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on 9 December 2019

Sebastapistes perplexa, a New Species of Scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Japan

Southern limits of distribution of the intertidal gobies Chaenogobius annularis and C. gulosus support the existence of a biogeographic boundary in southern Japan (Teleostei, Perciformes, Gobiidae)

scientific article

Stolephorus acinaces, a new anchovy from northern Borneo, and redescription of Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

Stolephorus babarani , a new species of anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from Panay Island, central Philippines

scientific article published on 8 January 2020

Stolephorus continentalis, a new anchovy from the northwestern South China Sea, and redescription of Stolephorus chinensis (Günther 1880) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Stolephorus insignus, a new anchovy from the western Pacific, and redescription of Stolephorus apiensis (Jordan and Seale 1906) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Synanceia quinque, a new species of stonefish (Synanceiidae) from Borneo and Flores

scientific article published on 5 July 2021

Taxonomic status of two nominal species of Tetraroge (Perciformes: Tetrarogidae): Tetraroge albifrons Duncker and Mohr 1929 and Tetraroge bellona De Vis 1884

scientific article published in 2022

Terelabrus flavocephalus sp. nov., a new hogfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Maldives, Indian Ocean

The Bluespotted Hind Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Southern Ryukyu Islands: First Specimen-based Records from Japan

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

The Validity of Helcogramma ishigakiensis (Aoyagi, 1954) and a Synopsis of Species of Helcogramma from the Ryukyu Islands, Southern Japan (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)

Three new species of the Indo-Pacific stingfish genus Minous (Synanceiidae: Minoinae) with redescriptions of M. trachycephalus (Bleeker 1855) and M. pictus Günther 1880

scientific article published in 2018

Thrissina belvedere, a new thryssa from Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam and redescription of Thrissina chefuensis (Günther 1874) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article

Thrissina katana sp. nov., a new thryssa from the western Pacific Ocean, and redescription of Thrissina hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scholarly article published in 2022

Two Carangid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Perciformes), Caranx heberi and Ulua mentalis, from Kagoshima : the First Records from Japan and Northernmost Records for the Species

scientific article published in 2007

Two new dwarfgobies (Gobiidae) from southern Japan: Eviota amamiko and Eviota perspicilla

scientific article published on 12 October 2019

Two new dwarfgobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Eviota flavipinnata and Eviota rubrimaculata

scientific article (publication date: 28 August 2015)

Two new species of Thrissina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the northern Indian Ocean and redescription of Thrissina vitrirostris (Gilchrist and Thompson 1908)

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus pandionis group (Perciformes: Epigonidae)

scientific article published on 18 July 2013

Two new species of the butterflyfish genus Roa (Perciformes: Chaetodontidae)

scientific article published on 27 January 2022

Two new species of the deepwater scorpionfish genus Lioscorpius (Setarchidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean

scholarly article published in 2022

Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean

scientific article published in 2016

Two new species of the waspfish genus Ablabys (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae) from the western Pacific Ocean

scientific article published on 17 October 2018

Validity of Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg 1933) and redescription of Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell 1837), a senior synonym of Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 1940) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

Validity of Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908) and redescription of Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904 (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae)

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)

Validity of the Poorly Known Scorpionfish, Rhinopias Eschmeyeri, with Redescriptions of R. Frondosa and R. aphanes (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)

scientific article published in September 2006

Validity of the Scorpionfish Genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler and a Redescription of H. filamentosa Fowler (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)

scientific article published in April 2005

Yellow-lined Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Yaku Island, Osumi Islands; First Specimen-based Japanese Records, with an Assessment of the Holotype of the Species

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Description of three new species previously identified as Stolephorus bengalensis (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of S. bengalensis (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae)

scientific article published in 2022

Redescription and extended distribution of a poorly known Australian anchovy, Stolephorus advenus (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)

scientific article published in 2023

Two new records of moray eels representing genera Gymnothorax and Strophidon (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Philippines

scientific article published in 2023