Teleost fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth. On tropical coral reefs,
their species richness exceeds 6000 species; one tenth of total vertebrate biodiversity. A …

Tropical reefs have been subjected to a range of anthropogenic pressures such as global
climate change, overfishing and eutrophication that have raised questions about the …

The current checklist provides for each species of the Red Sea its records in the Gulf of
Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea main basin and its general distribution. This new checklist of …

Studies involving fish eggs and larvae date back to the end of the nineteenth century. Since
then, studies with ichthyoplankton have proved to be an essential tool, generating …

Fish larvae supply in nearshore vegetated habitats, such as seagrass meadows and
mangroves, contributes significantly to sustainable fish stocks. Yet, little information is …

Although vital in fisheries management, no comprehensive studies on ichthyoplankton have
been conducted in Sri Lankan waters in the north central Indian Ocean hitherto. Hence, this …

We used the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (coI) gene DNA to barcode 117 endemic Gulf and
cosmopolitan Indo–West Pacific fish species belonging to 54 families and 13 orders. Novel …

Larval descriptions of tropical marine and coastal fishes are very few, and this taxonomic
problem is further exacerbated by the high diversity of fish species in these waters …

Examination of the original descriptions and available type specimens of nominal species
previously regarded as synonyms of Thrissina mystax (Bloch and Schneider, 1801), and …

 Abstract Four Trichiurus species, T. japonicus, T. lepturus, T. nanhaiensis, and T. brevis,
from the coasts of the China Seas, have been identified and their entire mitochondrial …