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The following papers published in 2012 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.


  1. Arnold, R., 2012. A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Lombok and Komodo, Indonesia. Zootaxa 3253: 62–68.
  2. Arnold, R. & T.W. Pietsch. 2012. Evolutionary history of frogfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae): A molecular approach. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 117-129.
  3. Britz, R. & G.D. Johnson, 2012. The caudal skeleton of a 20 mm Triodon and homology of its components. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125 (1): 6.
  4. Davis, A M., et al., 2012. Marine–freshwater transitions are associated with the evolution of dietary diversification in terapontid grunters (Teleostei: Terapontidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25: 1163-1179.
  5. Dawson, M. 2012. Parallel phylogeographic structure in ecologically similar sympatric sister taxa. Molecular Ecology 21 (4): 987–1004.
  6. DiBattista, J.D. & J.E. Randall. 2012. Review of the round herrings of the genus Etrumeus (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae) of Africa, with descriptions of two new species Cybium 36 (3): 447-460.
  7. Durand, J-D et al, 2012. Systematics of the grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae): Molecular phylogenetic evidence challenges two centuries of morphology-based taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
  8. Endo, H. & N. Kazuya, 2012. Glossanodon microcephalus, a New Argentine Fish from Japan and the South China Sea (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, Suppl. 6: 17–26.
  9. Flynn, A. & C. Klepadlo, 2012. Two new species of Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of P. achirus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 69: 259-267.
  10. Flynn, A & J.R. Paxton. 2012. Spawning aggregation of the lanternfish Diaphus danae (family Myctophidae) in the north-western Coral Sea and associations with tuna aggregations Marine and Freshwater Research 63: 1255–1271.
  11. Fricke, R. & D. Golani. 2012. Limnichthys marisrubri, a new species of sand diver (Teleostei: Creediidae) from the Red Sea Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde A. 5: 287-292.
  12. Gill, A., Allen, G.R. & M. Erdmann. 2012. Two new dottyback species of the genus Pseudochromis from southern Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa. 3161: 53-60.
  13. Gill, A.C., Allen G.R. & M. Erdmann. 2012. Two new species of striped Pseudochromis from the Philippine Islands and Indonesia, with a redescription of P. colei (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae), Zootaxa. 3165: 25-38.
  14. Gill, A.C. & R.D. Mooi. 2012. Thalasseleotrididae, new family of marine gobioid fishes from New Zealand and temperate Australia, with a revised definition of its sister taxon, the Gobiidae (Teleostei: Acanthomorpha). Zootaxa 3266: 41-52.
  15. Gon, O. & G.R. Allen. 2012. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3294: 1–84.
  16. Greenfield, David W. & Jewett, S. L., 2012. Two new Gobiid fishes of the genus Eviota from the Indian Ocean Zootaxa 3515: 67-74.
  17. Greenfield, D. W. & Winterbottom, R., 2012. Two new dwarfgobies from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Zootaxa 3572: 33–42.
  18. Hibino, Yusuke & et. al., 2012. Validity of Scolencheleys aoki, with a redescription of Scolenchelys gymnota (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) Ichthyological Research 59: 179-188.
  19. Hitchcock, G., Finn, M.A., Burrows, D.W. & J.W. Johnson, 2012. Fishes from fresh and brackish waters of islands in Torres Strait, far north Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56 (1): 13-24.
  20. Ho, Hsuan-Ching & Johnson, Dave, 2012. Protoblepharon mccoskeri, a new flashlight fish from eastern Taiwan Zootaxa 3479: 77-87.
  21. Hoese, D.F. & A. Stewart, 2012. A new species of the gobiid genus Eviota (Teleostei: Gobioidei) from the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Zootaxa (3418): 61-67.
  22. Imamura, H., 2012. Validity and redescription of the flathead fish, Onigocia macrocephala (Weber, 1913) (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) Zootaxa 3450: 23–32.
  23. Johnson, J. W., 2012. Pseudopataecus carnatobarbatus, a new species of velvetfish (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. Zootaxa 3245: 54–62.
  24. Johnson, J. W. & W. White. 2012. Parapercis pariomaculata (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), a new species of sandperch from Lombok and Bali, Indonesia and remarks on the validity of P. quadrispinosa (Weber 1913). Zootaxa 3319: 57-68.
  25. Konstantinidis, P. & G.D. Johnson. 2012. A comparative ontogenetic study of the tetraodontiform caudal complex. Acta Zoologica. 93 (1): 98-114.
  26. Larson, H. & D.J. Buckle. 2012. A revision of the goby genus Gnatholepis Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of a new species Zootaxa 3529: 1-69.
  27. Last, P.R. & W.J. Richards. 2012. Two new gurnards of the genus Pterygotrigla (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from Australian seas. Zootaxa 3195: 39–50.
  28. Leis, J. M., P. Balma, R. Ricoux & R. Galzin. 2012. Ontogeny of swimming ability in the European Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) (Teleostei: Moronidae). Marine Biology Research 8: 265-272.
  29. Leis, J.M., Bullock, S., Duday, A., Guion, C. & R. Galzin. 2012. Development of morphology and swimming in larvae of a coral-reef fish, the royal gramma, Gramma loreto (Grammatidae: Teleostei). Scientia Marina. 76(2): 281-288.
  30. McCosker, J.E., et al., 2012. Three new species of Ophichthid Eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A (6): 1-16.
  31. McMillan, P., Iwamoto, T., Stewart, A. & P. J. Smith. 2012. A new species of grenadier, genus Macrourus (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the southern hemisphere and a revision of the genus. Zootaxa 3165: 1–24.
  32. Moore, G, et al. 2012. A new species of the deepwater clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from the East China Sea—an example of antitropicality? Zootaxa. 3380: 34-38.
  33. Nielsen, J. G., et al., 2012. Revision of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa. 3579: 1-36.
  34. Okamoto, M. 2012. Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the South Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus. Ichthyological Research. 59: 242-254.
  35. Pethiyagoda, R. & A.C. Gill. 2012. Description of two new species of sea bass (Teleostei: Latidae: Lates)
    from Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. 3314: 1–16.
  36. Sasaki, D. & S. Kimura. 2012. Two new silversides, Hypoatherina celebesensis and Hypoatherina macrophthalma, from the western Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae) Ichthyological Research. 59: 347-353.
  37. Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. & H. Senou, 2012. Review of the shrimp-associated goby genus Lotilia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae), with description of a new species from the West Pacific. Zootaxa 3362: 54-64.
  38. Smith, D. G., 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64.
  39. Uiblein, F. & M.A. McGrouther. 2012. A new deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from northern Australia and the Philippines, with a taxonomic account of U. subvittatus and remarks on U. mascareinsis. Zootaxa (3550): 61-70.
  40. White, W. & P.R. Last. 2012. Paracaesio brevidentata n. sp., a new snapper (Lutjanidae: Apsilinae) Zootaxa. 3418: 51-60.