Species flocks are proliferations of closely-related species, usually after colonization of
depauperate habitat. These radiations are abundant on oceanic islands and in ancient …

Tropical reef fishes are widely regarded as being perhaps the most morphologically diverse
vertebrate assemblage on earth, yet much remains to be discovered about the scope and …

Abstract The Coral Triangle is widely regarded as the richest marine biodiversity hot-spot in
the world. One factor that has been proposed to explain elevated species-richness within the …

The Lago Mare phase at the end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) in the Mediterranean
has long been known for the Paratethyan affinities of its biota. The taxonomic level of these …

Interstitial trichomycterid catfishes of the Glanapteryginae and Sarcoglanidinae with
uncommon morphology have been known for long time from taxa endemic to the Amazon. In …

One of the most notable features in looking across fishes is their diversity of body shape and
size. Extant actinopterygian fishes range in shape from nearly spheroidal in pufferfishes to …

Gobies (Gobiidae sensu Gill & Mooi,) are one of the most diverse families of vertebrates, and
comprise over 1700 species of marine, brackish and freshwater fishes. Phylogenetic studies …

Classification of the tremendous diversity of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) began with the
designation of taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological similarity. Starting in the late …

Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) are an extremely diverse and widely distributed group and are
the second most species rich family of vertebrates. Ecological drivers are key to the …

The Eviotazebrina complex includes eight species of closely-related dwarfgobies, four of
which are herein described as new. The complex is named for Eviotazebrina Lachner & …