Nově popsané druhy v roce 2002

Acanthemblemaria harpeza Williams, 2002

Williams, J. T. 2002. Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.

Acropoma argentistigma Okamoto & Ida, 2002

Okamoto, M. & H. Ida 2002. Acropoma argentistigma, a new species from the Andaman Sea, off southern Thailand (Perciformes: Acropomatidae). Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 3): 281-285.

Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

Yamanoue, Y. & K. Matsuura 2002. A new species of the genus Acropoma (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Philippines. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 1): 21-24.

Amblyeleotris harrisorum Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Mohlmann, M. S. & J. E. Randall. 2002. Three new species of gobiid fishes of the genus Amblyeleotris from the central and western Pacific. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 1): 215-226.

Amblyeleotris marquesas Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Mohlmann, M. S. & J. E. Randall. 2002. Three new species of gobiid fishes of the genus Amblyeleotris from the central and western Pacific. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 1): 215-226.

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Mohlmann, M. S. & J. E. Randall. 2002. Three new species of gobiid fishes of the genus Amblyeleotris from the central and western Pacific. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 1): 215-226.

Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. A review of the leucogaster species complex of the Indo-Pacific pomacentrid genus Amblyglyphidodon, with descriptions of two new species. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 4): 139-152.

Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002

Amphilophus amarillo Stauffer & McKaye, 2002

Stauffer, J. R., Jr. & K. R. McKaye 2002. Descriptions of three new species of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Xiloá, Nicaragua. Cuadernos Invest. U.C.A. No. 12: 1-18.

Amphilophus sagittae Stauffer & McKaye, 2002

Stauffer, J. R., Jr. & K. R. McKaye. 2002. Descriptions of three new species of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Xiloá, Nicaragua. Cuadernos Invest. U.C.A. No. 12: 1-18.

Amphilophus xiloaensis Stauffer & McKaye, 2002

Stauffer, J. R., Jr. & K. R. McKaye. 2002. Descriptions of three new species of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Xiloá, Nicaragua. Cuadernos Invest. U.C.A. No. 12: 1-18.

Anabarilius duoyiheensis Li, Mao & Lu, 2002

Li, W.-X., W.-N. Mao & Z.-M. Lu. 2002. A new species of Cyprinidae from Yunnan. J. Zhanjiang Ocean Univ. v. 22 (no. 1): 1-2.

Aphanius baeticus Doadrio, Carmona & Fernández-Delgado, 2002

Doadrio, I., J. A. Carmona & C. Fernández-Delgado. 2002. Morphometric study of the Iberian Aphanius (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontiformes), with description of a new species. Folia Zool. v. 51 (no. 1): 67-79.

Apistogramma rubrolineata Hein, Zarske & Zapata, 2002

Hein, G., A. Zarske & J. Zapata. 2002. Apistogramma rubrolineata sp. n. Ein neuer Buntbarsch (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) aus dem Rio Manuripi, Departamento Pando, in Bolivien. Das Aquarium No. 402: 15-19.

Apogon cladophilos Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. Four new Indo-Pacific species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 115-126.

Apogon dianthus Fraser & Randall, 2002

Fraser, T. H. & J. E. Randall 2002. Apogon dianthus, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Palau, western Pacific Ocean with comments on other species of the subgenus Apogon. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. v. 115 (no. 1): 25-31.

Apogon lineomaculatus Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. Four new Indo-Pacific species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 115-126.

Apogon microspilos Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. Four new Indo-Pacific species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 115-126.

Apogon monospilus Fraser, Randall & Allen, 2002

Fraser, T. H., J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen 2002. Clarification of the cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) previously confused with Apogon moluccensis Velenciennes, with a description of a related new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 1): 175-184.

Apogon posterofasciatus Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. Four new Indo-Pacific species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 115-126.

Arius cookei Acero P & Betancur-R, 2002

Acero P., A. & R. Betancur-R. 2002. Arius cookei, a new species of ariid catfish from the tropical American Pacific. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 4): 133-138.

Aseraggodes holcomi Randall, 2002

Randall, J. E. 2002. Aseraggodes holcomi, a new sole (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pac. Sci. v. 56 (no. 3): 247-253.

Aspidoras velites Britto, Lima & Moreira, 2002

Britto, M. R., F. C. T. Lima & C. R. Moreira 2002. Aspidoras velites, a new catfish from the upper rio Araguaia basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. v. 115 (no. 4): 727-736.

Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2002

Shibukawa, K. & T. Suzuki 2002. Asterropteryx atripes, a new gobiid fish from the westen Pacific Ocean (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 3): 274-280.

Astronesthes decoratus Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Parin, N. V. & O. D. Borodulina 2002. Preliminary review of Astronesthes niger species group (Astronesthidae, Stomiiformes) with description of six new species from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Voprosy Ikhtiol. v. 42 (no. 4): 437-458.

Astronesthes exsul Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Astronesthes gudrunae Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Astronesthes haplophos Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Astronesthes karsteni Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Astronesthes oligoa Parin & Borodulina, 2002

Astyanax ita Almirón, Azpelicueta & Casciotta, 2002

Almirón, A. E., M. Azpelicueta & J. R. Casciotta. 2002. Astyanax ita sp. n. - a new species from the Río Iguazú basin, in Argentina (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden No. 52: 3-10.

Astyanax leonidas Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2002

Azpelicueta, M., J. R. Casciotta & A. E. Almirón. 2002. Two new species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Paraná river basin in Argentina. Rev. Suisse Zool. v. 109 (no. 2): 243-259.

Astyanax paris Azpelicueta, Almirón & Casciotta, 2002

Azpelicueta, M., A. E. Almirón & J. R. Casciotta. 2002. Astyanax paris: A new species from the Río Uruguay basin of Argentina (Characiformes, Characidae). Copeia 2002 (no. 4): 1052-1056.

Astyanax troya Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2002

Atherinomorus aetholepis Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002

Kimura, S., Y. Iwatsuki & T. Yoshino 2002. A new silverside, Atherinomorus aetholepis sp. nov., from the West Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae). Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 3): 240-244.

Austrolebias jaegari Costa & Cheffe, 2002

Costa, W. J. E. M. & M. M. Cheffe. 2002. Austrolebias jaegari (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): a new annual fish from the Laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil, with a redescription of A. gymnoventris (Amato). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 2): 83-88.

Badis blosyrus Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis corycaeus Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis ferrarisi Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis chittagongis Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis kanabos Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis khwae Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis kyar Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Badis pyema Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Bagrichthys majusculus Ng, 2002

Ng, H. H. 2002. Bagrichthys majusculus, a new catfish from Indochina (Teleostei, Bagridae). Folia Zool. v. 51 (no. 1): 49-54.

Barbus balcanicus Kotlík, Tsigenopoulos, Ráb & Berrebi, 2002

Kotlík, P., C. S. Tsigenopoulos, P. Ráb & P. Berrebi 2002. Two new Barbus species from the Danube River basin, with redescription of B. petenyi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Folia Zool. v. 51 (no. 3): 227-240.

Barbus carpathicus Kotlík, Tsigenopoulos, Ráb & Berrebi, 2002

Barilius chatricensis Selim & Vishwanath, 2002

Selim, K. & W. Vishwanath 2002. A new cyprinid fish species of Barilius Hamilton from the Chatrickong River, Manipur, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. v. 99 (no. 2): 267-270.

Barilius ngawa Vishwanath & Monojkumar, 2002

Vishwanath, W. & W. Manojkumar 2002. A new bariline cyprinid fish of the genus Barilius Hamilton, from Manipur, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. v. 99 (no. 1): 86-89.

Bembrops nelsoni Thompson & Suttkus, 2002

Thompson, B. A. & R. D. Suttkus 2002. A revision of Indo-Pacific Bembrops, family Percophidae (suborder Trachinoidei). Mar. Freshwater Res. v. 53 (no. 2): 283-295.

Bryconamericus gonzalezi Román-Valencia, 2002

Román-Valencia, C. 2002. Revisión sistemática de las especies del género Bryconamericus (Teleostei: Characidae) de Centroamérica. Rev. Biol. Trop. v. 50 (no. 1): 173-192.

Bryconamericus lassorum Román-Valencia, 2002

Román-Valencia, C. 2002. Description of a new species of Bryconamericus (Teleostei, Characidae) from the basin of the Golfo de Paria, northeastern Venezuela. Rev. Mus. Argentino Cien. Nat., N. S. v. 4 (no. 1): 209-214.

Bryconamericus mennii Miquelarena, Protogino, Filiberto & López, 2002

Miquelarena, A. M., L. C. Protogino, R. Filiberto & H. L. López. 2002. A new species of Bryconamericus (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Cuña-Pirú creek in north-eastern Argentina, with comments on accompanying fishes. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 2): 69-82.

Bryconamericus uporas Casciotta, Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2002

Casciotta, J. R., M. Azpelicueta & A. E. Almirón. 2002. Bryconamericus uporas sp. n. (Characiformes, Characidae), a new species from the río Uruguay basin, in Argentina. Rev. Suisse Zool. v. 109 (no. 1): 155-165.

Bryconops imitator Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2002

Chernoff, B., A. Machado-Allison, F. Provenzano, P. W. Willink & P. Petry. 2002. Bryconops imitator, a new species from the Río Caura basin of Venezuela (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3): 193-202.

Caelorinchus mediterraneus Iwamoto & Ungaro, 2002

Iwamoto, T. & N. Ungaro. 2002. A new grenadier (Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the Mediterranean. Cybium v. 26 (no. 1): 27-32.

Callionymus ogilbyi Fricke, 2002

Fricke, R. 2002. Callionymus ogilbyi, a new species of eastern Australian dragonet, with a redescription of Callionymus scaber McCulloch (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (Biol.) No. 634: 1-12.

Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002

Moura, R. L. de & R. M. C. Castro 2002. Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: Canthigaster), with description of three new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. v. 115 (no. 1): 32-50.

Canthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002

Canthigaster supramacula Moura & Castro, 2002

Careproctus parvidiscus Imamura & Nobetsu, 2002

Imamura, H. & T. Nobetsu 2002. Careproctus parvidiscus, a new species of liparid fish (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) collected from the southern Okhotsk Sea, Japan. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 2): 156-158.

Centrodraco abstractum Fricke, 2002

Fricke, R. 2002. Centrodraco abstractum, a new species of deepwater dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Draconettidae). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (Biol.) No. 633: 1-8.

Cichlasoma ufermanni Allgayer, 2002

Allgayer, R. 2002. Vieja ufermanni sp. nov., un cichlide nouveau du bassin du Rio Usumacinta et du Rio de la Pasion, Amerique centrale (Pisces: Perciformes). L'an Cichlidé v. 2: 14-17.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus Randall & Nagereda, 2002

Randall, J. E. & B. H. Nagareda 2002. Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus, a new deep-dwelling labrid fish from the Coral Sea. Cybium v. 26 (no. 2): 123-127.

Conocara bertelseni Sazonov, 2002

Sazonov, Yu. I. 2002. A new species of the genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the Arabian Sea. Voprosy Ikhtiol. v. 42 (no. 2): 271-273.

Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002

Knaack, J. 2002. Corydoras bilineatus n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). Aquaristik aktuell (Germany) 4/2002: 50-56.

Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002

Knaack, J. 2002. Ein weiterer neuer Panzerwels aus Bolivien: Corydoras cruziensis n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). VDA--Aktuell 2002 (no. 3): 60-69.

Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro, 2002

Britto, M. R. & R. M. C. Castro 2002. New corydoradine catfish (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the upper Paraná and São Francisco: the sister group of Brochis and most of Corydoras species. Copeia 2002 (no. 4): 1006-1015.

Corydoras mamore Knaak, 2002

Knaak, J. 2002. Ein weiterer neuer Panzerwels aus Bolivien: Corydoras mamore n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). VDA--Aktuell v. 1 (2003): 16-24.

Cynopoecilus fulgens Costa, 2002

Costa, W. J. E. M. 2002. The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 11-24.

Cynopoecilus intimus Costa, 2002

Cynopoecilus multipapillatus Costa, 2002

Cynopoecilus nigrovittatus Costa, 2002

Cynotilapia pulpican Tawil, 2002

Tawil, P. 2002. Description de Cynotilapia pulpican n. sp. (Pisces, Teleostei, Cichlidae), nouvelle espece du lac Malawi, avec remarques sur les genres Cynotilapia, Microchromis, Maylandia et Metriaclima. L'an Cichlidé v. 2: 72-82.

Cyprichromis zonatus Takahashi, Hori & Nakaya, 2002

Takahashi, T., M. Hori & K. Nakaya 2002. New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002 (no. 4): 1029-1036.

Cyprinodon albivelis Minckley & Miller, 2002

Minckley, W. L., R. R. Miller & S. M. Norris 2002. Three new pupfish species, Cyprinodon (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae), from Chihuahua, México, and Arizona, USA. Copeia 2002 (no. 3): 687-705.

Cyprinodon arcuatus Minckley & Miller, 2002

Minckley, W. L., R. R. Miller & S. M. Norris 2002. Three new pupfish species, Cyprinodon (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae), from Chihuahua, México, and Arizona, USA. Copeia 2002 (no. 3): 687-705.

Cyprinodon esconditus Strecker, 2002

Strecker, U. 2002. Cyprinodon esconditus, a new pupfish from Laguna Chichancanab, Yucatan, Mexico (Cyprinodontidae). Cybium v. 26 (no. 4): 301-307.

Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002

Minckley, W. L., R. R. Miller & S. M. Norris 2002. Three new pupfish species, Cyprinodon (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae), from Chihuahua, México, and Arizona, USA. Copeia 2002 (no. 3): 687-705.

Cyprinodon salvadori Lozano-Vilano, 2002

Lozano-Vilano, M. de L. 2002. Cyprinodon salvadori, new species from the upper Rio Conchos, Chihuahua, Mexico, with a revised key to the C. eximius complex (Pisces, Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae). In: Libro jubilar en honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, pp. 5-325. Lib. Jub. Hon.S. C. Balderas 2002: 15-22.

Dario dayingensis Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Dario hysginon Kullander & Britz, 2002

Kullander, S. O. & R. Britz. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 295-372.

Delminichthys jadovensis (Zupancic & Bogutskaya, 2002)

Zupancic, P. & N. G. Bogutskaya. 2002. Description of two new species, Phoxinellus krbavensis and P. jadovensis, re-description of P. fontinalis Karaman, 1972, and discussion of the distribution of Phoxinellus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Natura Croatica v. 11 (no. 4): 411-437.

Delminichthys krbavensis (Zupancic & Bogutskaya, 2002)

Derhamia hoffmannorum Géry & Zarske, 2002

Géry, J. & A. Zarske 2002. Derhamia hoffmannorum gen. et sp. n. - a new pencil fish (Teleostei, Characiformes, Lebiasinidae), endemic from the Mazaruni River in Guyana. Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden v. 52: 35-47.

Dienbienia namnuaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2002

Nguyen, V. H. & H. D. Nguyen. 2002. Mot giong moi va mot loai moi thuoc ho Balitoridae (Cypriniformes) tim thay o huyn Dien Bien, tinh Lai Chau. (A new genus and a new species of freshwater fish Balitoridae, Cypriniformes from the Dienbien District, Laichau Provoince, Vietnam). Tap Chi Sinh Hoc (J. Biol.) v. 24 (no. 2): 9-14.

Diplacanthopoma kreffti Cohen & Nielsen, 2002

Cohen, D. M. & J. G. Nielsen 2002. Diplacanthopoma kreffti (Pisces, Bythitidae), a new species from the northwest Australian shelf, with comments on the name D. alcockii Goode and Bean, 1896. Arch. Fish. Mar. Research v. 50 (no. 1): 11-15.

Ecsenius niue Springer, 2002

Springer, V. G. 2002. Ecsenius niue, new species of blenniid fish, and new distribution records for other species in the Opsifrontalis species group. Zootaxa No. 72: 1-6.

Elacatinus lori Colin, 2002

Colin, P. L. 2002. A new species of sponge-dwelling Elacatinus (Pisces: Gobiidae) from the western Caribbean. Zootaxa No. 106: 1-7.

Ellopostoma mystax Tan & Lim, 2002

Tan, H. H. & K. K. P. Lim 2002. A new species of Ellopostoma (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Peninsular Thailand. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 2): 453-457.

Emblemaria vitta Williams, 2002

Williams, J. T. 2002. Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.

Enchelycore nycturanus Smith, 2002

Smith, D. G. 2002. Enchelycore nycturanus, a new moray eel from South Africa (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa No. 104: 1-6.

Enigmacanthus filamentosus Hutchins, 2002

Hutchins, J. B. 2002. Description of a new genus and species of miniature monacanthid fish from the Seychelles and Marshall Islands. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. v. 21: 213-219.

Etheostoma lawrencei Ceas & Burr, 2002

Ceas, P. A. & B. M. Burr 2002. Etheostoma lawrencei, a new species of darter in the E. spectabile species complex (Percidae: subgenus Oligocephalus), from Kentucky and Tennessee. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3): 203-216.

Etmopterus caudistigmus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Last, P. R., G. H. Burgess & B. Séret. 2002. Description of six new species of lantern-sharks of the genus Etmopterus (Squaloidea: Etmopteridae) from the Australasian region. Cybium v. 26 (no. 3): 203-223.

Etmopterus dianthus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Etmopterus dislineatus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Etmopterus evansi Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Etmopterus fusus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002

Galaxias cobitinis McDowall & Waters, 2002

McDowall, R. M. & J. M. Waters 2002. A new longjaw galaxias species (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) from the Kauru River, north Otago, New Zealand. N. Z. J. Zool. v. 29: 41-52.

Garra tengchongensis Zhang & Chen, 2002

Zhang, E. & Y.-Y. Chen. 2002. Garra tengchongensis, a new cyprinid species from the upper Irrawaddy River basin in Yunnan, China (Pisces: Teleostei). Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 2): 459-464.

Gerres microphthalmus Iwasuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2002

Iwatsuki, Y., S. Kimura & T. Yoshino 2002. A new species: Gerres microphthalmus (Perciformes: Gerreidae) from Japan with notes on limited distribution, included in the "G. filamentosus complex". Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 2): 133-139.

Gigantactis longicauda Bertelsen & Pietsch, 2002

Bertelsen, E. & T. W. Pietsch 2002. New species of deep-sea anglerfish of the genus Gigantactis (Lophiiformes: Gigantactinidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Copeia 2002 (no. 4): 958-961.

Gillellus inescatus Williams, 2002

Williams, J. T. 2002. Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.

Gymnapogon melanogaster Gon & Golani, 2002

Gon, O. & D. Golani 2002. A new species of the cardinalfish genus Gymnapogon (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from the Red Sea. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 4): 346-349.

Gymnotus diamantinensis Campos-da-Paz, 2002

Campos-da-Paz, R. 2002. Gymnotus diamantinensis, a new species of electric knifefish from upper rio Arinos basin, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Gymnotidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2): 185-192.

Halaphritis platycephala Last, Balushkin & Hutchins, 2002

Last, P. R., A. V. Balushkin & J. B. Hutchins. 2002. Halaphritis platycephala (Notothenioidei: Bovichtidae): a new genus and species of temperate icefish from southeastern Australia. Copeia 2002 (no. 2): 433-440.

Halichoeres salmofasciatus Allen & Robertson, 2002

Allen, G. R. & D. R. Robertson. 2002. Halichoeres salmofasciatus, a new species of wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Isla del Coco, tropical eastern Pacific. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 2): 65-72.

Harpagifer nybelini Prirodina, 2002

Prirodina, V. P. 2002. Redescription of littoral and deep-water species of the genus Harpagifer (Harpagiferidae, Notothenioidei) from Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean with description of a new species. Voprosy Ikhtiol. v. 42 (no. 6 ): 731-743.

Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske & Géry, 2002

Zarske, A. & J. Géry 2002. Hemigrammus neptunus sp. n. - eine neue Salmler-Art (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) aus dem Einzugsgebiet des Río Manuripi in Bolivien (Departamento Pando). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden No. 52: 23-34.

Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Freyhof & Herder, 2002

Freyhof, J. & F. Herder 2002. Records of Hemimyzon in Vietnam, with the description of a new species (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 53-58.

Hemipsilichthys azygolechis Pereira & Reis, 2002

Pereira, E. H. L. & R. E. Reis 2002. Revision of the loricariid genera Hemipsilichthys and Isbrueckerichhtys (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of five new species of Hemipsilichthys. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2): 97-146.

Hemipsilichthys eurycephalus Pereira & Reis, 2002

Hemipsilichthys hypselurus Pereira & Reis, 2002

Hemipsilichthys hystrix Pereira & Reis, 2002

Hemipsilichthys stomias Pereira & Reis, 2002

Homaloptera santhamparaiensis Arunachalam, Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002

Arunachalam, M., J. A. Johnson & K. Rema Devi. 2002. Homaloptera santhamparaiensis, a new species of balitorid fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from a western Ghats stream of Kerala, India. Acta Zool. Taiwanica v. 13 (no. 1): 31-37.

Homodiaetus banguela Koch, 2002

Koch, W. R. 2002. Revisão taxonômica do gênero Homodiaetus (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Iheringia, Sér. Zool., Porto Alegre v. 92 (no. 3): 33-46.

Homodiaetus graciosa Koch, 2002

Koch, W. R. 2002. Revisão taxonômica do gênero Homodiaetus (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Iheringia, Sér. Zool., Porto Alegre v. 92 (no. 3): 33-46.

Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002

Didier, D. A. 2002. Two new species of chimaeroid fishes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Holocephali, Chimaeridae). Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 4): 299-306.

Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002

Didier, D. A. & B. Séret. 2002. Chimaeroid fishes of New Caledonia with description of a new species of Hydrolagus (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali). Cybium v. 26 (no. 3): 225-233.

Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster, 2002

Armbruster, J. W. 2002. Hypancistrus inspector: a new species of suckermouth armored catfish (Loricariidae: Ancistrinae). Copeia 2002 (no. 1): 86-92.

Hyphessobrycon columbianus Zarske & Géry, 2002

Zarske, A. & J. Géry. 2002. Der Blaurote Kolumbien-Salmler. Hyphessobrycon columbianus n. sp. - ein neuer Salmler (Teleostei; Characiformes, Characidae) aus dem kolumbianischen Darien. Das Aquarium No. 391: 22-30.

Hyphessobrycon heliacus Moreira, Landim & Costa, 2002

Moreira, C. R., M. I. Landim & W. J. E. M. Costa. 2002. Hyphyessobrycon heliacus: a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from the upper Rio Tapajós basin, central Brazil. Copeia 2002 (no. 2): 428-432.

Hyphessobrycon moniliger Moreira, Lima & Costa, 2002

Moreira, C. R., F. C. T. Lima and W. J. E. M. Costa. 2002. Hyphessobrycon moniliger, a new characid fish from rio Tocantins basin, Central Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 73-80.

Hypostomus fonchii Weber & Montoya-Burgos, 2002

Weber, C. & J. I. Montoya-Burgos 2002. Hypostomus fonchii sp. n. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Peru, a key species suggesting the synonymy of Cochliodon with Hypostomus. Rev. Suisse Zool. v. 109 (no. 2): 355-368.

Channa nox Zhang, Musikasinthorn & Watanabe, 2002

Zhang, C.-G., P. Musikasinthorn & K. Watanabe 2002. Channa nox, a new channid fish lacking a pelvic fin from Guangxi, China. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 2): 140-146.

Characidium stigmosum Melo & Buckup, 2002

Melo, M. R. S. de & P. A. Buckup 2002. Characidium stigmosum (Characiformes: Crenuchidae): a new species of characidiin fish from central Brazil. Copeia 2002 (no. 4): 988-993.

Chetia brevicauda Bills & Weyl, 2002

Bills, I. R. & O. L. F. Weyl. 2002. A new species of the genus Chetia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Lecitu River, Buzi system, Mozambique,. Smithiana, Publ. in Aquatic Biodiversity Spec. Publ. 1: 1-11.

Chimaera lignaria Didier, 2002

Didier, D. A. 2002. Two new species of chimaeroid fishes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Holocephali, Chimaeridae). Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 4): 299-306.

Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour, 2002

Barbour, C. D. 2002. Chirostoma contrerasi (Atherinopsidae, Menidiinae), a new species from Lago de Chapala, Mexico. In: Libro jubilar en honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, pp. 5-325. Lib. Jub. Hon.S. C. Balderas 2002: 23-33.

Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall, 2002

Allen, G. R. & J. E. Randall 2002. A new species of wrasse (Labridae: Choerodon) from the tropical western Pacific. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 109-113.

Chromidotilapia mrac Lamboj, 2002

Lamboj, A. 2002. Chromidotilapia mrac, a new species of Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) from Gabon. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3): 251-256.

Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002

Allen, G. R. & S. Bailey 2002. Chrysiptera albata, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean. Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 1): 39-43.

Iniistius auropunctatus Randall, Earle & Robertson, 2002

Randall, J. E., J. L. Earle & D. R. Robertson. 2002. Iniistius auropunctatus, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Marquesas Islands. Cybium v. 26 (no. 2): 93-98.

Ituglanis passensis Fernández & Bichuette, 2002

Fernández, L. & M. E. Bichuette. 2002. A new cave dwelling species of Ituglanis from the São Domingos karst, central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3): 273-278.

Jenynsia onca Lucinda, Reis & Quevedo, 2002

Lucinda, P. H. F., R. E. Reis & R. Quevedo 2002. Jenynsia onca, a new species of anablepid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) from southern Brazil and its phylogenetic position. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 33-40.

Kryptopterus baramensis Ng, 2002

Ng, H. H. 2002. Description of two new species of Kryptopterus from Thailand and Borneo in the K. limpok species group (Teleostei: Siluridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 67-72.

Kryptopterus hesperius Ng, 2002

Ng, H. H. 2002. Description of two new species of Kryptopterus from Thailand and Borneo in the K. limpok species group (Teleostei: Siluridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 67-72.

Labrisomus cricota Sazima, Gasparini & Moura, 2002

Sazima, I., J. L. Gasparini & R. L. de Moura 2002. Labrisomus cricota, a new scaled blenny from the coast of Brazil (Perciformes: Labrisomidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 5 (no. 3): 127-132.

Lebiasina narinensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2002

Ardila Rodríguez, C. A. 2002. Lebiasina narinensis, una nueva especie de pez para Colombia (Teleostei: Characiformes, Lebiasinidae). Dahlia -- Rev. Asoc. Colomb. Ictiol. No. 5: 11-18.

Lentipes kaaea Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2002

Watson, R. E., P. Keith & G. Marquet 2002. Lentipes kaaea, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae) from New Caledonia. Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. v. 364 (no. 1): 173-185.

Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002

Castro-Aguirre, J. L., G. Ruiz-Campos & E. F. Balart 2002. A new species of the genus Lile (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) of the eastern tropical Pacific. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. v. 101 (no. 1): 1-12.

Listrura boticario de Pinna & Wosiacki, 2002

de Pinna, M. C. C. & W. B. Wosiacki 2002. A new interstitial catfish of the genus Listrura from southern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. v. 115 (no. 4): 720-726.

Listrura tetraradiata Landim & Costa, 2002

Landim, M. I. & W. J. E. M. Costa 2002. Listrura tetraradiata (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new glanapterygine catfish from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains. Copeia 2002 (no. 1): 152-156.

Lubbockichthys tanakai Gill & Senou, 2002

Gill, A. C. & H. Senou 2002. Lubbockichthys tanakai, a new species of pseudoplesiopine dottyback from the West Pacific (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Aqua, J. Ichthy. Aquat. Biol. v. 6 (no. 1): 1-4.

Lycenchelys tohokuensis Anderson & Imamura, 2002

Anderson, M. E. & H. Imamura 2002. A new species of Lycenchelys (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Pacific coast of northern Japan. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 4): 355-357.

Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder, 2002

Freyhof, J. & F. Herder 2002. Review of the paradise fishes of the genus Macropodus in Vietnam, with description of two new species from Vietnam and southern China (Perciformes: Osphronemidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2): 147-167.

Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder, 2002

Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002

Norris, S. M. 2002. A revision of the African electric catfishes, Family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species and an annotated bibliography. Koninklijk Mus. Midden-Afr. Tervuren v. 289: 1-155.

Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002

Malapterurus teugelsi Norris, 2002

Mesopristes iravi Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002

Yoshino, T., H. Yoshigou & H. Senou. 2002. Mesopristes iravi, a new terapontid fish (Perciformes: Terapontidae) from rivers of Iriomote Island, the Ryukyu Islands. Ichth. Research v. 49 (no. 3): 234-239.

Minysicya caudimaculata Larson, 2002

Larson, H. K. 2002. A new genus of small coral-reef goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with discussion of its relationships. The Beagle (Rec. Mus. Art Galleries N. Terr.) No. 18: 63-71.

Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske & Géry, 2002

Zarske, A. & J. Géry. 2002. Moenkhausia dorsinuda sp. n. - ein neuer interessanter Salmler (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) aus dem Einzugsgebiet des Río Iténez in Bolivien. Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden No. 52: 11-21.

Moenkhausia levidorsa Benine, 2002

Benine, R. C. 2002. Moenkhausia levidorsa, a new species from Rio Aripuanã, Amazon basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 4): 289-294.

Monopterus digressus Gopi, 2002

Gopi, K. C. 2002. A new synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressusfrom Kerala, Peninsular India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India v. 100 (pt. 1-2): 137-143, Pl. 1.

Mystus castaneus Ng, 2002

Ng, H. H. 2002. The identity of Mystus nigriceps (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840), with the description of a new bagrid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southeast Asia. Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 50 (no. 1): 161-168.

Myxine kuoi Mok, 2002

Mok, H.-K. 2002. Myxine kuoi, a new species of hagfish from southwestern Taiwanese waters. Zool. Studies v. 41 (no. 1): 59-62.

Narcine insolita Carvalho, Séret & Compagno, 2002

Carvalho, M. R. de, B. Séret & L. J. V. Compagno. 2002. A new species of electric ray of the genus Narcine Henle, 1834 from the south-western Indian Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). S. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. v. 24: 135-149.

Narcine lasti Carvalho & Séret, 2002

Carvalho, M. R. de & B. Séret. 2002. Narcine lasti, a new species of numbfish from western Australia and Indonesia (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. v. 20: 393-408.

Narcine oculifera Carvalho, Compagno & Mee, 2002

Carvalho, M. R. de, L. J. V. Compagno & J. K. L. Mee. 2002. Narcine oculifera: a new species of electric ray from the gulfs of Oman and Aden (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Copeia 2002 (no. 1): 137-145.

Naso mcdadei Johnson, 2002

Johnson, J. W. 2002. Naso mcdadei, a new species of unicornfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae), with a review of the Naso tuberosus species complex. Aust. J. Zool. v. 50: 293-311.

Nematolebias papilliferus Costa, 2002

Costa, W. J. E. M. 2002. The neotropical seasonal fish genus Nematolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): taxonomic revision with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 41-52.

Neobythites alcocki Nielsen, 2002