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Scientific News: New Taxa

2011

Collected by Michal Mikšik and Erwin Schraml



2011 (alphabetical)
  • Ahnelt, H. (2011): Two new sympatric Knipowitschia species (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from an eastern Mediterranean coastal lake — examples of different dispersal patterns?
  • Akama, A. & Ferraris, C.J. Jr. (2011): Spinipterus, a new genus of small, spiny catfish (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Peruvian Amazon.
  • Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Hiloman [sic!], V.V. (2011): A new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus: Pomacentridae) from Brunei and the Philippines.
  • Allen, G.R. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2011): A New Species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae), from western New Guinea (West Papua Province, Indonesia). 
    • Melanotaenia mairasi Allen & Hadiaty, 2011
      • Journal of the Australia New Guinea Fishes Association, 25 (1): 602-607.
  • Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. (2011): Two new species of shrimp-associated gobies (Gobiidae: Cryptocentrus) from the Western Pacific.
  • Anderson, W.D.Jr. & Bineesh, K.K. (2011): A new species of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon (Symphysanodontidae) from the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India.
  • Arbour, J.H. & López-Fernández, H. (2011): Guianacara dacrya, a new species from the rio Branco and Essequibo River drainages of the Guiana Shield (Perciformes: Cichlidae).
  • Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. (2011): Astroblepus cacharas (Siluriformes, Astroblepidae), nueva especie del rio Cáchira, cuenca del rio Magdalena, Colombia. 
    • Astroblepus cacharas Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
      • Dahlia, 11: 23-33.
  • Ardila Rodriguez, C. A. (2011): Astroblepus itae, Astroblepus acostai. Dos nuevas especies del Río Cáchira y Río Sinú, Colombia. 
    • Astroblepus itae Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
    • Astroblepus acostai Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
      • Universidad Metropolitana, Departmento del Atlántico. Barranquilla. 16 pp.
  • Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. (2011): Trichomycterus ballesterosi (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), especie nueva de la cuenca alta del rio Sinú, Colombia. 
    • Trichomycterus ballesterosi Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
      • Dahlia, 11: 3-12.
  • Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. (2011): Trichomycterus maldonadoi (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), especie nueva de la cuenca alta del rio Sinú, Colombia. 
    • Trichomycterus maldonadoi Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
      • Dahlia, 11: 13-21.
  • Ardila Rodriguez, C. A. (2011): Trichomycterus ocanaensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) una nueva especie de pez del Río Tejo, cuenca alta del Río Catatumbo. 
    • Trichomycterus ocanaensis Ardila Rodriguez, 2011
      • Peces del Departamento de Santander – Colombia. No. 1. 16 pp.
  • Armbruster, J.W. & Taphorn, D.C. (2011): A New Genus and Species of Weakly Armored Catfish from the Upper Mazaruni River, Guyana (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).
    • Paulasquama n. gen. Armbruster & Taphorn, 2011
    • Paulasquama callis Armbruster & Taphorn, 2011
  • Arnold, R.J. & Pietsch, T.W. (2011): A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Queensland, Australia.
  • Arnold, R.J. & Pietsch, T.W. (2011): Evolutionary history of frogfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae): A molecular approach.
  • Baldwin, C.C., Castillo, C.I., Weigt, L.A. & Victor, B.C. (2011): Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species. 
    • Starksia greenfieldi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
    • Starksia langi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 [described with a typing error as Sarksia langi Baldwin & Castillo, sp. n.]
    • Starksia robertsoni Baldwin, Victor & Castillo, 2011
    • Starksia sangreyae Castillo & Baldwin, 2011
    • Starksia springeri Castillo & Baldwin, 2011
    • Starksia weigti Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
    • Starksia williamsi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
  • Baldwin, Z.H. & Sparks, J.S. (2011): A new species of Secutor (Teleostei: Leiognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean.
  • Ballen, G.A. (2011): A new species of Chaetostoma Tschudi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Colombia with a definition of the C. anale species group.
  • Bamba, M., Vreven, E.J. & Snoeks, J. (2011): Description of Barbus teugelsi sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Little Scarcies basin in Guinea, Africa.
  • Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M. (2011): Description of a new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio de Contas basin, northeastern Brazil.
  • Bertaco, V.A., Jerep, F.C. & Carvalho, F.R. (2011): A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in Central Brazil.
  • Bertaco, V.A., Jerep, F.C. & Carvalho, F.R. (2011): New species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin in Central Brazil.
  • Birindelli, J.L.O., Fayal, D.F. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2011): Taxonomic revision of thorny catfish genus Hassar (Siluriformes: Doradidae).
  • Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011): Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species.
    • Ossancora n. gen. Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
    • Ossancora asterophysa Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
      • Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 161: 117-152.
  • Bogorodsky, S.V., Kovacic, M. & Randall, J.E. (2011): A new species and three new records of gobiid fishes from the Red Sea.
  • Bohlen, J. & Šlechtová, V. (2011): A new genus and two new species of loaches (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Myanmar.
  • Bohlen, J. & Šlechtová, V. (2011): Nemacheilus paucimaculatus, a new species of loach from the southern Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
  • Britski, H.A. & Akama, A. (2011): New species of Trachycorystes Bleeker, with comments on other species of the genus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae).
  • Britz, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana (2011): Monopterus ichthyophoides, a new species of scaled swamp eel (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from Mizoram, India.
  • Brown, K.J., Britz, R., Bills, R., Rüber, L. & Day, J.J. (2011): Pectoral fin loss in the Mastacembelidae: a new species from Lake Tanganyika.
  • Byrkjedal, I., Poulsen, J.Y. & Galbraith, J. (2011): Leptoderma macrophthalmum n.sp., a new species of smooth-head (Otocephala: Alepocephalidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
  • Caires, R.A. & de Figueiredo, J.L. (2011): Review of the genus Microphilypnus Myers, 1927 (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae) from the lower Amazon basin, with description of one new species.
  • Calegari, B.B., Lehmann A., P. & Reis, R.E. (2011): A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, Paraguay.
  • Carvalho, T.P. & Reis, R.E. (2011): Taxonomic review of Hisonotus Eigenmann & Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil. 
    • Hisonotus brunneus Carvalho & Reis, 2011
    • Hisonotus carreiro Carvalho & Reis, 2011
    • Hisonotus heterogaster Carvalho & Reis, 2011
    • Hisonotus notopagos Carvalho & Reis, 2011
    • Hisonotus prata Carvalho & Reis, 2011
    • Hisonotus vireo Carvalho & Reis, 2011
  • Castellanos-Morales, C.A. (2011): Trichomycterus sketi: a new species of subterranean catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Andean Cordillera of Colombia.
  • Chen, Y. & Chen, Y. (2011): Two new species of cobitid fish (Teleostei, Cobitidae) from the River Nanliu and the River Beiliu, China. 
  • Chernova, N.V. & Prut’ko, V.G. (2011): Two New Species of Paraliparis (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) .
  • Ciccotto, P.J., Konings, A. & Stauffer, J.R. JR. (2011): Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa.
    • Metriaclima glaucos Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011
    • Metriaclima mossambicum Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011 [originally M. mossambicus, but need to be mandatorily changed to M. mossambicum]
    • Metriaclima nkhunguense Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011 [originally M. nkhunguensis, but need to be mandatorily changed to M. nkhunguense]
    • Metriaclima sciasma Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011
    • Metriaclima xanthos Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011
  • Conway, K.W., Edds, D.R., Shrestha, J. & Mayden, R.L. (2011): A new species of gravel-dwelling loach (Ostariophysi: Nemacheilidae) from the Nepalese Himalayan foothills.
  • Conway, K.W. & Kottelat, M. (2011): Boraras naevus, a new species of miniature and sexually dichromatic freshwater fish from peninsular Thailand (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae).
  • Conway, K.W., Kottelat, M. & Hui, T.H. (2011): Review of the Southeast Asian miniature cyprinid genus Sundadanio (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) with descriptions of seven new species from Indonesia and Malaysia.
    • Sundadanio atomus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio echinus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio gargula Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio goblinus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio margarition Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio retiarius Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
    • Sundadanio rubellus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011
  • Costa, W.J.E.M. & Amorim, P.F. (2011): A new annual killifish species of the Hypsolebias flavicaudatus complex from the São Francisco River basin, Brazilian Caatinga (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
  • Darshan, A., Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, W. (2011): Batasio convexirostrum, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Koladyne basin, India.
  • Darshan, A., Vishwanath, W., Mahanta, P.C. & Barat, A. (2011): Mystus ngasep, a new catfish species (Teleostei: Bagridae) from the headwaters of Chindwin drainage in Manipur, India.
  • da Silva, J.P.C.B. & de Carvalho, M.R.  (2011): A new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray of the genus Potamotrygon Garman, 1877 from the Río Madrede Díos, Peru (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). 
  • de Carvalho, M.R. & Lovejoy, N.R. (2011): Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkable new genus and two new species of Neotropical freshwater stingrays from the Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae).
    • Heliotrygon, n. gen. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011
    • Heliotrygon gomesi de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011
    • Heliotrygon rosai de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011
  • de Carvalho, M.R. & Ragno, M.P. (2011): An unusual, dwarf new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray, Plesiotrygon nanasp. nov., from the upper and mid Amazon basin: the second species of Plesiotrygon (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae).
  • de Carvalho, M.R., Sabaj Perez, M.H. & Lovejoy, N.R. (2011): Potamotrygon tigrina, a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Amazon basin, closely related to Potamotrygon schroederi Fernandez-Yépez, 1958 (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae).
  • de Oliveira Martins, F. & Langeani, F. (2011): Microlepidogaster dimorpha, a new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná system.
  • de Oliveira Martins, F. & Langeani, F. (2011): Rhinolekos, a new genus with three new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from upper rio Paraná.
    • Rhinolekos n. gen. de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
    •  Type: Rhinolekos britskii de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
    • Rhinolekos garavelloi de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
    • Rhinolekos schaeferi de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
  • de Pinna, M.C.C. & Kirovsky, A.L. (2011): A new species of sand-dwelling catfish, with a phylogenetic diagnosis of Pygidianops Myers (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae).
  • de Santana, C.D. & Crampton, W.G.R. (2011): Phylogenetic interrelationships, taxonomy, and reductive evolution in the Neotropical electric fish genus Hypopygus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes).
    • Hypopygus hoedemani de Santana & Crampton, 2011
    • Hypopygus isbruckeri de Santana & Crampton, 2011
    • Hypopygus minissimus de Santana & Crampton, 2011
    • Hypopygus nijsseni de Santana & Crampton, 2011
    • Hypopygus ortegai de Santana & Crampton, 2011
  • Decru, E.,  Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J. (2011): A revision of the West African Hepsetus (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of Hepsetus akawo sp. nov. and a redescription of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794).
  • Ebert, D.A. & Cailliet, G.M. (2011): Pristiophorus nancyae, a New Species of Sawshark (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) from Southern Africa.
  • Ebert, D.A., Compagno, L.J.V. & De Vries, M.J. (2011): A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa.
  • Eccles, D.H., Tweddle, D. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). 
    • Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
    • Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
      • Smithiana Bulletin, 13: 3-28.
  • Feitosa, F.d.S., Dos Santos, G.M. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2011): Leporinus britskii: a new anostomid species from the Tapajós and Jari drainages, Brazil (Characiformes: Anostomidae).
  • Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011): A new catfish species of the genus Silvinichthys (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina.
  • Ferraris, C.J. Jr., Vari, R.P. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): A new genus of African loach catfish (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Congo River basin, the sister-group to all other genera of the Doumeinae, with the description of two new species.
    • Congoglanis gen. n. Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011
    • Type species: Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917
    • Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011
    • Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011
  • Ferreira, K.M., Menezes, N.A. & Quagio-Grassioto, I. (2011): A new genus and two new species of Stevardiinae (Characiformes: Characidae) with a hypothesis on their relationships based on morphological and histological data.
    • Lepidocharax gen. n. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
    • Lepidocharax burnsi Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
    • Lepidocharax diamantina Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
  • Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L.R. (2011): A new Trichomycterus lacking pelvic fins and pelvic girdle with a very restricted range in Southern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae).
     
  • Fraser, T.H. & Allen, G.R. (2011): A new cardinalfish of the genus Apogonichthyoides (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from Raja Ampat Islands, with a key to species.
  • Fraser, T.H. & Randall, J.E. (2011): Two new species of Foa (Apogonidae) from the Pacific Plate, with redescriptions of Foa brachygramma and Foa fo.
  • Friel, J.P. & Vigliotta, T.R. (2011): Three new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from the lower Malagarasi and Luiche rivers of western Tanzania.
    • Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011
    • Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011
    • Chiloglanis orthodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2011
  • Fu, C., Li, G., Xia, R., Li, J. & Lei, G. (2012): A multilocus phylogeny of Asian noodlefishes Salangidae (Teleostei: Osmeriformes) with a revised classification of the family.
  • Gao, T.X., Ji, D.P., Xiao, Y.S., Xue, T.Q., Yanagimoto, T. & Setoguma, T. (2011): Description and DNA Barcoding of a New Sillago Species, Sillago sinica (Perciformes: Sillaginidae), from Coastal Waters of China.
  • Geetakumari, K. & Kadu, K. (2011): Badis singenensis, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India.
  • Gill, A.C. & Allen, G.R. (2011): Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae).
  • Gill, A.C. & Williams, J.T. (2011): Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae).
    • Manonichthys scintilla Gill & Williams, 2011
    • Pseudochromis fuligifinis Gill & Williams, 2011
  • Gill, A.C. & Zajonz, U. (2011): Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae).
    • Pseudochromis chrysospilus Gill & Zajonz, 2011
    • Pseudochromis socotraensis Gill & Zajonz, 2011
  • Gomon, M.F. & Roberts, C.D. (2011): A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus Kathetostoma (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae).
  • Greenfield, D.W. & Jewett, S.L. (2011): Eviota rubriceps, a new goby from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, with comments on E. mikiae and E. raja (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
  • Greenfield, D.W. & Randall, J.E. (2011): Two new Indo-Pacific species in the Eviota nigriventris complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
    • Eviota dorsogilva Greenfield & Randall, 2011
    • Eviota dorsopurpurea Greenfield & Randall, 2011
  • Greenfield, D.W. & Suzuki, T. (2011): Two new goby species of the genus Eviota from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
  • Gu, J.-H. & Zhang, E. (2012): Homatula laxiclathra (Teleostei: Balitoridae), a new species of nemacheiline loach from the Yellow River drainage in Shaanxi Province, northern China.
  • Ho, H.-C., Séret, B. & Shao, K.-T. (2011): Records of anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Lophiidae) from the western South Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of two new species.
  • Ho, H.-C., Shen, K.-N. & Chang, C.-W. (2011): A new species of the unicorn fish genus Naso (Teleostei: Acanthuridae) from Taiwan, with comments on its phylogenetic relationship.
  • Hoese, D.F., Winterbottom, R. & Reader, S. (2011): Trimma maiandros, a new species of pygmy goby (Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific.
  • Huber, J.H. (2011): Description of Aapticheilichthys, nov. gen., a new monotypic fish genus of lampeyes (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from West Africa. 
    • Aapticheilichthys n. gen. Huber, 2011
    •  Type species: Procatopus websteri Huber, 2007
      • Killi-Data Series, 2011: 4-9.
  • Iglésias, S.P., Dettai, A. & Ozouf-Costaz, C. (2012): Barbapellis pterygalces, new genus and new species of a singular eelpout (Zoarcidae: Teleostei) from the Antarctic deep waters.
  • Imamura, H. (2011): Onigocia sibogae, a replacement name for a distinct species of flathead fish, Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae).
  • Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. (2011): A new species and genus of a large and unusual freshwater hardyhead, Sashatherina giganteus (Pisces: Atherinidae) from West Papua, Indonesia and a comparison with its closest relatives of the genus Craterocephalus. 
  • Iwamoto, T., Shao, K.-T. & Ho, H.-C. (2011): Elevation of Spicomacrurus (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) to Generic Status, with Descriptions of Two New Species from the Southwestern Pacific.
  • Iwatsuki, Y. & Heemstra, P.C. (2011): Polysteganus mascarenensis, a new sparid fish species from Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean.
  • Iwatsuki, Y., Miyamoto, K., Nakaya, K. & Zhang, J. (2011): A review of the genus Platyrhina (Chondrichthys: Platyrhinidae) from the northwestern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species.
    • Platyrhina hyugaensis Iwatsuki, Miyamoto & Nakaya, 2011
    • Platyrhina tangi Iwatsuki, Zhang & Nakaya, 2011
  • Javed, M.N. & Mirza, M.R. (2011): Sisor pakistanicus (Teleostei, Sisoridae), a new catfish from the river Chenab, Pakistan.
  • Ji, H.-S. & Kim, J.-K. (2011): A new species of snake eel, Pisodonophis sangjuensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Korea.
  • Johnson, G.D., Ida, H., Sakaue, J., Sado, T., Asahida, T. & Miya, M. (2012): A ‘living fossil’ eel (Anguilliformes: Protoanguillidae, fam. nov.) from an undersea cave in Palau.
  • Kadarusman, Sudarto, Slembrouck, J. & Pouyaud, L. (2011): Description of Melanotaenia salawati, a new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Salawati Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
  • Kai, Y., Ikeguchi, S. & Nakabo, T. (2011): A new species of the genus Careproctus (Liparidae) from the Sea of Japan.
  • Karmovskaya, E.S. (2011): New Species of the Genus Bathycongrus—B. parviporus (Congridae, Anguilliformes)—from Waters of Central Vietnam (Nha Trang and Van Phong Bays).
  • Kawai, T., Amaoka, K. & Séret, B. (2011): Samariscus neocaledonia, a new righteye flounder (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Samaridae) from New Caledonia.
  • Keith, P., Marquet, G. & Taillebois, L. (2011): Discovery of the freshwater genus Sicyopus (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae) in Madagascar, with a description of a new species and comments on regional dispersal.
  • Klepadlo, C. (2011): Three New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean.
  • Knapp, L.W. & Heemstra, P.C. (2011): Sorsogona humerosa, a new flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the western Indian Ocean.
    • Sorsogona humerosa Knapp & Heemstra, 2011
      • Smithiana Bulletin, 13:75-78.
  • Knuckey, J.D.S., Ebert, D.A. & Burgess, G.H. (2011): Etmopterus joungi n. sp., a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Taiwan.
  • Kotlyar, A.N. (2011): Revision of Genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae). I. Multi-Raker Species: M. lugubris, M. xestoachidus sp. nova, M. microps, M. manifestus sp. nova.
  • Kotlyar, A.N. (2011): Revision of Genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae). II. Multi-Raker Species: M. polylepis, M. falsidicus sp. nova, M. pachystomus sp. nova, M. macrocephalus, M. leprus.
    • Melamphaes falsidicus Kotlyar, 2011
    • Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar, 2011
  • Kwun, H.J. & Kim, J.K. (2011): A new species of bonefish, Albula koreana (Albuliformes: Albulidae) from Korea and Taiwan.
  • Last, P.R. & Gaudiano, J.P. (2011): Gollum suluensis sp. nov. (Carcharhiniformes: Pseudotriakidae), a new gollum-shark from the southern Philippines.
  • Lavoué, S. (2011): A new species of Petrocephalus Marcusen 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon.
  • Liao, Y.-C., Cheng, T.-Y. & Shao, K.-T. (2011): Parapercis lutevittata, a new cryptic species of Parapercis (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from the western Pacific based on morphological evidence and DNA barcoding.
  • Liao, T.-Y., Kullander, S.O. & Lin, H.-D. (2011): Synonymization of Pararasbora, Yaoshanicus, and Nicholsicypris with Aphyocypris, and Description of a New Species of Aphyocypris from Taiwan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Linthoingambi, I. & Vishwanath, W. (2011): Oreoglanis majusculus, a new glyptosternine catfish from Arunachal Pradesh, India (Teleostei: Sisoridae).
  • Liu, S.-W., Zhu, Y., Wei, R.-f. & Chen, X.-Y. (2012): A new species of the genus Balitora (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China.
  • Lobel, P.S. (2011): A review of the Caribbean hamlets (Serranidae, Hypoplectrus) with description of two new species.
  • Loh, K.-H., Shao, K.-T. & Chen, H.-M. (2011): Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan.
  • Lokeshwor, Y. & Vishwanath, W. (2011): Schistura fasciata, a new nemacheiline species (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Manipur, India.
  • Londoño-Burbano, A., Román-Valencia, C. & Taphorn, D.C. (2011): Taxonomic review of Colombian Parodon (Characiformes: Parodontidae), with descriptions of three new species.
    • Parodon alfonsoi Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011
    • Parodon atratoensis Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011
    • Parodon magdalenensis Londoño-Burbano, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2011
  • Loureiro, M., Duarte, A. & Zarucki, M. (2011): A new species of Austrolebias Costa (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from northeastern Uruguay, with comments on distribution patterns.
     
  • Lucentini, L., Puletti, M.E., Ricciolini, C., Gigliarelli, L., Fontaneto, D., Lanfaloni, L., Bilò, F., Natali, M. & Panara, F. (2011): Molecular and Phenotypic Evidence of a New Species of Genus Esox (Esocidae, Esociformes, Actinopterygii): The Southern Pike, Esox flaviae.
    • Esox flaviae Lucentini, Puletti, Ricciolini, Gigliarelli, Fontaneto, Lanfaloni, Bilò, Natali & Panara, 2011 (taxa is most likely a junior synonym of the recently described Esox cisalpinus Bianco & Delmastro, 2011) 
  • Luchetti, E.A., Iglésias, S.P. & Sellos, D.Y. (2011): Chimaera opalescens n. sp., a new chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean.
  • Lujan, N.K. & Armbruster, J.W. (2011): Two New Genera and Species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Western Guiana Shield.
    • Micracanthicus gen. n. Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
    • Micracanthicus vandragti Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
    • Soromonichthys gen. n. Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
    • Soromonichthys stearleyi Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
  • Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W. & Rengifo, B. (2011): A New Basal Ancistrini Genus and Species from the Andes of Northern Peru (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).
    • Etsaputu n. gen. Lujan, Armbruster & Rengifo, 2011
    • Etsaputu relictum Lujan, Armbruster & Rengifo, 2011
  • Lujan, N.K. &  Birindelli, J.N.O. (2011): A new distinctively banded species of Pseudolithoxus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Orinoco River.
  • Lundeba, M., Stauffer, J.R. Jr. & Konings, A.F. (2011): Five new species of the genus Petrotilapia (Teleostei: Cichlidae), from Lake Malawi, Africa.
    • Petrotilapia flaviventris Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
    • Petrotilapia mumboensis Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
    • Petrotilapia palingnathos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
    • Petrotilapia pyroscelos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
    • Petrotilapia xanthos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
  • Marcic, Z., Buj, I., Duplic, A., Caleta, M., Mustafic, P., Zanella, D., Zupancic, P. & Mrakovcic, M. (2011): A new endemic cyprinid species from the Danube drainage. 
  • Markevich, A.I. & Kharin, V.E. (2011): A new species of prickleback Ernogrammus zhirmunskii (Acanthopterygii: Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from the Sea of Japan, Russia.
  • Matallanas, J. (2011): Description of two new species of Ophthalmolycus (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Southern Ocean and key to species of the genus.
  • Maxime, E.L., Lima, F.C.T. & Albert, J.S. (2011): A New Species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from Rio Tiquié in Northern Brazil.
  • McCosker, J.E. (2011): Two new Indo-Pacific species of the sand-eel genus Yirrkala (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae).
    • Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011
    • Yirrkala ori McCosker, 2011
      • Smithiana Bulletin, 13: 45-50.
  • Melo, B.F., Benine, R.C., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil.
  • Mendonça, M.B. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2011): A New Species of Hemigrammus from the Lower Amazon Floodplain (Characiformes: Characidae).
  • Menezes, N.A. & Weitzman, S.H. (2011): A systematic review of Diapoma (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae: Diapomini) with descriptions of two new species from southern Brazil.
     
  • Mesa Salazar, L. M. & Lasso, C. A. (2011): Apistogramma megaptera (Perciformes:Cichlidae), una nueva especie para la cuenca del Orinoco. 
  • Meunier, F.J., Jégu, M. & Keith, P. (2011): A new genus and species of neotropical electric fish, Japigny kirschbaum (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana.
  • Meyer, M.K., Schories, S. & Schartl, M. (2011): Description of Priapella lacandonae sp. n. – a new poeciliid fish from the río Tulijá basin, Grijalva system, Chiapas, Mexico (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae).
  • Mirande, J.M., Aguilera, G. & Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M.  (2011): A threatened new species of Oligosarcus and its phylogenetic relationships, with comments on Astyanacinus (Teleostei: Characidae).
  • Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. (2011): Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe.
  • Motomura, H. & Causse, R. (2011): A new deepwater scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean.
  • Mousavi-Sabet, H., Vasil’eva, E.D., Vatandoust, S. & Vasil’ev, V.P. (2011): Cobitis faridpaki sp. nova - a New Spined Loach Species (Cobitidae) from the Southern Caspian Sea Basin (Iran).
  • Munroe, T.A., Tyler, J. & Tunnicliffe, V. (2011): Description and biological observations on a new species of deepwater symphurine tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) collected at Volcano–19, Tonga Arc, West Pacific Ocean.
  • Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Oyakawa, O.T., Zuanon, J. & Nolasco, J.C. (2011): Lebiasina yepezi, a new Lebiasininae (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) from the Serra Parima-Tapirapecó mountains.
  • Netto-Ferreira, A.L. & Vari, R.P. (2011): New Species of Steindachnerina (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Tapajós, Brazil, and Review of the Genus in the Rio Tapajós and Rio Xingu Basins.
  • Neumann, D., Stiassny, M.L.J. & Schliewen, U.K. (2011): Two new sympatric Sarotherodon species (Pisces: Cichlidae) endemic to Lake Ejagham, Cameroon, west-central Africa, with comments on the Sarotherodon galilaeus species complex.
    • Sarotherodon knauerae Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen, 2011
    • Sarotherodon lamprechti Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen, 2011
  • Ng, H.H. (2011): Akysis bilustris, a new species of catfish from southern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae).
  • Ng, H.H., Dang, K.H. & Nguyen, V.T. (2011): Clarias gracilentus, a new walking catfish (Teleostei: Clariidae) from Vietnam and Cambodia.
  • Ng, H.H. & Rainboth, W.J. (2011): Tonlesapia amnica, a new species of dragonet (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from the Mekong delta.
  • Ng, H.H. & Tan, H.H. (2011): Silurichthys ligneolus, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern Borneo, Indonesia.
  • Ng, H.H. & Vidthayanon, C. (2011): Pseudeutropius indigens, a new species of schilbeid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from peninsular Thailand.
  • Nguyen, Xuan Khoa & Nguyen, Huu Duc (2011): New species of genus Neodontobutis (Gobioidei: Odontobutidae) from Khe Khang stream in Pu Mat national park.
  • Nguyen, Van Hao (2011): Two new species belong to genus Channa (Channidae, Perciformes) discovered in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam.
  • Nguyen, Van Hao; Nguyen, Thi Dieu Phuong & Nguyen, Thi Hanh Tien (2011): Classification characteristics of some fish species of the walking snakehead group of genus Channa (Channidae, Perciformes) and three new species in Vietnam.
    • Channa centrala Nguyen et al., 2011 [Name not available, no type designated]
    • Channa longistomata Nguyen et al., 2011 [Name not available from this publication, no type designated]
    • Channa quangtriensis Nguyen et al., 2011 [Name not available, no type designated]
  • Nielsen, J.G. & Ohashi, S. (2011): A new species of Penopus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the Ryukyu Trench, the West Pacific, with remarks on Penopus microphthalmus.
  • Özulug, M. & Freyhof, J. (2011): Revision of the genus Squalius in Western and Central Anatolia, with description of four new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Okamoto, M. (2011): A new species of deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus mayeri, from the eastern Central Atlantic, and redescription of Epigonus heracleus Parin and Abramov 1986 (Perciformes: Epigonidae).
  • Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. (2011): Epigonus carbonarius, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Marquesas Islands, with a redefinition of the Epigonus oligolepis group.
  • Oliveira, C., Avelino, G.S., Abe, K.T., Mariguela, T.C., Benine, R.C., Orti, G., Vari, R.P., & Correa e Castro, R.M. (2011): Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling. 
    • Triportheinae Fowler, 1940 raised to family rank, now Triportheidae (included genera: Agoniates (formerly placed in Characidae: Agoniatinae), Clupeacharax (formerly placed in Gasteropelecidae?: Clupeacharacinae), Triportheus (formerly placed in Characidae: Bryconinae or placed in Characidae: Triporthinae), Engraulisoma (formerly placed in Gasteropelecidae), and Lignobrycon (formerly placed in Characidae: Bryconinae?)). 
  • Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011): Bathyraja panthera, a new species of skate (Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae) from the western Aleutian Islands, and resurrection of the subgenus Arctoraja Ishiyama.
  • Ortega-Lara, A., Milani, N., DoNascimiento, C., Villa-Navarro, F. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.M. (2011): Two new trans-Andean species of Imparfinis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Colombia.
    • Imparfinis timana Ortega-Lara, Milani, DoNascimiento, Villa-Navarro & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2011
    • Imparfinis usmai Ortega-Lara, Milani, DoNascimiento, Villa-Navarro & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2011
  • Ottoni, F.P., Lezama, A.Q., Triques, M.L., Fragoso-Moura, E.N., Lucas, C.C.T. & Barbosa, F.A.R. (2011): Australoheros perdi, new species (Teleostei: Labroidei: Cichlidae) from the lacustrine region of the Doce River Valley, southeastern Brazil, with biological information.
  • Ou, C., Montaña, C.G., Winemiller, K.O. & Conway, K.W. (2011): Schistura diminuta, a new miniature loach from the Mekong River drainage of Cambodia (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)  193-200
  • Parin, N.V. & Bogorodskiy, S.V. (2011): Distribution and Morphology of Flying Fish Cypselurus hexazona Placed into a Separate Subgenus Zonocypselurus subgen. nov.
  • Pfeiler, E., Van der Heiden, A.M., Ruboyianes, R.S. & Watts, T. (2011): Albula gilberti, a new species of bonefish (Albuliformes: Albulidae) from the eastern Pacific, and a description of adults of the parapatric A. esuncula.
  • Pietsch, T.W. & Kenaley, C.P. (2011): A New Species of Deep-sea Ceratioid Anglerfish, Genus Himantolophus (Lophiiformes: Himantolophidae), from Southern Waters of All Three Major Oceans of the World.
  • Poeser, F.N. (2011): A New Species of Poecilia from Honduras (Teleostei: Poeciliidae).
  • Prokofiev, A.M. (2011): Swallowerfishes (Chiasmodontidae) from the Northwestern Part of the Pacific Ocean and Adjacent Waters.
  • Randall, J.E. (2011): Review of the circumtropical monacanthid fish genus Cantherhines, with descriptions of two new species. 
    • Cantherhines cerinus Randall, 2011
    • Cantherhines nukuhiva Randall, 2011
      • Indo-Pacific Fishes, 40: 1-30. 
  • Randall, J.E. (2011): Two New Serranid Fishes of the Genus Pseudanthias from the Western Indian Ocean.
    • Pseudanthias bimarginatus Randall, 2011
    • Pseudanthias unimarginatus Randall, 2011
      • Smithiana Bulletin, 13:75-78.
  • Rapp Py-Daniel, L., Zuanon, J. & Ribeiro de Oliveira, R. (2011): Two new ornamental loricariid catfishes of Baryancistrus from rio Xingu drainage (Siluriformes: Hypostominae).
  • Ribeiro, F.R.V., de Lucena, C.A.S. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2011): A new species of Pimelodus La Cépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil.
  • Ribeiro, F.R.V., Pedroza, W.S. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. (2011): A new species of Nemuroglanis (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the rio Guariba, rio Madeira basin, Brazil.
  • Rícan, O., Piálek, L., Almirón, A. & Casciotta, J. (2011): Two new species of Australoheros (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with notes on diversity of the genus and biogeography of the Río de la Plata basin.
  • Rizzato, P.P., Costa Jr., E.P.D., Trajano, E. & Bichuette, M.E. (2011): Trichomycterus dali: a new highly troglomorphic catfish (Silurifomes [sic!]: Trichomycteridae) from Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central Brazil.
  • Rodriguez, M.S., Ortega, H. & Covain, R. (2011): Intergeneric phylogenetic relationships in catfishes of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of Fonchiiloricaria nanodon: a new genus and species from Peru.
  • Römer, U., Duponchelle, F., Diaz, A.V., Davilla, C.D., Sirvas, S., Catchay, C.D. & Renno, J.-F. (2011): Apistogramma cinilabra sp. n.: Description of a potentially endangered endemic cichlid species (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Departamento Loreto, Peru.
    • Apistogramma cinilabra Römer, Duponchelle, Diaz, Davilla, Sirvas, Catchay & Renno, 2011
  • Römer, U., Beninde, J. & Hahn, I. (2011): Apistogramma playayacu sp. nov.: Description of a new cichlid species (Teleostei: Perciformes: Geophaginae) from the Rio Napo system, Ecuador. 
  • Ruiz, W.B.G. & Shibatta, O.A. (2011): Two new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper-middle rio Araguaia basin, Central Brazil.
  • Russell, B.C. (2011): Saurida golanii, a new deep water lizardfish (Pisces: Synodontidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea.
  • Sarmento-Soares, L.-M., Zanata, A.M. & Martins-Pinheiro, R.F. (2011): Trichomycterus payaya, new catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from headwaters of rio Itapicuru, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Schindler, I. & Valdesalici, S. (2011): Rivulus staecki, a new killifish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper Rio Negro drainage in southern Venezuela.
  • Schwarzhans, W. & Møller, P.R. (2011): New dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) from the indo-west pacific, with the description of a new genus and five new species.
  • Sidlauskas, B.L., Mol, J.H. & Vari, R.P. (2011): Dealing with allometry in linear and geometric morphometrics: a taxonomic case study in the Leporinus cylindriformis group (Characiformes: Anostomidae) with description of a new species from Suriname.
  • Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae) from the upper rio Araguaia, Central Brazil.
  • Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011): Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands.
  • Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Allen, G.R. (2011): Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini).
    • Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
    • Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
    • Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
  • Sonnenberg, R., Woeltjes, T. & van der Zee, J.R. (2011): Description of Fenerbahce devosi (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of dwarf killifish from the eastern Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Sousa, L.M. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2011): Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Scorpiodoras (Siluriformes: Doradidae) with Resurrection of Scorpiodoras calderonensis and Description of a New Species.
  • Sparks, J.S. & Schelly, R.C. (2011): A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade.
  • Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. (2011): Revision of the Manefish Genus Paracaristius (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and Three New Species.
    • Neocaristius n. gen. Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
    • Neocaristius heemstrai Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
    • Paracaristius aquilus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
    • Paracaristius nemorosus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
    • Paracaristius nudarcus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
  • Straube, N., Duhamel, G., Gasco, N., Kriwet, J. & Schliewen, U. (2011): Description of a new deep-sea lantern shark, Etmopterus viator n. sp. (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the southern hemisphere.
    • Etmopterus viator Straube, 2011
      • Duhamel, G. & Welsford, D. (eds). (2011): The Kerguelen Plateau, Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries. Société Française d´Ichtyologie: 137-150.
  • Suzuki, T. & Randall, J.E. (2011): Paragobiodon kasaii, a New Gobiid Fish from Japan and Palau.
    • Paragobiodon kasaii Suzuki & Randall, 2011
      • Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Ser. A, 37 (3): 155-161.
  • Tagliacollo, V.A., Britzke, R., Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2011): Astyanax pirapuan: a new characid species from the upper Rio Paraguay system, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil (Characiformes, Characidae).
  • Tamang, L. & Chaudhry, S. (2011): Glyptothorax dikrongensis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India.
  • Tan, H.H. & Lim, K.K.P. (2011): A new species of glass-perch from Belitung Island, Indonesia (Teleostei: Ambassidae: Gymnochanda).
  • Tang, L., Zhao, Y. & Zhang, C. (2012): A new blind loach, Oreonectes elongatus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China.
  • Tawil, P. (2011): Description of a new cichlid species from Lake Malawi, with reexamination of Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1893) and Microchromis zebroides Johnson, 1975.
  • Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R. & Reichenbacher, B. (2011): Aphanius farsicus, a replacement name for A. persicus (Jenkins, 1910) (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae).
  • Triques, M.L. (2011): Apteronotus acidops, new species of long snouted electric fish (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin in Brazil, with a key to the apteronotid species from the area.
  • Turan, D., Kottelat, M. & Bektas, Y. (2011): Salmo tigridis, a new species of trout from the Tigris River, Turkey (Teleostei: Salmonidae).
  • Uiblein, F. (2011): Taxonomic review of Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Mulloidichthys (Family Mullidae), with description of a new species and remarks on colour and body form variation in Indo-West Pacific species.
    • Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011
      • Smithiana Bulletin, 13: 51-73.
  • Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. (2011): A new goatfish, Upeneus seychellensis sp. nov. (Mullidae), from the Seychelles Bank, with remarks on Upeneus guttatus and a key to Western Indian Ocean Upeneus species.
  • Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. (2011): Description of a new goatfish species, Upeneus randalli n. sp. (Mullidae), from the Persian Gulf, with remarks and identification keys for the genus Upeneus.
  • Valdesalici, S. & Amato, G. (2011): Nothobranchius oestergaardi (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new annual killifish from Mweru Wantipa Lake drainage basin, northern Zambia.
  • Valdesalici, S., Gil, J.R.G. & Nielsen, D.T.B. (2011): Rivulus albae, a new species of killifish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from northeastern Brazil.
  • Valdesalici, S. & Kardashev, K. (2011): Nothobranchius seegersi (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new annual killifish from the Malagarasi River drainage, Tanzania.
  • Valdesalici, S. & Schindler, I. (2011): Description of a new killifish of the genus Rivulus (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from south eastern Peru.
  • Van der Zee, J.R. & Sonnenberg, R. (2011): Aphyosemion musafirii (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Tshopo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with some notes on the Aphyosemion of the Congo Basin.
  • Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Ortega, H. (2011): Chrysobrycon eliasi, new species of stevardiine fish (Characiformes: Characidae) from the río Madre de Dios and upper río Manuripe basins, Peru.
  • Vincent, M. & Thomas, J. (2011): Kryptoglanis shajii, an enigmatic subterranean-spring catfish (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) from Kerala, India.
  • Walsh, J.H., Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. (2011): Squatina caillieti sp. nov., a new species of angel shark (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from the Philippine Islands.
  • White, W.T. (2011): Odontanthias randalli n. sp., a new anthiine fish (Serranidae: Anthiinae) from Indonesia.
  • White, W.T. & Iglésias, S.P. (2011): Squalus formosus, a new species of spurdog shark (Squaliformes: Squalidae), from the western North Pacific Ocean.
  • Wingert, J.M. & Malabarba, L.R. (2011): A new species of Bryconops (Teleostei: Characidae) from the rio Madeira basin, Northern Brazil.
  • Winterbottom, R. (2011): Six new species of the genus Trimma (Percomorpha; Gobiidae) from the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia, with notes on cephalic sensory papillae nomenclature.
  • Wosiacki, W.B., Coutinho, D.P. & de Assis Montag, L.F. (2011): Description of a new species of sand-dwelling catfish of the genus Stenolicmus (Siluriformes; Trichomycteridae).
  • Wu, K.Y., Randall, J.E. & Chen, J.P. (2011): Two New Species of Anthiine Fishes of the Genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Taiwan.
  • Xing, Y.-C., Zhao, Y.-H., Tang, W.-Q. & Zhang, C.-G. (2011): A new species, Microphysogobio wulonghensis (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Shandong Province, China.
  • Yamashita, M., Golani, D. & Motomura, H. (2011): A new species of Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from southern Japan.
  • Yang, J., Wu, T.-J. & Lan, J.-H. (2011): A new blind loach, Triplophysa huanjiangensis (Teleostei: Balitoridae), from Guangxi, China.
  • Yang, J., Wu, T.-J., Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011): A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China.
    • Oreonectes luochengensis Yang, Wu, Wei & Yang, 2011
      • Zoological Research, 32 (2): 208-211.
  • Yang, J., Wu, T.-J. & Yang, J.-X. (2012): A new cave-dwelling loach, Triplophysa macrocephala (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae), from Guangxi, China.
  • Yang, L.-P. & Zhou, W. (2011): A review of the genus Mastacembelus (Perciformes, Mastacembeloidae) in China with description of two new species and one new record.
    • Mastacembelus strigiventus Yang Li-Ping & Zhou Wei, 2011
    • Mastacembelus triolobus Yang Li-Ping & Zhou Wei, 2011
     
  • Yang, Q., Wei, M.-l., Lan, J.-h. & Yang, Q. (2011): A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China.
    • Oreonectes guananensis Yang, Wei, Lan & Yang, 2011
      • Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 29 (1): 72-75.
  • Yang, Q., Zhu, Y., Xiong, B. & Liu, H. (2011): Acheilognathus changtingensis sp. nov., a New Species of the Cyprinid Genus Acheilognathus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southeastern China Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence.
  • Zarske, A. (2011): Hemigrammus filamentosus spec. nov. – der Südamerikanische Fadensalmler, ein neuer Salmler (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) aus dem Araguaya-Becken in Brasilien.
  • Zarske, A. (2011): Nannostomus grandis spec. nov. – ein neuer Ziersalmler aus Brasilien mit Bemerkungen zu N. beckfordi GÜNTHER, 1872, N. anomalus STEINDACHNER, 1876 und N. aripirangensis MEINKEN, 1931 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae).
  • Zhang, X.-f. & Wang, H.-g. (2011): A new species of the genus Crossostoma from Zhejiang Province, China (Cypriniformes: Homalopteridae). 
    • Crossostoma galericula Zhang, 2011
      • Journal of Shanghai Ocean University, 20 (1): 85-88.
  • Zhou, J., Liu, Q., Wang, H.-x., Yang, L.-j., Zhao, D.-c., Zhang, T.-h. & Hou, X.-f. (2011): Description on a New Species of Sinocylocheilus in Guizhou.
    • Sinocyclocheilus dongtangensis Zhou, Liu & Wang, 2011
      • Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 30 (3): 387-389.
  • Zhou, W., Li, X. & Thomson, A.W. (2011): A New Genus of Glyptosternine Catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with Descriptions of Two New Species from Yunnan, China.
    • Creteuchiloglanis n. gen. Zhou, Li & Thomson, 2011
    • Creteuchiloglanis brachypterus Zhou, Li & Thomson, 2011
    • Creteuchiloglanis longipectoralis Zhou, Li & Thomson, 2011
  • Zhou, W., Li, X. & Thomson, A.W. (2011): Two new species of the Glyptosternine catfish genus Euchiloglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from southwest China with redescriptions of E. davidi and E. kishinouyei.
    • Euchiloglanis longibarbatus Zhou, Li & Thomson, 2011
    • Euchiloglanis longus Zhou, Li & Thomson, 2011
  • Zhu, D.-G., Zhu, Y. & Lan, J.-H. (2011): Description of a new species of Barbinae, Sinocyclocheilus huangtianensis from China (Teleostei: Cypinidae [sic!]).
    • Sinocyclocheilus huangtianensis Zhu, Zhu & Lan, 2011
      • Zoological Research, 32 (2): 204-207.
  • Zhu, Y., Zhang, E, Zhang, M. & Han, Y.-Q. (2011): Cophecheilus bamen, a new genus and species of labeonine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South China.
    • Cophecheilus n. gen. Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Han, 2011
    • Cophecheilus bamen Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Han, 2011