Proposal of new fish classification from evaluated molecular phylogenetic hypotheses

• Project/Area Number: 25440196
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Biodiversity/Systematics
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Imamura Hisashi 北海道大学, 水産科学研究科(研究院), 教授 (00312421)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 分類体系 / タラ目 / マトウダイ目 / アンコウ目 / フグ目 / 単系統群 / 形態形質 / 共有派生形質

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Close relationships of the orders Gadiformes and Zeiformes, and Lophiifomres and Tetraodontiforems suggested by previous molecular phylogenetic studies were evaluated. It was inferred that Gadiformes and Zeiformes have a sister relationship, and are closely related to the orders Percopsiformes and Polymixiiformes. Because the lampriform family Stylepholidae was assumed to be included in this monophyletic group in a paper recently published, it was proposed here that the superorder Paracanthopterygii is redefined as including the four orders and Stylepholidae. It was also assumed that Lophiifomres and Tetraodontiforems have a sister relationship with each other, and the perciform family Capridae is a sister group of the two orders. Because the three taxa are nested within other acanthopterygians, it was concluded that a taxon name for the formers is not proposed until relationships of the three taxa and acanthopterygians are reconstructed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Description of a new species of the genus Neenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean, with comments on the availability of three congeners (2015)
  • Author(s): Tashiro, F, Y. Hibino and H. Imamura
  • Journal Title: Ichthyological Research Volume: なし Issue: 1 Pages: 53-58
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0473-8
  • NAID: 40020707362
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Platycephalus clavulatus Cantor, 1849 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a Junior Synonym of Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829) (2015)
  • Author(s): Nagao, T. and H. Imamura
  • Journal Title: Species Diversity Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 129-133
  • DOI: 10.12782/sd.20.2.129
  • NAID: 110010015332
  • ISSN: 1342-1670, 2189-7301
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species (2015)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H.
  • Journal Title: Zootaxa Volume: 3904 Pages: 151207-151207
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Grammoplites vittatus (Valenciennes), (Scorpaenifromes, Platycephalidae), removed from synonymy with Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus) (2014)
  • Author(s): Knapp, L. W. and H. Imamura
  • Journal Title: Zootaxa Volume: 3846 Pages: 447450-447450
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A new species of the sand perch genus Parapercis from the western Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) (2014)
  • Author(s): Ho, J.-C., P. C. Heemstra and H. Imamura
  • Journal Title: Zootaxa Volume: 3846 Pages: 335345-335345
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Platycephalus mortoni Macleay 1883, a junior synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) (2013)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H.
  • Journal Title: Ichthyological Research Volume: 60 Issue: 3 Pages: 282-286
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0348-9
  • NAID: 10031189452
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Note on the dentition of Howella parini Fedryako 1976 (Perciformes) (2013)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H. and T. Kawai
  • Journal Title: Ichthyological Research Volume: 60 Pages: 291-292
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Validity of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829, with priority over Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) (2013)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H.
  • Journal Title: Species Diversity Volume: 18 Pages: 183-192
  • NAID: 110009685174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 日本初記録のソコオクメウオ科魚類コンニ ャクオクメウオ（新称）Aphyonus gelatinosus (2013)
  • Author(s): 大橋慎平・今村 央・矢部 衞
  • Journal Title: 魚類学雑誌 Volume: 60 Pages: 111-116
  • NAID: 130005118048
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 沖縄舟状海盆から得られた日本初記録のア ナゴ科魚類カザリエラアナゴ（新称）Blachea xenobrachiali (2013)
  • Author(s): 櫻井慎大・今村 央・矢部 衞
  • Journal Title: 魚類学雑誌 Volume: 60 Pages: 135-140
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Taxonomic revision of Platycephalus indicus species complex (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from the Indian Ocean and western Pacific (2015)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H.
  • Organizer: Second Myanmar-Japan Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Pathein University, Pathein, Myanmar
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-05
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] タラ目とマトウダイ目の近縁性に関する形態学的検証 (2014)
  • Author(s): 森田恭司・今村 央・矢部 衛
  • Organizer: 日本魚類学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 神奈川県立生命の星地球博物館（神奈川県小田原市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-15
• [Presentation] Taxonomic revision of bar-tailed species of the genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 from Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) (2013)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H.
  • Organizer: 9th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター（沖縄県宜野湾市）
• [Book] Fishes of the northwestern Johor Strait, Peninsular Malaysia (2015)
  • Author(s): Kimura S., A. Arshad, H. Imamura and M. A. Ghaffar (eds.)
  • Total Pages: 116
  • Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
• [Book] Fishes of the northwestern Johor Strait, Peninsular Malaysia (2015)
  • Author(s): Kimura S., A. Arshad, H. Imamura and M. A. Ghaffar (eds.)
  • Total Pages: 116
  • Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang and Mie University, Tsu
• [Book] Fishes of Terengganu―east coast of Malay Peninsula, Malaysia (2013)
  • Author(s): Aziz, A., Mazlan, A. G., Imamura, H., Kimura, S., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. M., Matsunuma, M., Motomura, H., Matsuura, K., Shibukawa, K., Kadir, S. T. bt. S. A. and Yusuf, Y. bin
  • Total Pages: 260
  • Publisher: National Museum of Nature and Science, University Malaysia Terengganu, and Kagoshima University Museum
• [Book] Fishes of northern Gulf of Thailand (2013)
  • Author(s): Imamura, H., Ishikawa, S., Kimura, S., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. M., Matsuura, K., Motomura, H., Musikasinthorn, P., Satapoomin, U., Kadir, S. T. bt. S. A. and Yoshida, Y.
  • Total Pages: 247
  • Publisher: National Museum of Nature and Science, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, and Kagoshima University Museum
• [Book] Fishes of Jeju Island, Korea (2013)
  • Author(s): An, J.-H., Chi, Y., Go, Y.-B., Hosoya, K.,. Imamura, H., Kim, B.-J., Kim, I.-S., Kim, S.-Y., Kweon, S.-M., Lee, Y.-D., Lee, Yong-Joo., Matsuura, K., Nakaya, K., Sasaki, K. Shinohara, G. and Yabe, M.
  • Total Pages: 278
  • Publisher: National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon