Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

The Fish Department - Visitors

Dr. Hiroyuki Motomura - Publications

  1. Motomura, H. and Y. Iwatsuki. 1997 (Dec.). A preliminary report of scorpaenid, synanceiid, tetrarogid and aploactinid fishes in Miyazaki waters, southern Japan. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, 44 (1·2): 127-138.
  2. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki, T. Yoshino, S. Kimura and O. Inamura. 1998 (Nov.). A record of a carangid fish, Scomberoides commersonnianus, from Japan (Perciformes: Carangidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 45 (2): 101-105. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  3. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki, T. Yoshino and S. Kimura. 1999 (May). A record of a polynemid fish, Polydactylus sextarius, from southern Japan (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 46 (1): 57-61. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  4. Motomura, H., and Y. Iwatsuki. 2000 (Jan.). Two records of scorpaenid fishes from the Hyuga Nada, southern Japan. I.O.P. Diving News, 11 (1): 2-4. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  5. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki, S. Kimura and T. Yoshino. 2000 (Nov.). Redescription of Polydactylus macrochir (Günther, 1867), a senior synonym of P. sheridani (Macleay, 1884) (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 47 (4): 327-333.
  6. Iwatsuki, Y., H. Motomura, S. Kimura and T. Yoshino. 2000 (Nov.). A holocentrid fish, Myripristis robusta from Japan (Beryciformes: Holocentridae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 47 (2): 131-134. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  7. Iwatsuki, Y., H. Motomura, M. Toda, T. Yoshino and S. Kimura. 2000 (Nov.). First record of a carangid fish, Trachinotus mookalee, from Japan (Perciformes: Carangidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 47 (2): 135-138. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  8. Motomura, H. 2000 (Nov.). Museums of the world. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology (News and Comments), 47 (2): 148-150. (in Japanese)
  9. Motomura, H., U. Satapoomin and Y. Iwatsuki. 2000 (Dec.). A new record of the threadfin, Filimanus perplexa Feltes, 1991, (Perciformes: Polynemidae) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin, 63: 17-20.
  10. Iwatsuki, Y., M. I. Djawad, A. I. Burhanuddin, H. Motomura and K. Hidaka. 2000 (Dec.). A preliminary list of the epipelagic and inshore fishes of Makassar (=Ujung Pandang), south Sulawesi, Indonesia, collected mainly from fish markets between 23-27 January 2000, with notes on fishery catch characteristics. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, 47 (1·2): 95-114.
  11. Motomura, H., A. I. Burhanuddin and Y. Iwatsuki. 2000 (Dec.). Distributional implications of a poorly known polynemid fish, Polydactylus sexfilis (Pisces: Perciformes), in Japan. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, 47 (1·2): 115-120.
  12. Motomura, H., K. Hidaka, and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Feb.). A cardinalfish, Archamia dispilus, from Miyazaki waters, southern Japan (Perciformes: Apogonidae). I. O. P. Diving News, 12 (2): 5-7. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  13. Motomura, H., K. Ueyama and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Feb.). Records of two scorpaenid fishes from Miyazaki waters, southern Japan. I. O. P. Diving News, 12 (3): 5-7. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  14. Motomura, H. and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Mar.). A new genus, Leptomelanosoma, for the polynemid fish previously known as Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) and a redescription of the species. Ichthyological Research, 48 (1): 13-21.
  15. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki and S. Kimura. 2001 (Mar.). Redescription of Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831), a senior synonym of P. kuru (Bleeker, 1853) with designation of a lectotype (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 48 (1): 83-89.
  16. Motomura, H., M. Okamoto, H. Ida and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Apr.). A rare threadfin (Perciformes: Polynemidae), Filimanus hexanema, from Indonesia. I. O. P. Diving News, 12 (4): 5-7. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  17. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki and T. Yoshino. 2001 (May). A new species, Polydactylus siamensis, from Thailand and redescription of P. plebeius (Broussonet, 1782) with designation of a neotype (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 48 (2): 117-126.
  18. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki and S. Kimura. 2001 (May). A poorly known polynemid fish, Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881, a junior synonym of Galeoides decadactylus (Bloch, 1795). Ichthyological Research, 48 (2): 197-202.
  19. Motomura, H., B. V. Seshagiri Rao, B. Ratnamala and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (May). Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra and Krishnan, 1993, a junior synonym of Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831) (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 48 (2): 203-206.
  20. Motomura, H., H. Senou and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (May). A record of a threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum, from Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, and description of a newly-recognized diagnostic character for the species (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 48 (1): 41-47. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  21. Motomura, H., M. J. P. van Oijen, I. J. H. Isbrücker and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Aug.). Redescription of a rare threadfin (Perciformes: Polynemidae), Polydactylus macrophthalmus (Bleeker, 1858), with designation of a lectotype and notes on distributional implications. Ichthyological Research, 48 (3): 289-294.
  22. Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Aug.). Polydactylus bifurcus, a new species of threadfin from Lombok Island, Indonesia (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 48 (3): 299-305.
  23. Motomura, H., A. I. Burhanuddin, S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Aug.). Fresh color notes for Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 from the west coast of India (Perciformes: Priacanthidae). Biogeography, 3: 77-81.
  24. Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Aug.). Distributional range extension of a clupeid fish, Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829), in southern Japan (Teleostei: Clupeiformes). Biogeography, 3: 83-87.
  25. Motomura, H., E. Mikschi and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Sept.). Galeoides Günther, 1860, a monotypic genus of the family Polynemidae (Perciformes). Cybium, 25 (3): 269-272.
  26. Motomura, H. and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Nov.). Review of Polydactylus species (Perciformes: Polynemidae) characterized by a large black anterior lateral line spot, with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Research, 48 (4): 337-354.
  27. Motomura, H. 2001 (Nov.). Invalid neotype designation by Fricke (1999). Ichthyological Research (News and Comments), 48 (4): 435-437.
  28. Motomura, H., M. Okamoto and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001 (Dec.). Description of a new species of threadfin (Teleostei: Perciformes: Polynemidae), Polydactylus longipes, from Mindanao Island, Philippines. Copeia, 2001 (4): 1087-1092.
  29. Motomura, H., Y. Iwatsuki, S. Kimura and T. Yoshino. 2002 (Feb.). Revision of the Indo-West Pacific polynemid fish genus Eleutheronema (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 49 (1): 47-61.
  30. Motomura, H. and H. Senou. 2002 (Mar.). Record of Polydactylus sexfilis (Perciformes: Polynemidae) from Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan with comments on morphological changes with growth and speciation of related species. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Sciences), (31): 27-31.
  31. Motomura, H. and M. H. Sabaj. 2002 (May). A new subspecies, Polynemus melanochir dulcis, from Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, and redescription of P. m. melanochir Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 with designation of a neotype. Ichthyological Research, 49 (2): 181-190.
  32. Motomura, H., J. W. Johnson and Y. Iwatsuki. 2002 (Sept.). A taxonomic assessment and redescription of Polydactylus multiradiatus (Günther, 1860), with a synopsis of other Australian species in the genus (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 50 (3): 267-279.
  33. Motomura, H. 2002 (Sept.). Revision of the Indo-Pacific threadfin genus Polydactylus (Perciformes: Polynemidae) with a key to the species. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology), 28 (3): 171-194.
  34. Motomura, H. 2002 (Oct.). First record of a scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, from New Caledonia. Cybium, 26 (3): 237-238.
  35. Motomura, H., S. O. Kullander, T. Yoshino and Y. Iwatsuki. 2002 (Nov.). Review of seven-spined Polynemus species (Perciformes: Polynemidae) with designation of a neotype for P. paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758. Ichthyological Research, 49 (4): 307-317.
  36. Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki. 2002 (Nov.). Revision of the threadfin genus Polydactylus (Perciformes: Polynemidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research, 49 (4): 358-366.
  37. Motomura, H., T. Sado and S. Kimura. 2002 (Nov.). Feeding behavior of Polydactylus plebeius (Perciformes: Polynemidae) in an aquarium. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology (New Information), 49 (2): 156-157. (in Japanese)
  38. Motomura, H., S. Tsukawaki and T. Kamiya. 2002 (Dec.). A preliminary survey of the fishes of Lake Tonle Sap near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology), 28 (4): 233-246.
  39. Motomura, H. 2003 (May). A new species of freshwater threadfin, Polynemus aquilonaris, from Indochina, and redescription of P. dubius Bleeker, 1853 (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyological Research, 50 (2): 154-163.
  40. Motomura, H. 2003 (Aug.). An East Asian endemic threadfin, Eleutheronema rhadinum (Perciformes: Polynemidae); first record from Vietnam. Biogeography, 5: 33-37.
  41. Motomura, H. and M. J. P. van Oijen. 2003 (Dec.). Polynemus kapuasensis, a new threadfin (Perciformes: Polynemidae) from western Kalimantan, Indonesia and a redescription of P. multifilis. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 77 (22): 393-407.
  42. Motomura, H. 2004 (Jan.). Morphological comparison of a poorly known scorpionfish, Parapterois macrura, with a related species, P. heterura (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae). Zoological Studies, 43 (1): 1-7.
  43. Motomura, H. 2004 (Feb.). Family Polynemidae Rafinesque 1815 - threadfins. Annotated checklists of fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 18 pp.
  44. Motomura, H. 2004 (May). Occurrence of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Scorpaenidae) on the Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Research (News and Comments), 51 (2): 188-189.
  45. Motomura, H. 2004 (Aug.). Scorpaenopsis insperatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia, 2004 (3): 546-550.
  46. Motomura, H. 2004 (Aug.). A summary of the history and current status of the fish collection at the Australian Museum, with examples of collection management procedures. Taxa (Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology), 17: 16-26. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  47. Motomura, H. 2004 (Aug.). A declaration of amendment of Article 74.7.3 by ICZN. Taxa (Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology), 17: 39-40. (in Japanese)
  48. Motomura, H. 2004 (Nov.). Threadfins of the world (family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome. vii + 117 pp., 151 figs., 6 pls.
  49. Motomura, H., T. Yoshino and N. Takamura. 2004 (Nov.). Review of the scorpionfish genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in Japanese waters with three new records and an assessment of standard Japanese names. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 51 (2): 89-115. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  50. Motomura, H. 2004 (Nov.). Review of [Fishes of Japan: mysterious evolution revealed by genealogy]. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 51 (2): 181-182. (in Japanese)
  51. Motomura, H. 2004 (Nov.). Renovation and temporary relocation of the California Academy of Sciences from Golden Gate Park and the current status of the Ichthyology Department. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology (News), 51 (2): 189-190. (in Japanese)
  52. Motomura, H. 2004 (Dec.). New species of scorpionfish, Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia, 2004 (4): 818-824.
  53. Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki. 2004 (Dec.). The largest size record of a rare threadfin, Polydactylus bifurcus, from Lombok Island, Indonesia, with comments on relationships between the largest recorded size and body coloration in the Indo-Pacific species of Polydactylus (Perciformes: Polynemidae). I. O. P. Diving News, 15 (12): 2-4. (in Japanese, English abstract)
  54. Motomura, H. 2004 (Dec.). Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae) with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, 37: 1-76.
  55. Motomura, H. and H. Senou. 2005 (Apr.). Validity of the scorpionfish genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler and a redescription of H. filamentosa Fowler (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Zoological Studies, 44 (2): 210-218.
  56. Motomura, H., R. Fricke and W. N. Eschmeyer. 2005 (Apr.). Redescription of a poorly known scorpionfish, Scorpaena canariensis (Sauvage), and a first record of Pontinus leda Eschmeyer from the northern hemisphere (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie), No. 674: 1-15.
  57. Motomura, H., C. D. Paulin and A. L. Stewart. 2005 (June). First records of Scorpaena onaria (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, and comparisons with the northern hemisphere population. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 39(4): 865-880.
  58. Motomura, H. and G. Shinohara. 2005 (June). Assessment of taxonomic characters of Scorpaenopsis obtusa and S. gibbosa (Scorpaenidae), with first records of S. obtusa from Japan and Australia and comments on the synonymy of S. gibbosa. Cybium, 29 (3): 295-301.
  59. Motomura, H., S. Harazaki and G. S. Hardy. 2005 (Sept.). A new species of triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae), Enneapterygius senoui, from Japan with discussion of their in situ color pattern. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 10 (1): 5-14.
  60. Last, P.R, Yearsley, G.K. and H. Motomura. 2005. Lioscorpius trifasciatus, a new scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Starchidae) from the South-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa. 1038: 11-22.
  61. Motomura, H., P. R. Last and W. T. White. 2005 (Aug.). First records of a scorpionfish, Maxillicosta raoulensis (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), from the Tasman Sea, with fresh colour notes for the species. Biogeography, 7: 85-90.
  62. Motomura, H., P. R. Last and G. K. Yearsley. 2005 (Aug.). Scorpaena bulacephala, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa, 1043: 17-32.
  63. Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & M.F. Gomon. 2006. A New Species of Scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the Southeast Coast of Australia, with a Redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia. 3: 445-459.
  64. Motomura, H & J.W. Johnson. 2006. (Sept.). Validity of the Poorly Known Scorpionfish, Rhinopias eschmeyeri, with redescriptions of R. frondosa and R. aphanes (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia, 2006 (3): 500-515.
  65. Motomura, H. & S. Tsukawaki. 2006. (Aug.). New species of the threadfin genus Polynemus (Teleostei: Polynemidae) from the Mekong River Basin, Vietnam, with comments on the Mekong species of Polynemus. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 54(2): 459-464.
  66. Motomura, H. and T. Mukai. 2006 (Mar.). Tonlesapia tsukawakii, a new genus and species of freshwater dragonet (Perciformes: Callionymidae) from Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 17 (1): 43-52.
  67. Motomura, H. 2006 (May). Book review of [Morphological Diversity of Fishes]. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (1): 103-105.
  68. Motomura, H., S. Harazaki and H. Senou. 2006 (May). Assessment of standard Japanese names of two triplefins, Helcogramma inclinata and H. nesion (Tripterygiidae), with the northernmost record and newly-recognized diagnostic characters of H. inclinata. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (1): 106-109.
  69. Tsukawaki, S., Y. Araki, T. Ishikawa, H. Motomura, T. Mukai, H. Oyagi, K. Sakai. 2006 (June). Evaluation of the present atmospheric environment in Cambodia from a standpoint of conservation of the biodiversity in Lake Tonle Sap. Journal of Aerosol Research, 21 (2):114-121.
  70. Motomura, H., P. R. Last and G. K. Yearsley. 2006 (Sept.). New species of shallow water scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae: Scorpaena) from the central coast of Western Australia. Copeia, 2006 (3): 360-369.
  71. Motomura, H. and S. Fukumoto. 2006 (Nov.). New fish collection at the Kagoshima University Museum, Japan, with change of registration code. Ichthyological Research (Editorial Notes and Announcements), 53 (4): 441-442.
  72. Motomura, H. 2007 (Jan.). Diversity and characteristics of fishes of Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The Kagoshima University Museum Newsletter, No. 14: 8-13.
  73. Motomura, H., S. G. Poss and K.-T. Shao. 2007 (Feb.). Scorpaena pepo, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from northeastern Taiwan, with a review of S. onaria Jordan and Snyder. Zoological Studies, 46 (1): 35-45.
  74. Motomura, H. 2007 (Apr.). Volunteer activities for fish collection at the Kagoshima University Museum. The Kagoshima University Museum Newsletter, No. 16: 1-16.
  75. Motomura, H., P. R. Last and G. K. Yearsley. 2007 (Apr.). Scopelarchoides kreffti (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) from off Tasmania, Australia: first records from outside the South Atlantic Ocean. Species Diversity, 12 (1): 9-15.
  76. Motomura, H., P. R. Last and G. K. Yearsley. 2007 (May). Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa, 1466: 19-34.
  77. Motomura, H., M. Ito, M. Takayama, Y. Haraguchi and M. Matsunuma. 2007 (Aug.). Second Japanese record of a threadfin, Eleutheronema rhadinum (Perciformes: Polynemidae), with distributional implications. Biogeography, 9: 7-11.
  78. Motomura, H. and S. Harazaki. 2007 (Aug.). In situ ontogenetic color changes of Pentapodus aureofasciatus (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) off Yakushima Island, southern Japan and comments on the biology of the species. Biogeography, 9: 23-30.
  79. Motomura, H., M. Ito, H. Ikeda, H. Endo, M. Matsunuma and K. Hatooka. 2007 (Aug.). Review of Japanese records of a grouper, Epinephelus amblycephalus (Perciformes: Serranidae), with new specimens from Kagoshima and Wakayama. Biogeography, 9: 49-56.
  80. Motomura, H. 2007 (Sept.). A mysterious fish, Pseudanthias venator Snyder, 1911. The Kagoshima University Museum Newsletter, No. 17: 14.
  81. Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Haraguchi. 2007 (Dec.). Two carangid fishes (Actinopterygii: Perciformes), Caranx herberi and Ulua mentalis, from Kagoshima: the first records from Japan and northernmost records for the species. Species Diversity, 12 (4): 223-235.
  82. Ito, M., M. Takayama, Y. Haraguchi, M. Matsunuma and H. Motomura. 2007 (Dec.). A large number of a rare fish, Atule mate (Teleostei: Perciformes: Carangidae), collected from Kagoshima, Japan. Nanki-seibutsu, 49 (2): 117-118.
  83. Matsunuma, M., T. Yonezawa, A. Shinomiya, H. Suzuki, K. Oki and H. Motomura. 2007 (Dec.). A record of the endangered lamprey, Lethenteron sp. S (Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae), from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 62: 23-28.
  84. Motomura, H. Polynemidae. In K. E. Carpenter (ed.), FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the eastern central Atlantic. FAO, Rome. In press.
  85. Johnson, J. W. and H. Motomura. Family Neosebastidae. Fishes of Australia's south coast. Submitted.
  86. Johnson, J. W. and H. Motomura. Family Scorpaenidae. Fishes of Australia's south coast. Submitted.
  87. Johnson, J. W. and H. Motomura. Family Sebastidae. Fishes of Australia's south coast. Submitted.
  88. Johnson, J. W. and H. Motomura. Family Tetrarogidae. Fishes of Australia's south coast. Submitted.
  89. Motomura, H. Family Polynemidae (threadfins). In P. C. Heemstra and J. E. Randall (eds.), Fishes of the western Indian Ocean. Submitted.

Hiroyuki Motomura page

australian museum onlineabout the museumresearch and collectionsfeaturesexplore