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Photos in publications, exhibits, and databases

Images from this archive have been used in species descriptions, regional records, identification guides, and museum exhibits. For licensing or scientific use, get in touch.

YearTypeWorkPhotos used
ForthcomingBookSeagrass-associated species of the Asia–Pacific (vol. 2 of Flora and Fauna of Seagrass Beds in and around the South China Sea)Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China54 photos: seagrass-associated species
ForthcomingBookEncyclopedia of Taiwan Indigenous Peoples (print edition)Center for Aboriginal Studies, National Chengchi University; commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education11 photos, 11 reef fish species:peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus), whitespotted surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus), iridescent cardinalfish (Pristiapogon kallopterus), orangespine unicornfish (Naso lituratus), neon fusilier (Pterocaesio tile), eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri), pearly soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee), bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius), lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
2026BookFishes of Cabbage Tree BayJohn Sear, Sydney1 photo: barred filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii); named in acknowledgements
2026JournalTaxonomic revision of two Indo-Pacific species of Valenciennea (Teleostei: Gobiidae) reveals two new species from the Indian OceanZootaxa 5807(2): 351–389 (Zarei, Motomura & Chakona, SAIAB / Kagoshima University Museum)1 photo (Figs. 6F, 7E): Valenciennea schlieweni, Maldives, new species description
2026JournalCleaning up the cleaner wrasses: revision of the Labroides phthirophagus and Labroides bicolor species complexes, with rediagnosis of Labroides quadrilineatus and descriptions of two new speciesRaffles Bulletin of Zoology 74: 403–443 (Tea et al., Australian Museum)1 photo: bicolor cleaner wrasse (Labroides bicolor), Indian Ocean colour form
2026BookThe Life of Fish: Nature's Ultimate SurvivorsNicholas Kable1 photo: yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
2025BookSydney Harbour FishesThomas Mesaglio et al. (UNSW, Australian Museum, UTS, Griffith University)10 photos: 9 reef fish species, including bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) and blue drummer (Girella cyanea)
2025JournalNew photographic records of eight marine fishes from the Galápagos Islands, including three first records for the Eastern Tropical PacificCheck List 21(2): 485–505 (Bensted-Smith et al., Charles Darwin Foundation)3 photos: blue-spotted bristletooth (Ctenochaetus marginatus), sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus)
2023JournalNew record of Azurina intercrusma and confirmation of Scuticaria tigrina in the Galápagos IslandsCheck List 19(5): 611–6201 photo: large-spotted snake moray (Uropterygius polyspilus)
2020JournalCirripectes matatakaro, a new species of combtooth blenny from the Central PacificPeerJ 8:e8852 (Hoban & Williams)1 photo: Cirripectes matatakaro, new species description
2020ExhibitVenom: Fangs, Stingers, and SpinesCalifornia Academy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium1 photo: sea urchin cardinalfish (Siphamia tubifer)
2020BookIndo Pacific CoralsJoe Rowlett36 photos: corals
2019BookFiji Reef FishMark Rosenstein4 photos, 4 reef fish species: silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), goldline squirrelfish (Neoniphon aurolineatus), dusky butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris), orange goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri)
2018ExhibitRay tank species identificationCalifornia Academy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium1 photo: blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)
2015ExhibitPortraits of Planet Ocean: The Photography of Brian SkerrySmithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Sant Ocean Hall1 photo, selected by museum curators from the Portraits of Planet Ocean Flickr contest and displayed digitally: toadstool coral (Sarcophyton sp.)
OngoingAppReef fish ID apps: Hawaiʻi, Philippines, North Sulawesi, Bali–Komodo, French Polynesia, Lord Howe Island, Solomon IslandsJohn P. Hoover51 species across 6 regional apps: 25 in North Sulawesi, 23 in Philippines, 23 in Bali–Komodo (forthcoming), 14 in French Polynesia, 12 in Lord Howe Island, 2 in Solomon Islands. Hawaiʻi count not yet confirmed.
Species by app

Philippines 23

  • Acanthurus japonicus
  • Acentronura breviperula
  • Arothron caeruleopunctatus
  • Aspidontus dussumieri
  • Calloplesiops argus
  • Canthigaster ocellicincta
  • Carangichthys dinema
  • Ecsenius opsifrontalis
  • Eviota ancora
  • Eviota prasites
  • Fowleria vaiulae
  • Gobiodon citrinus
  • Gymnothorax chilospilus
  • Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
  • Liachirus melanospilos
  • Naso lopezi
  • Paracaesio xanthura
  • Platax boersii
  • Pseudanthias cooperi
  • Siganus javus
  • Synchiropus moyeri
  • Synchiropus ocellatus
  • Trimma corerefum

North Sulawesi 25

  • Acentronura breviperula
  • Arothron caeruleopunctatus
  • Aspidontus dussumieri
  • Calloplesiops argus
  • Canthigaster ocellicincta
  • Carangichthys dinema
  • Ecsenius opsifrontalis
  • Eviota ancora
  • Eviota prasites
  • Fowleria vaiulae
  • Gladiogobius ensifer
  • Gobiodon citrinus
  • Gymnothorax castlei
  • Gymnothorax chilospilus
  • Liachirus melanospilos
  • Naso lopezi
  • Paracaesio xanthura
  • Platax boersii
  • Pseudanthias cooperi
  • Pseudoalutarius nasicornis
  • Siganus javus
  • Synchiropus morrisoni
  • Synchiropus moyeri
  • Synchiropus ocellatus
  • Trimma corerefum

Bali–Komodo 23 · forthcoming

  • Arothron caeruleopunctatus
  • Aspidontus dussumieri
  • Calloplesiops argus
  • Canthigaster ocellicincta
  • Carangichthys dinema
  • Ecsenius opsifrontalis
  • Eviota ancora
  • Eviota prasites
  • Fowleria vaiulae
  • Gladiogobius ensifer
  • Gobiodon citrinus
  • Gymnothorax castlei
  • Gymnothorax chilospilus
  • Liachirus melanospilos
  • Naso lopezi
  • Paracaesio xanthura
  • Platax boersii
  • Pleurosicya bilobata
  • Pseudanthias cooperi
  • Siganus javus
  • Synchiropus moyeri
  • Synchiropus ocellatus
  • Trimma corerefum

French Polynesia 14

  • Alticus arnoldorum
  • Blenniella gibbifrons
  • Chromis flavapicis
  • Cirripectes quagga
  • Cirripectes variolosus
  • Ecsenius midas
  • Gymnosarda unicolor
  • Gymnothorax zonipectis
  • Macropharyngodon pakoko
  • Paracaesio sordida
  • Pterocaesio marri
  • Scarus koputea
  • Stonogobiops medon
  • Synchiropus ocellatus

Lord Howe Island 12

  • Amblygobius phalaena
  • Cantherhines fronticinctus
  • Chaetodon melannotus
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus
  • Enneapterygius rufopileus
  • Epinephelus cyanopodus
  • Gobiodon citrinus
  • Norfolkia squamiceps
  • Paracaesio xanthura
  • Plesiops insularis
  • Prionurus maculatus
  • Stanulus talboti

Solomon Islands 2

  • Gobiodon citrinus
  • Platax boersii
OngoingDatabaseWikipedia / Wikimedia CommonsFree encyclopedia and media repository3 photos in 16 articles, 12 languages; reference images for Acanthurus reversus and Cirripectes matatakaro
OngoingDatabaseFishipediaFrench online encyclopedia of aquatic biodiversity66 photos: fish and other marine species profiles
OngoingDatabaseShorefishes of the Greater Caribbean and Eastern PacificSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute12 species
OngoingDatabaseSous les MersOnline marine species guide14 species
OngoingDatabaseMonaco Nature EncyclopediaNon-profit online encyclopedia (Dr. Giuseppe Mazza, Monaco)3 photos: Aetobatus ocellatus, Acanthurus japonicus
OngoingDatabaseMeerwasser-Lexikon / ReeflexGerman marine species database, with international edition4 photos: Cirripectes matatakaro, Dascyllus auripinnis, Hiatodoris fellowsi, Odontodactylus cultrifer