Journal Article
An annotated checklist of fish species described from the Philippines
Balisco, R.A.T. and Liao, T.-Y.
Record Number:
6990
Year:
2025
Journal:
ZooKeys
Pages:
1-287
Volume:
1246
Notes:
Rodulf Anthony T. Balisco & Te-Yu Liao. This is an open access article distributed under
terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution 4.0 International – CC BY 4.0)
Abstract:
A comprehensive list of fish species collected from Philippine waters and taxonomically
described from 1770 to 2024 is herein compiled and presented. A total of 1212
species from 156 families were described, of which 828 from 135 families are currently
considered valid, 349 invalid, and 34 with unknown or uncertain status. There are also
228 species currently recorded only in Philippine waters, with 85 species found only
in estuarine and freshwater areas, and 143 species in the marine habitats. The type
information of these species is also listed together with their current valid names and
authorships. The checklist also includes approximately 3842 lots containing 12549
specimens scattered in different museums, including 966 holotypes/lectotypes, 2654
lots of paratypes/paralectotypes, 216 lots of syntypes, and 15 lots of neotypes. Forty-
five lots were un-cataloged, while approximately 324 lots were believed to have been
lost or destroyed during World War II.
Key words: Biodiversity, endemic species, fish diversity, museum collection, taxonomy,
type specimen
Times Cited:
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