John Ernest Randall

John "Jack" Ernest Randall (1924–2020), U.S. ichthyologist.

Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, United States.

Taxon names authored

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190 taxon names authored by John Ernest Randall

Eponyms

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2 eponyms of John Ernest Randall

Publications

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1956

Randall, J.E. 1956. A revision of the surgeon fish genus Acanthurus. Pacific Science 10(2): 159–235, Pls. 1–3. Reference page.

1973

Randall, J.E. & Swerdloff, S.N. 1973. A review of the damselfish genus Chromis from the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of three new species. Pacific Science 27(4): 327–349. hdl: 10125/812 Reference page.

1977

Randall, J.E. & Baldwin, C.C. 1997. Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 26: 1–56, Pl. 1. Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Harmelin-Vivien, L. 1977. A review of the labrid fishes of the genus Paracheilinus with description of two new species from the western Indian Ocean. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie 306: 329–342.

1978

Randall, J.E. & Ormond, F.G. 1978. On the Red Sea parrotfishes of Forsskål, Scarus psittacus and S. ferrugineus. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 63(3): 239–248. Reference page.

1980

Randall, J.E. 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. Micronesica 16(1): 101–187. PDF Reference page.

1982

Randall, J.E. & Smith, M.M. 1982. A review of the labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of six new species. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 45: 1–26. Reference page.

1983

Hardy, G.S. & Randall, J.E. 1983. Description of a new species of pufferfish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea and adjacent waters. Israel Journal of Zoology 32(1): 13–20, 1 pl. Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Emery, A.R. 1983. A new labrid fish of the genus Cirrhilabrus from the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences 3(2): 21–24. Reference page.

1984

Bauchot, M.-L., Desoutter, M. & Randall, J.E. 1984. Catalogue critique des types de Poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. (Suite) (Famille des Serranidae). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série – Section A – Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales 6(3, suppl.): 3–82. [Correction appeared in Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série – Section A – Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales 7(2): 2pp.] Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Edwards, A.J. 1984. A new labrid fish of the genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo-Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences 4(2): 13–32. Reference page.

1986

Randall, J.E. 1986. Sharks of Arabia. Immel Publishing Co., London. 148 p., 98 figs. ISBN 978-0-907151-09-8

1987

Compagno, L. & Randall, J.E. 1987. Rhinobatos punctifer, a new species of guitarfish (Rhinobatiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Red Sea, with notes on the Red Sea batoid fauna. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) 44(14): 335–342. BHL Reference page.

1988

Randall, J.E. & Smith, C.L. 1988. Two new species and a new genus of cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Rapa, South Pacific Ocean. American Museum Novitates 2926: 1–9. PDF Reference page.

1989

Waples, R.S. & Randall, J.E. 1989. A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfishes of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species. Pacific Science 42(3–4) [1988]: 177–213, Pls. 1–3.
Randall, J.E.; McCarthy, L.J. 1989: Solea stanalandi, a new sole from the Persian Gulf. Japanese journal of ichthyology, 36(2): 196–199. DOI: 10.1007/BF02914322 DOI: 10.11369/jji1950.36.196

1990

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R & Steene, R.C. 1991. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press, Bathurst, NSW. 507 p., 1243 col. figs. ISBN 978-0-8248-1346-8

1991

Randall, J.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 1991. Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 20: 1–332, 168 figs., 41 color pls.

1993

Randall, J.E. & Francis, M.P. 1993. Parapercis colemani, a new pinguipedid fish from Norfolk I., south-western Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 27(2): 209–214. PDF. Reference page.

1994

Randall, J.E. & van Egmond, K. 1994. Marine fishes from the Seychelles: 108 new records. Zoologische Verhandelingen 297: 43–83, 71 color figs.
Randall, J.E. & Mee, J.K.L. 1994. A new labrid fish of the genus Thalassoma from Oman. Fauna of Saudia Arabia 14: 303–308.
Greenfield, D.W., Mee, J.K.L. & Randall, J.E. 1994. Bifax lacinia, a new genus and species of toadfish (Batrachoididae) from the south coast of Oman. Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14: 276–281. Reference page.

1995

Randall, J.E. & Compagno, L. 1995. A review of the guitarfishes of the genus Rhinobatos (Rajiformes: Rhinobatidae) from Oman, with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 43(2): 289–298. PDF. Reference page.

1996

Randall, J.E. 1996. Shore Fishes of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 216 p. ISBN 978-0-8248-2182-1
Bauchot, M.-L. & Randall, J.E. 1996. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (suite). Families des Acanthuridae et des Zanclidae. Cybium: International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 1): 55–74. DOI: 10.26028/cybium/1996-201-004 Reference page.

1997

Randall, J.E. & Carlson, B.A. 1997. Ammolabrus dicrus, a new genus and species of labrid fish from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 51(1): 29–35. Reference page.

1998

Randall, J.E. & Fourmanoir, P. 1998. Terelabrus rubrovittatus, a new genus and species of labrid fish from New Caledonia and New Guinea. Bulletin of Marine Science 62(1): 247–252.

1999

Springer, V.G. & Randall, J.E. 1999. Ecsenius polystictus, new species of blenniid fish from Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, with notes on other species of Ecsenius. Revue française d'aquariologie et d'herpetologie 26(1-2): 39-48. Reference page.

2000

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 68: 1–97. Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Myers, R.F. 2000. Scarus fuscocaudalis, a new species of parrotfish (Perciformes: Labroidei: Scaridae) from the western Pacific. Micronesica 32(2): 221–228. PDF Reference page.

2001

Randall, J.E. & Senou, H. 2001. Review of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus Lubricogobius, with description of a new species and a new genus for L. pumilus. Ichthyological Research 48(1): 3–12. Reference page.

2002

Mohlmann, M.S. & Randall, J.E. 2002. Three new species of gobiid fishes of the genus Amblyeleotris from the Central and Western Pacific. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50(1): 215–226. PDF Reference page.
Murdy, E.O. & Randall, J.E. 2002. Taenioides kentalleni, a new species of eel goby from Saudi Arabia (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae). Zootaxa 93: 1–6. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page.
Orr, J.W., Fritzsche, R.A. & Randall, J.E. 2002. Solenostomus halimeda, a new species of ghost pipefish (Teleostei: Gasterosteiformes) from the Indo-Pacific, with a revised key to the known species of the family Solenostomidae. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5(3): 99–108. Reference page.
Randall, J.E., Baldwin, C.C. & Williams, J.T. 2002. Pseudogramma xanthum, a new replacement name for a serranid fish from the subtropical South Pacific Ocean with description of the species. Zootaxa 40: 1–8. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & McCosker, J.E. 2002. Parapercis lata, a new species of sandperch (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the central Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 53(8): 87–93.

2003

Randall, J.E. 2003. Review of the sandperches of the Parapercis cylindrica complex (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), with description of two new species from the western Pacific. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 72: 1–19. PDF. Reference page.
Allen, G.R., Randall, J.E. & Carlson, B.A. 2003. Cirrhilabrus marjorie, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Fiji. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 7(3): 113–118. Reference page.

2005

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, xii + 707 p. Reference page.
Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. 2005: Exyrias akihito, a new species of coral-reef goby (Gobiidae) from the western Pacific. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53(2): 231–235. PDF Reference page.
McCosker, J.E. & Randall, J.E. 2005. Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the centeral and south Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800: 1–11. Reference page.

2006

Randall, J.E. & Johnson, J.W. 2006. Simipercis trispinosa, a new genus and species of sandperch (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63: 57–64. Full article (PDF).

2007

Randall, J.E. 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu: i-xivb + 1–546. ISBN 978-1-929054-03-9

2008

Carlson, B.A., Randall, J.E. & Dawson, M.N. 2008. A New Species of Epibulus (Perciformes: Labridae) from the West Pacific. Copeia 2008(2): 476–483. JSTOR Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Pyle, R.L. 2008. Synodus orientalis, a new lizardfish (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Taiwan and Japan, with correction of the Asian record of S. lobeli. Zoological Studies 47(5): 657–662. PDF.
Randall, J.E. & Walsh, F. 2008. A pictorial review of the Indo-Pacific labrid genus Pseudocoris, with description of a new species from the Coral Sea. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 14(2): 45–58. Reference page.
Randall, J.E. 2008. Six new sandperches of the genus Parapercis from the western Pacific, with description of a neotype for P. maculata (Bloch & Schneider). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. No. 19: 159–178. PDF. Reference page.

2009

Craig, M.T. & Randall, J.E. 2009. Briggsia hastingsi, a new genus and species of clingfish from Oman. Zootaxa 2271: 64–68. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page.
Randall, J.E. 2009. Five new Indo-Pacific lizardfishes of the genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae). Zoological Studies 8(3): 402–417.
Randall, J.E. & Colin, P.L. 2009. Elacatinus lobeli, a new cleaning goby from Belize and Honduras. Zootaxa 2173: 31–40. Abstract & excerpt . Reference page.

2011

Bogorodsky, S.V., Randall, J.E. & Golani, D. 2011. Four new records of shore fishes for the Red Sea, with notes on Parupeneus heptacanthus and Diodon liturosus. Zootaxa 3057: 49–60. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3057.1.2 ResearchGate Reference page.

2012

Suzuki, T., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Randall, J.E. 2012. Gobiid fishes of the genus Bryaninops from the Red Sea, with description of two new species and two new records. Zootaxa 3170: 1–17. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3170.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.

2013

Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Four new soles (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae) of the genus Aseraggodes from the western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 8: 1–17. PDF Reference page.
Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J., Satapoomin, U., Mooi, R.D. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Pempheris flavicycla, a new pempherid fish from the Indian Ocean, previously identified as P. vanicolensis Cuvier. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 9: 1–23. PDF Reference page.

2014

Randall, J.E., Victor, B.C., Alpermann, T.J., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O., Satapoomin, U. & Bineesh, K.K. 2014. Rebuttal to Koeda et al. (2014) on the Red Sea fishes of the perciform genus Pempheris. Zootaxa 3887(3): 377–392. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3887.3.5 Reference page.

2015

Craig, M.T., Bodorodsky, S.V., Randall, J.E. & Mal, A.O. 2015. Lepadichthys bilineatus, a new species of clingfish from Oman (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae), with a redescription of Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs and Link from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 3990(1): 113–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.1.6 Preview (PDF). Reference page.
Fernandez-Silva, I., Randall, J.E., Coleman, R.R., DiBattista, J.D., Rocha, L.A., Reimer, J.D., Meyer, C.G. & Bowen, B.W. 2015. Yellow tails in the Red Sea: phylogeography of the Indo-Pacific goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus reveals isolation in peripheral provinces and cryptic evolutionary lineages. Journal of Biogeography 42: 2402–2413. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12598 Reference page.
Randall, J.E., Connell, A.D. & Victor, B.C. 2015. Review of the labrid fishes of the Indo-Pacific Genus Pseudocoris, with a description of two new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: 1–55. PDF. Reference page.

2016

Coleman, R.R., Eble, J.A., DiBattista, J.D., Rocha, L.A., Randall, J.E., Berumen, M.L. & Bowen, B.W. 2016. Regal phylogeography: Range-wide survey of the marine angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus reveals evolutionary partitions between the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 243–253. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.005 Reference page.
Greenfield, D.W., & Randall, J.E. 2016. A review of the dwarfgobies of Fiji, including descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 25–75. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.48268 Reference page.
Fernandez-Silva, I., Randall, J.E., Golani, D. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2016. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavicaudus Fernandez-Silva & Randall (Perciformes, Mullidae), a new subspecies of goatfish from the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. ZooKeys 605: 131–157. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.605.8060 Reference page.
Randall, J.E. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2016. Preliminary review of the pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 1–24. PDF. Reference page.
Suzuki, T., Senou, H. & Randall, J.E. 2016. Valenciennea yanoi, a new gobiid fish from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 21: 1–9. PDF. Reference page.

2018

Pyle, R.L., Greene, B.D., Copus, J.M. & Randall, J.E. 2018. Tosanoides annepatrice, a new basslet from deep coral reefs in Micronesia (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae). ZooKeys 786: 139–153. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.786.28421 Reference page.

2019

Copus, J.M., Pyle, R.L., Greene, B.D. & Randall, J.E. 2019. Prognathodes geminus, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau. Zookeys 835: 125–137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.835.32562 Reference page.

2020

Parenti, L.R. & Randall, J.E. 2020. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Serranidae of the world with description of two new related families of fishes. FishTaxa 5(1): 1–170. PDF Reference page.
Victor, B.C., Teitelbaum, A., Randall, J.E. 2020. Pseudanthias timanoa, a new fairy basslet from New Caledonia, South Pacific (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 36: 6–15. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4050419 Reference page.

2021

Okamoto, M., Randall, J.E., Motomura, H. 2021. Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea off southwestern Thailand. Ichthyological Research. 68(4): 517–528. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-021-00802-9 . Reference page.

References

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