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Publications (101)      

1. Arnold, Rachel J. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2011 A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Queensland, Australia Zootaxa(2925): 63-68.
2. Arnold, Rachel J. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2012 Evolutionary history of frogfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae): a molecular approach Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 117–129.
3. Arnold, Rachel J. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2018 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A New Species of the Frogfish Genus Histiophryne Gill (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae: Histiophryninae) from Western and South Australia, with a Revised Key to Conspecifics Copeia 106(4): 622–631.
4. Arnold, Rachel J., Rob Harcourt & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2014 A new genus and species of the frogfish family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a diagnosis and key to the genera of the Histiophryninae Copeia 2014(3): 534-539.
5. Balanov, Andrey A., Kunio Amaoka & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1999 Redescription and first record of the pickleback fish Alectridium aurantiacum (Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from the central Kuril Island Species Diversity 4(2): 389-396.
6. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1975 Results of the research cruises of FRV “Walther Herwig” to South America. XXXVIII. Osteology and relationships of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Spiniphryne (family Oneirodidae) Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 26(1): 1-11.
7. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1977 Results of the research cruises of FRV “Walther Herwig” to South America. XLVII. Ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Oneirodidae collected by the FRV “Walther Herwig” Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 27(3): 171-189.
8. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1983 The ceratioid anglerfishes of Australia Records of the Australian Museum 35: 77-99.
9. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1996 Revision of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Lasiognathus (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae), with the description of a new species Copeia 1996(2): 401-409.
10. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1998 Revision of the deepsea anglerfish genus Rhynchactis Regan (Lophiiformes: Gigantactinidae), with descriptions of two new species Copeia 1998(3): 583-590.
11. Bertelsen, E. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2002 New species of deep-sea anglerfish of the genus Gigantactis (Lophiiformes: Gigantactinidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean Copeia 2002(4): 958-961.
12. Bertelsen, E., Theodore W. Pietsch & R. J. Lavenberg. 1981 Ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Gigantactinidae: morphology, systematics, and distribution Contributions in Science of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County(332): 1-74.
13. Carnevale, Giorgio, Theodore W. Pietsch, Niels Bonde, Maria E. C. Leal & Giuseppe Marramà. 2020 Neilpeartia ceratoi gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40(e1778711).
14. Caruso, John H., H.-C. Ho & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2006 Chaunacops Garman, 1899, a senior objective synonym of Bathychaunax Caruso, 1989 (Lophiiformes: Chaunacoidei: Chaunacidae). Copeia 2006(1): 120-121.
15. Leipertz, S. L. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1987 A new species of ceratioid anglerfish of the genus Dolopichthys (Pisces: Lophiiformes) from the western North Atlantic Ocean Copeia 1987(2): 406-409.
16. López, Juan A., P. Bentzen & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2000 Phylogenetic relationships of esocoid fishes (Teleostei) based on partial cytochrome b and 16S mitochondrial DNA sequences Copeia 2000(2): 420-431.
17. Meleppura, Rajeeshkumar, Theodore W. Pietsch & Narayanane Saravanane. 2022 A new species of deep-sea anglerfish, genus Himantolophus (Lophiiformes: Himantolophidae) from the Andaman Sea, India Zootaxa 5178(6): 589-594.
18. Palsson, W. A. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1989 Revision of the acanthopterygian fish family Pegasidae (order Gasterosteiformes) Indo-Pacific Fishes(18): 1-38, pl. 1 (color).
19. Parenti, Paolo & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2003 Ostracion knorrii Walbaum, 1792, a senior synonym of the striated frogfish Antennarius striatus (Shaw and Nodder, 1794) invalidated by “reversal of precedence” Copeia 2003(1): 187-189.
20. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1969 A remarkable new genus and species of deep-sea angler-fish (family Oneirodidae) from off Guadalupe Island, Mexico Copeia 1969(2): 365-369.
21. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1972 Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen des FFS “Walther Herwig” nach Südamerika. XIX. Systematics and distribution of ceratioid fishes of the genus Dolopichthys (family Oneirodidae), with the description of a new species Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 23(1): 1-28.
22. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1973 A new genus and species of deep-sea anglerfish (Pisces: Oneirodidae) from the northern Pacific Ocean Copeia 1973(2): 193-199.
23. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1974 Osteology and relationships of ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Oneirodidae, with a review of the genus Oneirodes Lütken Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Bulletin(18): 1-113.
24. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1974 Systematics and distribution of ceratioid anglerfishes of the genus Lophodolos (family Oneirodidae) Breviora(425): 1-19.
25. Pietsch, Theodore W. 1975 Systematics and distribution of ceratioid anglerfishes of the genus Chaenophryne (family Oneirodidae) Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 3 147(2): 75-99.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1978 A new genus and species of ceratioid anglerfish from the North Pacific Ocean with a review of allied genera Ctenochirichthys, Chirophryne and Leptacanthichthys Contributions in Science of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County(297): 1-25.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1978 Evolutionary relationships of the sea moths (Teleostei: Pegasidae) with a classification of gasterosteiform families Copeia 1978(3): 517-529.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1978 The feeding mechanism of Stylephorus chordatus (Teleostei: Lampridiformes): functional and ecological implications Copeia 1978(2): 255-262.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1979 Systematics and distribution of ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Caulophrynidae with the description of a new genus and species from the Banda Sea Contributions in Science of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County(310): 1-25.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1981 The osteology and relationships of the anglerfish genus Tetrabrachium with comments on lophiiform classification United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin 79(3): 387-419.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1984 A review of the frogfish genus Rhycherus with the description of a new species from Western and South Australia Copeia 1984(1): 68-72.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1984 The genera of frogfishes (family Antennariidae) Copeia 1984(1): 27-44.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1986 Family No. 102: Antennariidae, No. 105: Ceratiidae, No. 106: Oneirodidae, No. 107: Melanocetidae, No. 108: Himantolophidae, No. 109: Diceratiidae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1986 Systematics and distribution of bathypelagic anglerfishes of the family Ceratiidae (order: Lophiiformes) Copeia 1986(2): 479-493.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1986 The original manuscript sources for the Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, 1828-1849; keys to understanding the fishes described by Cuvier and Valenciennes Copeia 1986(1): 216-219.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1989 Phylogenetic relationships of trachinoid fishes of the family Uranoscopidae Copeia 1989(2): 253-303.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1990 Antennariidae, Chaunacidae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1990 Ceratiidae, Oneirodidae, Melanocetidae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1990 Stylephoridae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1994 Systematics and distribution of cottid fishes of the genus Triglops Reinhardt (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 109(4): 335-393.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1995 Fishes, crayfishes, and crabs: Louis Renard’s natural history of the rarest curiosities of the seas of the Indies. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 [Several families of Anglerfishes]
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Antennariidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Caulophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Centrophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Ceratiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Diceratiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Gigantactinidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Himantolophidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Linophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Lophichthyidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Melanocetidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Neoceratiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Oneirodidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Tetrabrachiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 1999 Thaumatichthyidae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 2001 Charles Plumer’s drawings of French and American fishes: Concordance with equivalent illustrations found in the vellums of Aubriet and published works of Gautier d’Agoty, Bloch, Lacepède, Bloch and Schneider, and Cuvier and Valenciennes Archives of Natural History 28(2): 261-268.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 [Families Antennariidae, Caulophrynidae, Neoceratiidae, Melanocetidae, Himantolophidae, Diceratiidae, Oneirodidae, Thaumatichthyidae, Centrophrynidae, Ceraatiidae, Gigantactinidae, Linophrynidae]
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Antennariidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Caulophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Centrophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Ceraatiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Diceratiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Gigantactinidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Himantolophidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Linophrynidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Melanocetidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Neoceratiidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Oneirodidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. 2003 Thaumatichthyidae
Pietsch, Theodore W. 2004 A new species of the anglerfish genus Lophiocharon Whitley (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 56(2): 159-162.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 2004 Revision of the deep-sea anglerfish genus Phyllorhinichthys Pietsch (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Oneirodidae), with the description of a new species from the Atlantic Ocean. Copeia 2004(4): 797-803.
Pietsch, Theodore W. 2005 New species of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Lasiognathus Regan (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae) from the eastern North Atlantic off Madeira. Copeia 2005(1): 77-81.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & C. P. Zabetian. 1990 Osteology and interrelationships of the sand lances (Teleostei: Ammodytidae) Copeia 1990(1): 78-100.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & D. B. Grobecker. 1987 Frogfishes of the world: systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology Stanford University Press, Palo Alto.: i-xxii, 1-420, pls. 1-56.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & D. M. Rubiano. 1988 On the date of publication of the first edition of Louis Renard’s Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes: Histoire Naturelle des plus Rares Curiositez de la Mer des Indes Archives of Natural History 15(1): 63-71.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & Hans Aili. 2022 Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi (1705–1735) and his place in the history of biosystematics as exemplified by his Ichthyologia sive opera omnia piscibus of 1738 Zootaxa 5169(6): 589-598.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & Hans Aili. 2023 Sir John Hill (1714–1775) and “His” Classification of Fishes: An Example of Eighteenth-Century Plagiarism Zootaxa 5231(3): 289-301.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & Hirokazu Kishimoto. 1989 Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot in Sauvage, 1882, a senior synonym of Uranoscopus flavipinnis Kishimoto, 1987 (Teletotei: Uranoscopidae) Copeia 1989(3): 748-750.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & J. A. Seigel. 1980 Ceratioid anglerfishes of the Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of five new species Fishery Bulletin 78(2): 379-399.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & J. P. Van Duzer. 1980 Systematics and distribution of ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Melanocetidae with the description of a new species from the eastern North Pacific Ocean United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin 78(1): 59-87.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & John E. Randall. 1987 First Indo-Pacific occurrence of the deep-sea ceratioid anglerfish, Diceratias pileatus (Lophiiformes: Diceratiidae) Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 33(4): 419-421.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & M. Shimazaki. 2005 Revision of the deep-sea anglerfish genus Acentrophryne Regan (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Linophrynidae), with description of a new species from off Peru. Copeia 2005(2): 246-251.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & R. J. Lavenberg. 1980 A fossil ceratoid anglerfish from the Late Miocene of California Copeia 1980(4): 906-908.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & Rudie H. Kuiter. 1984 A new species of frogfish of the genus Echinophryne (family Antennariidae) from southern Australia Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie 11(1): 23-26.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & V. E. Kharin. 2004 Pietschichthys horridus Kharin, 1989: a junior synonym of Dermatias platynogaster Smith and Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912 (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae), with a revised key to oneirodid genera Copeia 2004(1): 122-127.
Pietsch, Theodore W. & W. A. Palsson. 1999 Pegasidae
  Pietsch, Theodore W. & William D. Anderson, Jr. 1997 Collection building in ichthyology and herpetology : 1-593.
  Pietsch, Theodore W., D. B. Grobecker & B. Stockley. 1992 The sargussum frogfish, Histrio histrio (Linnaeus) (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae), on the Pacific plate Copeia 1992(1): 247-248.
Pietsch, Theodore W., H.-C. Ho & H.-M. Chen. 2004 Revision of the deep-sea anglerfish genus Bufoceratias Whitley (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Diceratiidae), with description of a new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean Copeia 2004(1): 98-107.
Pietsch, Theodore W., Kunio Amaoka, Duane E. Stevenson, Erin L. MacDonald, Brian K. Urbain & Juan A. López. 2001 Freshwater fishes of the Kuril Islands and adjacent regions Species Diversity 6(2): 133–164.
Pietsch, Theodore W., Marie-Louise Bauchot & Martine Desoutter. 1986 Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. (Suite) Ordre des Lophiiformes Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Section A, Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie d’Animal, 4 8(4 [Suppl.]): 131-156.
Pietsch, Theodore W., Rachel J. Arnold & David J. Hall. 2001 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia Copeia(1): 37-45.
Prokofiev, Artem M. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2019 First Record of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Species Gigantactis microdontis (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Gigantactinidae) in the Western Pacific Ocean Zootaxa 4664(3): 441–444.
Saruwatari, Toshiro, Juan A. López & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1997 A revision of the osmerid genus Hypomesus Gill (Teleostei: Salmoniformes), with the description of a new species from the southern Kuril Islands Species Diversity 2(1): 59–82.
Sauwatari, T., Juan A. López & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1996 [Abstract] A revision of the osmerid genus Hypomesus, with the description of a new species from the Kuril Islands. P. 273 in Program and Abstracts American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Absracts(76th Annual Meeting).
Seigel, J. A. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1978 A new species of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Oneirodes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) from the Indo-west Pacific Copeia 1978(1): 11-13.
Seigel, J. A., Theodore W. Pietsch, B. H. Robinson & T. Abe. 1977 Squaliolus sargenti and S. alii, synonyms of the dwarf deepsea shark, Squaliolus laticaudis Copeia 1977(4): 788-791.
Stewart, Andrew L. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1998 The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(1): 1-37.
Swinney, G. N. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 1988 A new species of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Oneirodes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) from the eastern North Atlantic off Madeira Copeia 1988(4): 1054-1056.
Yabe, M. & Theodore W. Pietsch. 2003 A new sculpin, Microcottus matuaensis, from the central Kuril Archipelago (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) Ichthyological Research 50(3): 276-280.
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