1. Maturation and reproduction of Squalus cubensis and Squalus cf. quasimodo (Squalidae, Squaliformes) in the southern Caribbean Sea

   • Alejandro Tagliafico
   • Salomé Rangel
   • Matt K. Broadhurst

   Full Paper 04 June 2018 Pages: 1 - 8

   

2. Taxonomic review of the Sebastes vulpes complex (Scorpaenoidei: Sebastidae)

   • Nozomu Muto
   • Yoshiaki Kai
   • Tetsuji Nakabo

   Full Paper 29 May 2018 Pages: 9 - 29

   

3. Mephisto albomaculosus, a new spikefish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthodidae) collected off Myanmar, Indian Ocean

   • Keiichi Matsuura
   • Peter N. Psomadakis
   • Mya Than Thun

   Full Paper 26 May 2018 Pages: 30 - 33

   

4. Correction to: Mephisto albomaculosus, a new spikefish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthodidae) collected off Myanmar, Indian Ocean

   • Keiichi Matsuura
   • Peter N. Psomadakis
   • Mya Than Tun

   Correction 06 June 2018 Pages: 34 - 34

5. A new species, Propherallodus longipterus, from the Philippines and redescription of P. briggsi Shiogaki and Dotsu 1983 (Gobiesocidae: Diplocrepinae)

   • Kyoji Fujiwara
   • Hiroyuki Motomura

   Full Paper 19 July 2018 Pages: 35 - 48

   

6. Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878)

   • Peter N. Psomadakis
   • Keiichi Matsuura
   • Htun Thein

   Full Paper 03 July 2018 Pages: 49 - 56

   

7. Ontogenetic development and otolith microstructure in the larval and juvenile stages of mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi

   • Yiqing Song
   • Fei Cheng
   • Songguang Xie

   Full Paper 28 June 2018 Pages: 57 - 66

   

8. Trace of outbreeding between Biwa salmon (Oncorhynchus masou subsp.) and amago (O. m. ishikawae) detected from the upper reaches of inlet streams within Lake Biwa water system, Japan

   • Masayuki Kuwahara
   • Hiroshi Takahashi
   • Kei’ichiro Iguchi

   Full Paper 03 July 2018 Pages: 67 - 78

   

9. How Japanese anchovy spawn in northern waters: start with surface warming and end with day length shortening

   • Akira Hayashi
   • Tomoaki Goto
   • Yoshiro Watanabe

   Full Paper 19 July 2018 Pages: 79 - 87

   

10. Paraliparis ruficometes sp. nov. (Liparidae), a new snailfish from Suruga Trough, Japan

    • Kenta Murasaki
    • Munehiro Takami
    • Atsushi Fukui

    Full Paper 12 August 2018 Pages: 88 - 96

    

11. A new species of the blind goby Caecogobius (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from a cave system on Mindanao Island, the Philippines

    • Helen K. Larson
    • Daniel E. M. Husana

    Full Paper 06 October 2018 Pages: 97 - 103

    

12. Helcogramma melanolancea, a new triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) from Bali, Indonesia

    • Satokuni Tashiro
    • Hiroyuki Motomura

    Full Paper 22 September 2018 Pages: 104 - 113

    

13. Two new species of the waspfish genus Ablabys (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae) from the western Pacific Ocean

    • Sirikanya Chungthanawong
    • Hiroyuki Motomura

    Full Paper 17 October 2018 Pages: 114 - 128

    

14. Rhabdamia novaluna, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with comments on the synonymy of Rhabdamia gracilis

    • Tomohiro Yoshida
    • Kohji Mabuchi
    • Hiroyuki Motomura

    Full Paper 26 October 2018 Pages: 129 - 139

    

15. Age, growth, and reproductive biology of the Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber in southern Brazil

    • Marcelo Soeth
    • Luis Fernando Fávaro
    • Alberto Teodorico Correia

    Full Paper 04 October 2018 Pages: 140 - 154

    

16. First report of growth rate of juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta captured in the Sea of Okhotsk offshore

    • Kentaro Honda
    • Tatsuya Kawakami
    • Shigehiko Urawa

    Short Report 30 May 2018 Pages: 155 - 159

    

17. New morphological data and live photographs of the rare subterranean blind cave eel Ophisternon candidum (Synbranchidae) from north-western Australia

    • Glenn I. Moore

    Short Report 28 June 2018 Pages: 160 - 165

    

18. Nocturnal activity and feeding of juvenile channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, around offshore breakwaters in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan

    • Kazuya Yamazaki
    • Kouki Kanou
    • Kazunori Arayama

    Short Report 28 July 2018 Pages: 166 - 171

    

19. Multiple habitat use of Japanese sea bass Lateolabrax japonicus in the estuary region of the Tone River system, implied by stable isotope analysis

    • Yoichi Miyake
    • Hikaru Itakura
    • Shingo Kimura

    Short Report 06 August 2018 Pages: 172 - 176

    

20. Preliminary observations of the skeletal development in pre-flexion larvae of sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria

    • Alison L. Deary
    • Steven M. Porter
    • Janet T. Duffy-Anderson

    Short Report 23 August 2018 Pages: 177 - 182

    

21. Origin of the widely and discontinuously distributed mitochondrial genotypes of Oryzias latipes: introduced or native genotypes?

    • Yuka Iguchi
    • Ryohei Nakao
    • Tadao Kitagawa

    Short Report 03 October 2018 Pages: 183 - 188

    

22. The presence or absence of Rogadius asper (Cuvier 1829) in Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae)

    • Hisashi Imamura

    News and Comments 26 July 2018 Pages: 189 - 191

    

23. Reconciliation of taxonomy with laboratory fish research communities

    • Kenji Saitoh

    News and Comments 18 September 2018 Pages: 192 - 197

    

24. Ichthyology 50 years in Japan—Celebrating its history to set the stage for the next generations

    Editorial Notes and Announcements 12 September 2018 Pages: 198 - 206