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Helen Larson Publications

  1. Tsuda, R.T., H.K. Larson and R. Lujan. 1972. Algal growth on beaks of live parrotfishes. Pacific Science 26(1): 20-23.
  2. Rupp, J.H. and H.K. Larson. 1972. A marine environmental survey for the GORCO deballasting facility outfall, Cabras Island, Guam. University of Guam Marine Laboratory Environmental Survey Report No. 2 (17 pp).
  3. Randall, R.H., T.L. Tansy and H.K. Larson. 1973. A marine survey of Achang Bay Marina. University of Guam Marine Laboratory Environmental Survey Report No. 10 (26 pp).
  4. Jones, R.S. and H.K. Larson. 1974. A key to the families of fishes as recorded from Guam. University of Guam Technical Report 10 (48 pp).
  5. Allen, G.R. and H.K. Larson. 1975. Pomachromis guamensis, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Mariana Islands. Micronesica 11(1): 123-126.
  6. Larson, H.K. 1976. A new species of Eviota with discussion of the nominal general Eviota and Eviotops. Copeia 3: 498-502.
  7. Allen, G.R. and H.K. Larson. 1979. Parma bicolor, a new species of damselfish from southwestern Australia. Revue francaise Aquariologie 6: 11-14.
  8. Larson, H.K. and D.F. Hoese. 1979. The species of the Indo-West Pacific genus Calumia (Pisces:Eleotridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 17-22.
  9. Larson, H.K. and D.F. Hoese. 1980. Fishes of the Indian Ocean. Results of the ichthyological investigations during the Indian Ocean expedition of the research vessel "Meteor", October, 1964 to May, 1965. Systematical Section, XXIII. Gobiidae " "Meteor" Forschungs - Ergebnisse 32: 33-43.
  10. Larson, H.K. 1983. A new species of Lobulogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Arafura Sea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 30 (2): 146-149.
  11. Larson, H.K. 1983. Notes on the biology of the goby Kelloggella cardinalis (Jordan and Seale). Micronesica 19 (1-2): 157-164.
  12. Bishop, K.A. and H.K. Larson. 1984. Fish survey of the eastern drainage catchments of the Davenport and Murchinson Ranges, Northern Territory, Central Australia. Second Report to the Arid Zone Research Institute, Northern Territory Conservation Commission:1-12.
  13. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson. 1985. A revision of the Eastern Pacific species of the genus Barbulifer (Pisces:Gobiidae). Copeia 2: 333-339.
  14. Larson, H.K. 1985. Sea whip gobies. Underwater 13: 41-42. Larson, H.K. 1985. A revision of the gobiid genus Bryaninops (Pisces), with a description of six new species. The Beagle, Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 2(1): 57-93.
  15. Larson, H.K. and P.J. Miller. 1986. Two new species of Silhouettea (Pisces, Gobiidae) from northern Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 33(2): 110-118.
  16. Larson, H.K. 1986. The gobiid fishes of the genus Bryaninops. in: Uyeno, T., Arai, R., Taniuchi, T., and K. Matsuura. Indo-Pacific Fish Biology, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes, Ichthyology Society, Tokyo: 947 (abstract only).
  17. Pezold, F.L. and Larson, H.K. 1986. Systematics of the gobiid genus Oxyurichthys in: Uyeno, T., Arai, R., Taniuchi, T., and K. Matsuura. Indo-Pacific Fish Biology, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes, Ichthyology Society, Tokyo: 954 (abstract only).
  18. Larson, H.K. 1986. Phyllogobius, a new generic name for the Flathead Sponge Goby, Cottogobiusplatycephalops Smith 1964 (Pisces: Gobiidae), and a redescription of the species. The Beagle, Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3 (1): 131-136.
  19. Larson, H.K. 1987. A new species of Bryaninops (Pisces, Gobiidae) with notes on new records of three species of the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 4(1): 139-145.
  20. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 11. A new genus and species of eleotridid (Gobioidei) from southern Australia, with a discussion of relationships. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 48(1): 43-50.
  21. Larson, H.K. 1987. The fishes of Kakadu Stage 1 and 2. In: Kadadu Stage 2. A preliminary assessment with particular reference to the operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Covention. Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory Technical Report No. 37: 145-151.
  22. Larson, H.K. 1988. The fishes of Darwin Harbour. In: Larson, H.K., Michie, M., and J.R. Hanley (eds). Darwin Harbour. N.A.R.U. Mangrove Monograph Number 4: 153-164. Larson, H.K. 1990. Report on the fishes of Kakadu Stage 3 and the Conservation Zone. Northern Territory Government Submission to the Resource Assessment Commission Inquiry into the Kakadu Conservation Zone. Volume 2, Appendix F:1-3.
  23. Larson, H.K. 1990. A revision of the gobiid genera Pleurosicya and Luposicya, with descriptions of eight new species of Pleurosicya. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 7(1): 1-53.
  24. Bauchot, M.L., Desoutter, M., Hoese, D.F. and Larson, H.K. 1991. Catalogue critique des types des poissons du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle. (Suite) Sous-ordre des Gobioidei. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 4th series, 13(1-2):1-82.
  25. Larson, H.K. 1992. Review of "FAO Species Catalogue. Vol.9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae)". Copeia.1:261-263.
  26. Larson, H.K. and M. Kottelat. 1992. A new species of Mugilogobius (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Lake Matano, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 3(3): 225-234.
  27. Larson, H.K. 1992. Report on the resident non-commercial coastal fish species of the Bing Bong Station area (proposed barge landing facility), prepared for MIM Holdings Ltd, Brisbane. Unpublished report to Mount Isa Mines Holdings, Brisbane.
  28. Allen, G.R., H.K. Larson, and S.H. Midgley. 1993. A new species of Scortum (Pisces: Terapontidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 10(1): 71-74.
  29. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson. 1994. A revision of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Valenciennea, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes23: 1-71.
  30. Lim, K.K.P. and Larson, H.K. 1994. A preliminary checklist of the gobiid fishes of Singapore. Pp. 257-262. In: Sudara, S., Wilkinson, C.R., and Chou, L.M. (eds) Proceedings, Third ASEAN-Australian Symposium on Living Coastal Resources, Vol. 2: Research Papers. Chulalongkorn University: Bangkok.
  31. Larson, H.K. 1995. A review of the Australian endemic gobiid fish genus Chlamydogobius, with description of five new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory12: 19-51.
  32. Larson, H.K. 1995. Diversity of Fishes in Ranger and Comparison Billabongs, Kakadu National Park: Final Report. Report to CSIRO, Canberra.
  33. Larson, H.K. 1996. Report on the Biological Resource Survey of the Roper River System, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia: Coastal and Estuarine Fishes. Report to Mount Isa Mines Holdings, Brisbane.
  34. Larson, H.K. 1996. New names for desert gobies. Australia New Guinea Fishes Association Bulletin24: 5-6.
  35. Springer, V.G. and Larson, H.K. 1996. Pholidichthys anguis, new species of pholidichthyid fish from Northern Territory and Western Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington109(2): 353-365.
  36. Iwata, A., Hosoya, S., Larson, H.K., Kimura, M., and Noichi, T. 1996. One of the most paedomorphic gobies in the Indo-West Pacific. P. 182. Program and Abstracts, the 76th Annual General Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans (abstract only).
  37. Larson, H.K. 1996. Systematic placement of the goby genus Mugilogobius. P. 199. Program and Abstracts, the 76th Annual General Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans (abstract only).
  38. Larson, H.K. and Hoese, D.F. 1997. A new species of Egglestonichthys (Pisces; Teleostei; Gobiidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with discussion of the species of the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory13: 45-52.
  39. Larson, H.K. and Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. Pp. 339-380. In: Hanley, J.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. and Larson, H.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biological Workshop.The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and Australian Marine Sciences Association: Perth.
  40. Larson, H. K. 1997. Report to Parks Australia North, on the estuarine fish inventory of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Unpublished report. 45 pp.
  41. Larson, Helen K. 1998. Fishes. In: Horner, P. (ed.) Wildlife survey in freshwater ecosystems and adjoining terrestrial habitats on Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1996. Report to the Tiwi Land Council and Australian Heritage Commission. MAGNT Research Report No. 1. 55 pp.
  42. Larson, Helen K. 1999. Keep River aquatic fauna survey. Report to Kinhill Pty Ltd. MAGNT Research Report No. 4. 37 pp.
  43. Larson, H.K. 1999. Report to Parks Australia North, on estuarine fish monitoring of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Unpublished report. 35 pp.
  44. Larson, H.K. 1999. Report to Parks Australia North, on the estuarine fish inventory of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. MAGNT Research Report No. 5. 50 pp.
  45. Larson, H.K. 1999.Allocation to Calamiana and redescription of the fish species Apocryptes variegatus and Vaimosa mindora (Gobioidei: Gobiidae: Gobionellinae), with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology47(1): 257-281.
  46. Amaoka, K. and Larson, H.K. 1999. Description of Psettina senta n. sp. and redescription of Psettina variegata (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), from off western Australia. Copeia4: 1076-1082.
  47. Larson, H.K. 1999.A review of the mangrove goby genus Hemigobius (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory15: 23-42.
  48. Larson, H.K. and Vidthayanon, C. 2000. A new species of the bumble-bee goby genus Brachygobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae), from the Mekong River system. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters11(1): 1-6.
  49. Larson, H.K. 2000. Report to Parks Australia North, on estuarine fish monitoring of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Unpublished report. 26 pp.
  50. Larson, H.K. 2000. Threatened Fish Profiles. Northern Speartooth Shark Glyphis sp. C. Australian Society for Fish Biology Newsletter30(1): 30.
  51. Larsen [sic], H. 2000. Special symposium on diversity of fishes. Australia New Guinea Fishes Association News 3: 4-5.
  52. Iwata, A., Hosoya, S. and Larson, H.K. 2001. Paedogobius kimurai, a new genus and species of Gobiidae from the West Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum53: 103-112.
  53. Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), with discussion of its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 62: 1-233.
  54. Larson, H.K. 2001. Fish named after NT identity. Australia New Guinea Fishes Association News 8: 1, 4.
  55. Larson, H.K. and Hoese, D.F. 2001. A new genus of small gobiid fish (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with description of two new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory17: 27-31.
  56. Larson, H.K. 2001. Lectotype designation for Gobius sarasinorum Boulenger (Pisces, Gobiodei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory17: 67.
  57. Larson, H.K. 2002. Report to Parks Australia North, on estuarine fish monitoring of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Unpublished report. 42 pp
  58. Munday, P.L., Pierce, S.J., Jones, G.P. and Larson, H.K. 2002. Habitat use, social organization and reproductive biology of the seawhip goby, Bryaninops yongei. Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 769-775.
  59. Corbett, L., Batterham, R., Sewell, S., Welch, M., Richards, G. and Larson, H. 2002. The Angalarri Grunter, Scortum neili Allen, Larson and Midgley (Teleostei: Terapontidae): description of adults and their habitat. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory18: 57-62.
  60. Larson, H.K. 2002. A new genus of small coral-reef goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with discussion of its relationships. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory18: 63-71.
  61. Larson, H.K. and Wright, J. 2003. A new genus for the species Gobius baliurus Valenciennes and Gnatholepis calliurus Jordan and Seale (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19: 127-135.
  62. Larson, H.K., Gribble, N., Salini, J., Pillans, R. and Peverell, S. 2004. Sharks and rays. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 59-73. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  63. Peverell, S., Gribble, N. and Larson, H.K., 2004. Sawfish. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 75-83. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  64. Williams, A., Begg, G., Pears, R., Garrett, R., Larson, H.K., Griffiths, S. and Lloyd, J. 2004. Groupers. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 147-155. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  65. Williams, A., Begg, G., Marriott, R., Garrett, R., McPherson, G., Sumpton, W., Larson, H.K., Griffiths, S. and Lloyd, J. 2004. Snappers and emperors. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 157-170. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  66. Stapley, J., Gribble, N., Buckworth, R. Larson, H.K., Griffiths, S. and McPherson, G. 2004. Mackerels and tunas. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 171-183. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  67. Williams, A., Begg, G., Garrett, R., Larson, H.K., and Griffiths, S. 2004. Coastal fishes. In: Descriptions of key species groups in the Northern Planning Area. Pp 185-200. National Oceans Office, Hobart, Tasmania.
  68. Hoese, D.F. and Larson, H.K. 2004. Description of a new species of Cryptocentrus from northern Australia, with comments on the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory20: 167-174.
  69. Larson, H.K. and Takita, T. 2004. Two new species of Periophthalmus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from northern Australia, and a re-diagnosis of Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory20: 175-185.
  70. Larson, H.K. and Pidgeon, R. 2004. New records of freshwater fishes from East Timor. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory20: 195-198.
  71. Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. and Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. Pp 83-106. In: Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Glasby, C.J., Willan, R.C. and Martin, J. (eds) Understanding the cultural and natural heritage values and management challenges of the Ashmore region. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Supplement 1.
  72. Larson, H.K., Ivantsoff, W. and Crowley, L.E.L.M. 2005. Description of a new species of freshwater hardyhead, Craterocephalus laisapi (Pisces, Atherinidae) from East Timor. aqua10(2): 81-88.
  73. Larson, H.K. 2005. A revision of the freshwater gobiid fish genus Stigmatogobius, with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters16(4): 347-370.
  74. Larson, H.K. 2005. Threatened fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Naturalist18: 14-20.
  75. Hoese, D.F. and Larson, H.K. 2005. Description of three new species of Hetereleotris (Gobiidae) from the south Pacific, with a revised key to species. Zootaxa1096: 1-16.
  76. Larson, H.K. and Buckle, D. 2005. A new species of the circumtropical goby genus Gnatholepis Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from northern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory21: 67-72.
  77. Hoese, D.F. and Larson, H.K. 2006. Description of two new species of Nesogobius (Pisces: Gobioidei: Gobiidae) from southern Australia. Memoirs of Museum of Victoria63(1): 7-13.
  78. Larson, H.K. and Chen, I-S. 2007. A new species of Tryssogobius (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from Taiwan and Hainan Island, China. Zoological Studies46(1): 155-161.
  79. Larson, H.K., Jafaar, Z. and Lim, K.P. In press. An annotated checklist of the gobioid fishes of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology .
  80. Larson, H.K. In press. Review of the gobiid fish genera Eugnathogobius and Pseudogobiopsis (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of three new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
  81. Larson, H.K. In press. A new species of carp-gudgeon, Hypseleotris (Pisces, Gobioidei, Eleotridae) from the Katherine River system, Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory

Books:

  1. Larson, H.K. and K.C. Martin. 1990. The freshwater fishes of the Northern Territory. Handbook Series No. 1, Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.
  2. Larson, H.K. and Lim, K.P. 2005. A guide to gobies of Singapore. National Science Centre, Singapore.

Book Chapters:

  1. (As:) Wood, H.K. 1968. Birds of Guam. In: A science teachers handbook to Guam. Guam Science Teachers Association: 47-53 (98 pp).
  2. Larson, H.K. 1980. Family Chanidae. In: Freshwater fishes of southeastern Australia. Ed. R.M. McDowall. Reed, Sydney (208 pp).
  3. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson. 1980. Family Gobiidae. In: Freshwater fishes of southeastern Australia. Ed. R.M. McDowall. Reed, Sydney (208 pp).
  4. Hoese, D.F., H.K.Larson and L.C. Llewellyn. 1980. Family Eleotridae. In: Freshwater fishes of southeastern Australia. Ed. R.M. McDowall. Reed, Sydney (208 pp).
  5. Hoese, D.F. and H.K. Larson. 1994. Family Gobiidae. pp. 781-809. In: Gomon, M.F., Glover, J.C.M. and Kuiter, R.H. (eds) The fishes of Australia's south coast. The Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbooks Committee, Adelaide.
  6. Larson, H.K. 1996. Family Chanidae. Milkfish. Pp 48-49. In: McDowall, R.M. (ed.) Freshwater fishes of south-eastern Australia. Revised edition. Reed, Sydney.
  7. Larson, H.K. and Hoese, D.F. 1996. Family Gobiidae, subfamilies Eleotrinae and Butinae. Gudgeons. Pp 200-219. In: McDowall, R.M. (ed.) Freshwater fishes of south-eastern Australia. Revised edition. Reed, Sydney.
  8. Larson, H.K. and Hoese, D.F. 1996. Family Gobiidae, subfamilies Gobiinae and Gobionellinae. Gobies. Pp 220-228. In: McDowall, R.M. (ed.) Freshwater fishes of south-eastern Australia. Revised edition. Reed, Sydney.
  9. Larson, H.K. 1997. Schindler’s fishes. P. 477. In: Reader's Digest encyclopedia of Australian wildlife. Reader' Digest: Surry Hills.
  10. Larson, H.K. 1997. Nurseryfishes. P. 445. In: Reader's Digest encyclopedia of Australian wildlife. Reader' Digest: Surry Hills.
  11. Larson, H.K. 1997. Gudgeons and Gobies, Sand Darts, Dart-gobies and Wormfishes, Wrigglers. Pp. 478-479. In: Reader's Digest encyclopedia of Australian wildlife. Reader' Digest: Surry Hills.
  12. Larson, H.K. 2000. Centropomidae. Sea perches. Pp 2429-2432. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome.
  13. Larson, H.K. 2001. Clinidae. Weedfishes. Pp 3536-3537. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  14. Larson, H.K. and Murdy, E.O. 2001. Eleotrididae. Sleepers (gudgeons). Pp 3574-3577. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  15. Larson, H.K. and Murdy, E.O. 2001. Gobiidae. Gobies. Pp 3578-3603. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  16. Larson, H.K. 2001. Kraemeriidae. Sandgobies (sand darts). P. 3604. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  17. Larson, H.K. 2001. Microdesmidae. Wormfishes, dart-gobies, fire gobies. Pp 3607-3608. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  18. Larson, H.K. 2001. Schindleriidae. Schindler’s fishes. P. 3609. In: Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Volume 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae). FAO, Rome.
  19. Hoese, D.F. and Larson, H.K. 2006. Gobiidae. Gobies. Pp 1612-1697. In: Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. and Allen, G.R. Fishes. In: Beesley, P.L. and Wells, A. (eds) Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Parts 1-3. ABRS and CSIRO Publishing, Canberra.

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