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Three new species of Chromis (Teleostei, Pomacentridae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Philippines by Gabriela Arango, B, T Pinheiro, Hudson, Rocha, Claudia, D Greene, Brian, L Pyle, Richard, M Copus, Joshua, Shepherd, Bart, A Rocha, Luiz

“…Three new species of (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from the Philippines, collected between 75-150 m depth, are described by a combination of morphological…”
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Geographic destiny trumps taxonomy in the Roundtail Chub, Gila robusta species complex (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) by Suchocki, Christopher R., Ka‘apu-Lyons, Cassie, Copus, Joshua M., Walsh, Cameron A. J., Lee, Anne M., Carter, Julie Meka, Johnson, Eric A., Etter, Paul D., Forsman, Zac H., Bowen, Brian W., Toonen, Robert J.

“…The Gila robusta species complex in the lower reaches of the Colorado River includes three nominal and contested species ( G. robusta, G. intermedia, and G…”
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Shifting reef fish assemblages along a depth gradient in Pohnpei, Micronesia by Coleman, Richard R, Copus, Joshua M, Coffey, Daniel M, Whitton, Robert K, Bowen, Brian W

“…Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) continue to be understudied, especially in island locations spread across the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Pohnpei is the largest…”
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Phylogeography of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Squirrelfish and Soldierfish (Holocentriformes: Holocentridae) by Copus, Joshua M, Walsh, Cameron A. J, Hoban, Mykle L, Lee, Anne M, Pyle, Richard L, Kosaki, Randall K, Toonen, Robert J, Bowen, Brian W

“…Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs: ~30 to 100+ m depth) may be older and more stable than shallow coral ecosystems that are more prone to disturbances in both…”
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Tosanoides annepatrice, a new basslet from deep coral reefs in Micronesia (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae) by Pyle, Richard L., Greene, Brian D., Copus, Joshua M., Randall, John E.

“…The new species Tosanoidesannepatrice sp. n. is described from four specimens collected at depths of 115–148 m near Palau and Pohnpei in Micronesia. It differs…”
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Prognathodes geminus, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau by Copus, Joshua M., Pyle, Richard L., Greene, Brian D., Randall, John E.

“…A new species of the butterflyfish genus Prognathodes (Chaetodontidae) is described from two specimens collected at a depth of 116 m off Ngemelis Island,…”
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Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths: Examples From the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) by Reimer, James Davis, Kise, Hiroki, Santos, Maria E. A., Lindsay, Dhugal John, Pyle, Richard L., Copus, Joshua M., Bowen, Brian W., Nonaka, Masanori, Higashiji, Takuo, Benayahu, Yehuda

“…Research on so-called ‘minor taxa’ at mesophotic depths has lagged behind that of more commonly researched groups such as fish or hard corals. Exemplar taxa…”
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Geopolitical species revisited: genomic and morphological data indicate that the roundtail chub Gila robusta species complex (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) is a single species by Copus, Joshua M, Montgomery, W L, Forsman, Zac H, Bowen, Brian W, Toonen, Robert J

“…The species complex in the Lower Colorado River Basin has a complicated taxonomic history. Recent authors have separated this group into three nominal taxa, ,…”
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Deep reef fishes in the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity by Pinheiro, Hudson T., Shepherd, Bart, Castillo, Cristina, Abesamis, Rene A., Copus, Joshua M., Pyle, Richard L., Greene, Brian D., Coleman, Richard R., Whitton, Robert K., Thillainath, Emma, Bucol, Abner A., Birt, Matthew, Catania, Dave, Bell, Mauritius V., Rocha, Luiz A.

“…The Philippines is often highlighted as the global epicenter of marine biodiversity, yet surveys of reef-associated fishes in this region rarely extend beyond…”
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Range-Wide Population Structure of 3 Deepwater Eteline Snappers Across the Indo-Pacific Basin by Andrews, Kimberly R, Copus, Joshua M, Wilcox, Christie, Williams, Ashley J, Newman, Stephen J, Wakefield, Corey B, Bowen, Brian W

“…Abstract Deep-sea habitats may drive unique dispersal and demographic patterns for fishes, but population genetic analyses to address these questions have…”
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Species Radiations in the Sea: What the Flock? by Bowen, Brian W, Forsman, Zac H, Whitney, Jonathan L, Faucci, Anuschka, Hoban, Mykle, Canfield, Sean J, Johnston, Erika C, Coleman, Richard R, Copus, Joshua M, Vicente, Jan, Toonen, Robert J

“…Abstract Species flocks are proliferations of closely-related species, usually after colonization of depauperate habitat. These radiations are abundant on…”
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An assessment of shallow and mesophotic reef brachyuran crab assemblages on the south shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i by Hurley, Kaleonani K. C., Timmers, Molly A., Godwin, L. Scott, Copus, Joshua M., Skillings, Derek J., Toonen, Robert J.

“…Shallow coral reefs are extensively studied but, although scleractinian corals have been recorded to 165 m, little is known about other mesophotic coral reef…”
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Phylogeny of deepwater snappers (Genus Etelis) reveals a cryptic species pair in the Indo-Pacific and Pleistocene invasion of the Atlantic by Andrews, Kimberly R., Williams, Ashley J., Fernandez-Silva, Iria, Newman, Stephen J., Copus, Joshua M., Wakefield, Corey B., Randall, John E., Bowen, Brian W.

“…[Display omitted] •We provide one of the first phylogeographic studies of deepwater fishes.•Genetics and morphology reveal that IndoPacific Etelis carbunculus…”
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An assessment of shallow and mesophotic reef brachyuran crab assemblages on the south shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i by Hurley, Kaleonani K; C, Timmers, Molly A, Godwin, L Scott, Copus, Joshua M, Skillings, Derek J, Toonen, Robert J

“…Issue Title: THEME SECTION ON MESOPHOTIC REEFS Shallow coral reefs are extensively studied but, although scleractinian corals have been recorded to 165 m,…”
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The Habitat Persistence Hypothesis: a new perspective on the distribution of coral-reef organisms by Copus, Joshua M., Pyle, Richard L., Bowen, Brian W., Kosaki, Randall K., Webster, Jody M.

“…We propose and define the “Habitat Persistence Hypothesis” (HPH) to explain the biogeographical distributions of organisms (especially fishes, invertebrates…”
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Prognathodesgeminus , a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau by M Copus, Joshua, L Pyle, Richard, D Greene, Brian, E Randall, John

“…A new species of the butterflyfish genus (Chaetodontidae) is described from two specimens collected at a depth of 116 m off Ngemelis Island, Palau. is similar…”
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A forceful upper jaw facilitates picking-based prey capture: biomechanics of feeding in a butterflyfish, Chaetodon trichrous by Copus, Joshua M., Gibb, Alice C.

“…Biomechanical models of feeding mechanisms elucidate how animals capture food in the wild, which, in turn, expands our understanding of their fundamental…”
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Tosanoidesannepatrice , a new basslet from deep coral reefs in Micronesia (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae) by Pyle, Richard L, Greene, Brian D, Copus, Joshua M, Randall, John E

“…The new species is described from four specimens collected at depths of 115-148 m near Palau and Pohnpei in Micronesia. It differs from the other three species…”
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Monogamy in a feeding generalist, Chaetodon trichrous, the endemic Tahitian Butterflyfish by Reavis, Robert H, Copus, Joshua M

“…Butterflyfishes have been well studied for their feeding ecology and mating systems. In particular, studies of corallivorous butterflyfishes have supported…”
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Phylogeography and Evolution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems by Copus, Joshua M

“…In this dissertation, I begin to address the phylogeography and evolution of the unique reef fish fauna of the mesophotic zone, generally regarded as beginning…”
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