Research Interests

Fish Phylogenetics & Taxonomy

Fish phylogenetics examines how different species or groups are related to each other. Taxonomy applies names to species or groups and describes new species. I have been studying the species diversity and distribution of several groups of mostly deep-sea fishes (Beryciformes, Stephanoberyciformes, Ateleopididae, Polymixiidae) and have served as a collaborator for FishBase, the online resource for information on individual fish species.

Selected Publications

Dornburg, A, J. A. Moore, J. M. Beaulieu, R. Eytan, and T. J. Near. 2015. The impact of shifts in marine biodiversity hotspots on patterns of range evolution: evidence from the Holocentridae (squirrelfishes and soldierfishes). Evolution 69(1):146-161.

Merrett, N. R. and J. A. Moore. 2005. A new genus and species of deep demersal fish (Teleostei: Stephanoberycidae) from the tropical eastern North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 67:1699-1710.

Moore, J. A. 1993. The phylogeny of the Trachichthyiformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Bulletin of Marine Science 52(1):114-136.

Moore, J. A. 2003. Order Stephanoberyciformes, Families Melamphaidae, Gibberichthyidae, and Stephanoberycidae. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

Moore, J. A. 2003. Order Beryciformes, Families Anoplogastridae, Diretmidae, Anomalopidae, Trachichthyidae and Berycidae. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

Moore, J. A. 2003. Order Ateleopodiformes, Family Ateleopodidae. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

Moore, J. A. 2003. Order Polymixiiformes, Family Polymixiidae. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

Moore, J. A. and K. Dodd. 2010. A new species of the roughy genus Hoplostethus (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae) from the Philippine Islands. Bulletin of Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale University) 51(1):137- 144.

Moore, J. A. and T. J. Near. 2020. Osteichthyes, Pan-Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Pan-Actinopterygii, Actinopteri, Pan-Actinopteri, Neopterygii, Pan-Neopterygii, Teleostei, Pan-Teleostei. Phylocode Companion Volume.

Near, T. J., A. Dornburg, R. I. Eytan, B. C. Keck, W. L. Smith, Kristin L. Kuhn, J. A. Moore, S. A. Proce, F. T. Burbrink, M. Friedman, and P. C. Wainwright. 2013. Phylogeny and tempo of diversification in the superradiation of spiny-finned fishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110(31):12738-12743.

Near, T. J. R., I. Eytan, A. Dornburg, K. L. Kuhn, J. A. Moore, M. P. Davis, P. C. Wainwright, M. Friedman, and W. L. Smith. 2012. Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing of diversification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(34):13698-13703.

Song, H., K. Mabuchi, T. P. Satoh, J. A. Moore, Y. Yamanoue, M. Miya, and M. Nishida. 2014. Mitogenomic circumscription of a novel percomorph fish clade mainly comprising "Syngnathoidei" (Teleostei). Gene 542(2):146-155.

Staissny, M. L. J. and J. A. Moore. 1992. A review of the pelvic girdle of acanthomorph fishes, with comments on hypotheses of acanthomorph intrarelationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (London) 104:209-242.