Principal Investigator

Dr. Wilson J.E.M. Costa

Professor of Systematics and Ichthyology
Department of Zoology
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Caixa Postal 68049, CEP 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FAX: 21-2560-5993
wcosta@acd.ufrj.br

Area of general interest: Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of teleost fishes, both recent and fossil.

Main group of interest: Cyprinodontiformes.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Biology (Zoology), Universidade de São Paulo (Institute of Biosciences), 1989. Dissertation: Filogenia, Classificação e Biogeografia da família Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei) [Phylogeny, Classification and Biogeography of the family Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei)], granted by Fundação de Amaparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo.

Specialisation in Systematic Zoology, National Program of Zoology, granted by CAPES/CNPq/FINEP (Brazilian Federal Government), 1984.

B.S., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1983.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor of Institute of Biology (Systematics and Ichthyology), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1993–present.

Reseacher level 1-A of the National Council for Technological and Scientific Development, Brazilian Federal Government, 1993–present.

Founder (1993) and Co-ordinator of the Laboratory of General and Applied Ichthyology (presently, Lab. Systematics and Evolution of Teleost fishes), Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1993–present.

Curator of the Scientific Ichthyological Collection of the Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1993–present.

Executive Co-ordinator of the 'National Action Plan for the Conservation of Rivulids Threatened with Extinction', Chico Mendes Institute of Conservation of the Biodiversity, Brazilian Federal Government, 2012–present.

Adviser and Professor of the Post-graduation Program in Zoology (Ichthyology, Methods of Species Delimitation), National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1990–present.

Adviser and Professor of the Post-graduation Program in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (Methods of Species Delimitation, Ichthyology, Biogeography), Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2012–present.

Professor of the Post-graduation Program in Botany (Methods of Species Delimitation), National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2009–present.

Head of the Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2007–2009.

Visitor Scientist, ‘Short term visitor program’, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1992.

Teaching collaborator, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1991–1993.
Associate Researcher, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1989–1993.

       
CO-ORDINATION OF PROJECTS AND FUNDING RECEIVED

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico [National Council for Technological and Scientific Development, Brazilian Federal Government]

2014–2016. Project: Avaliando a biodiversidade de savanas tropicais: delimitação de espécies de peixes aploqueilóideos [Evaluating biodiversity of tropical savannahs: species delimitation in aplocheiloid fishes] –  US$ 56,000.

2011–2015. Project: Sistemática e evolução da subordem Aplocheiloidei, com especial ênfase aos grupos da Mata Atlântica [Systematics and evolution of the suborder Aplocheiloidei, with special emphasis in groups of the Atlantic Forest]– US$ 108,750.

2010–2014. Project: Sistemática e biogeografia de peixes teleósteos neotropicais [Systematics and biogeography of Neotropical teleost fishes] – US$ 140,000.

2008–2011. Project: Sistemática e evolução da subordem Aplocheiloidei, com especial ênfase à família Rivulidae (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes) [Systematics and evolution of the suborder Aplocheiloidei, with special emphasis to the family Rivulidae (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes)] – US$ 56,300.

2008–2010. Project: Sistemática e evolução de peixes anuais de regiões semi-áridas tropicais (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei) [Systematics and evolution of annual fishes of tropical semi-arid regions (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei)] – US$ 53,000.

2005–2008. Project: Sistemática e biogeografia da subordem Aplocheiloidei (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes) [Systematics and biogeography of the suborder Aplocheiloidei (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes)] – US$ 25,000.

1993–2005. Project: Sistemática e biogeografia da família Rivulidae (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes) [Systematics and biogeography of the family Rivulidae (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontiformes)] – US$ 65,000.

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro [Foundation for Research Support of Rio de Janeiro]

2012–2014. Project: Avaliando a biodiversidade de savanas tropicais: delimitação de espécies de peixes aploqueilóideos [Evaluating biodiversity of tropical savannahs: species delimitation in aplocheiloid fishes] –  US$ 50,400.

 2010–2013. Project: O problema de delimitação de espécies em estimativas de biodiversidade: combinando métodos para avaliar congruência e eficácia [Species delimitation impediment in biodiversity estimative: combining methods to evaluate congruence and efficacy] –  US$ 112,500.

2007–2008. Project: Sistemática, distribuição e conservação de peixes rivulídeos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: grupo com acentuado grau de endemismo e alto risco de extinção [Systematics, distribution and conservation of rivulid fishes of Rio de Janeiro State: high endemism and high extinction risk] – US$ 25,000.

2005–2006. Project: Sistemática, distribuição e conservação do gênero Leptolebias Myers (Cyprinodontiformes: x             Rivulidae): um grupo de peixes anuais altamente ameaçados de extinção [Systematics, distribution and conservation of the genus Leptolebias Myers(Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): annual fish group highly threatened with extinction] – US$ 25,000.

2000. Project: Sistemática e distribuição da família Rivulidae [Systematics and biogeography of the family Rivulidae] – US$ 5,000.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington

1992. Research Grant (short term visitor program). Project: Systematics of the Family Rivulidae – US$ 4,000.

Private foundations

2002–2004. Research Grant, Fundação O Boticário de Proteção à Natureza. Project: Diversidade e conservação de peixes anuais brasileiros: Amazônia [Diversity and conservation of Brazilian annual fishes: Amazon] – US$ 20,000.

2002–2004. Research Grant, SESC-Pantanal. Project: Peixes de pequeno porte da RPPN SESC-Pantanal [Small fishes of the RPPN SESC-Pantanal] – US$ 15,000.

1999. Research Grant, SESC-Pantanal. Project: Peixes anuais da Estância Ecológica SESC - Pantanal (Annual fishes of the Estância Ecológica SESC - Pantanal] – US$ 3,000.

1998–2002. Research Grant, Fundação O Boticário de Proteção à Natureza. Project: Diversidade e conservação de peixes anuais brasileiros - Amazônia [Diversity and conservation of Brazilian annual fishes] – US$ 20,000.

Papers published in scientific journals:

PUBLICATIONS

Scientific Journal Articles

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2014. Six new species of seasonal killifishes of the genus Cynolebias from the São Francisco river basin, Brazilian Caatinga, with notes on C. porosus. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25(2): 79-96.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2014. Austrolebias araucarianus, a new seasonal killifish from the Iguaçu river drainage, southern Brazilian Araucarian Plateau Forest (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25(2): 97-101.

Costa, W.J.E.M., P.F. Amorim & P.H.N. Bragança. 2014. A new miniature killifish of the genus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Xingu river drainage, Brazilian Amazon. Vertebrate Zoology, 64(2): 193-197.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2014. Phylogeny and evolutionary radiation in seasonal rachovine killifishes: biogeographical and taxonomical implications. Vertebrate Zoology, 64(2): 177-192.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & P.F. Amorim. 2014. Integrative taxonomy and conservation of seasonal killifishes, Xenurolebias (Teleostei: Rivulidae), and the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Systematics and Biodiversity, 12(3): 350-365.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2014. A new genus of miniature cynolebiasine from the Atlantic Forest and alternative biogeographical explanations for seasonal killifish distribution patterns in South America (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 64(1): 23-33.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2014. Four new species of the genus Atlantirivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Vertebrate Zoology, 64(1):9-21.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & H. Lazzarotto (2014). Laimosemion ubim, a new miniature killifish from the Brazilian Amazon (Teleostei: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24(4): 371-379.

Costa, W.J.E.M., P.F. Amorim & G.N. Aranha. 2014. Species limits and DNA barcodes in Nematolebias, a genus of seasonal killifishes threatened with extinction from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, with description of a new species (Teleostei: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24(3): 225-236.

Costa, W.J.E.M., P. F. Amorim & P.H.N. Bragança. 2014. Species limits and phylogenetic relationships of red-finned cryptic species of the seasonal killifish genus Hypsolebias from the Brazilian semi-arid Caatinga (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 52(1): 52-58. doi: 10.1111/jzs.12041.

Costa, W.J.E.M., P.H.N. Bragança & P. F. Amorim. 2013. Five new species of the killifish genus Anablepsoides from the Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 63(3): 283-293.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2013. A new killifish of the genus Melanorivulus from the upper  Paraná river basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Cypronodontiformes). Vertebrate Zoology, 63(3): 277-281.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2013. Hypsolebias caeruleus, a new seasonal killifish of the Hypsolebias adornatus complex, from the Caatinga of north-eastern Brazil, São Francisco river basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24(2): 141-146.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2013. Historical biogeography of aplocheiloid killifishes (Teleostei: Cypronodontiformes). Vertebrate Zoology, 63(2): 139-154.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & P.H.N. Bragança. 2013. A new miniature killifish of the genus Laimosemion, subgenus Owiyeye, from the Negro river drainage, Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24(1): 93-96.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & P. F. Amorim. 2013. Delimitation of cryptic species of Notholebias, a genus of seasonal miniature killifishes threatened with extinction from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24(1): 63-72.

Katz, A. M., M. A. Barbosa & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2013. Two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from the Paraná river basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(4): 359-366.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2013. Leptolebias opalescens, a supposedly extinct seasonal killifish from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, rediscovered 31 years after its last record (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(4): 357-358.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2013. Anablepsoides urubuiensis, a new killifish from central Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(4): 345-349.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Two new species of Melanorivulus from the Caiapós hill, upper Araguaia river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(3):211-218.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. The type locality of Nothobranchius seychellensis (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(2):110.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Oligocene killifishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) from southern France: relationships, taxonomic position, and evidence of internal fertilization. Vertebrate Zoology, 62(3): 371-386.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Melanorivulus pindorama, a new killifish from the Tocantins River drainage, central Brazilian Cerrado (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(1):57-61.

Bragança, P.H.N., P.F. Amorim & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2012. Geographic distribution, habitat, colour pattern variability and synonymy of the Amazon killifish Melanorivulus schuncki (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23(1):51-55.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Delimiting priorities while biodiversity is lost: Rio’s seasonal killifishes on the edge of survival. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21: 2443-2452.  DOI 10.1007/s10531-012-0301-7.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. The caudal skeleton of extant and fossil cyprinodontiform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha): comparative morphology and delimitation of phylogenetic characters. Vertebrate Zoology, 62(2): 161-180.

Bragança, P.H.N. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2012. Poecilia waiapi, a new poeciliid from the Jari river drainage, northern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22(4):337-343.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Simpsonichthys margaritatus, a new seasonal miniature killifish from the upper Paraná basin, central Brazilian Cerrado. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22(4):313-318.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2012. Trichomycterus puriventris (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the rio Paraiba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 62(2):155­-160.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2012. Trichomycterus macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the rio Paraiba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 62(1):79-82.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Parallel evolution in ichthyophagous annual killifishes of South America and Africa. Cybium, 35(1): 39-46.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Hypsolebias nudiorbitatus, a new seasonal killifish from the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil, Itapicuru River basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22(3):221-226.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22(3):233-249.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Redescription and phylogenetic position of the fossil killifish †Carrionellus diumortuus White from the Lower Miocene of Ecuador (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Cybium, 35(3):181-187.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2011. Description of a new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio de Contas basin, northeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 61(3):307-312.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Comparative morphology, phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of plesiolebiasine seasonal killifishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 162: 131-148.

Bragança, P.H.N. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2011. Poecilia sarrafae, a new poeciliid from the Parnaíba and Mearim river basins, northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(4): 369-376.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & A. C. De Luca. 2011. Rivulus cajariensis, a new killifish from the Guiana Shield of Brazil, eastern Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(4): 353-358.

Costa, W. J.E.M. & A.C. De Luca. 2011. Rivulus schuncki, a new species of the killifish subgenus Melanorivulus, from eastern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(4): 289-293.

 Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis, new combination, with additional notes on colour pattern of live males (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(4): 301-302.

 Bove, C. P., C. T. Philbrick & W. J. E. M. Costa. 2011. Taxonomy, distribution and emended description of the neotropical genus Lophogyne (Podostemaceae). Brittonia, 63(1): 156-160.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Parallel evolution in ichthyophagous annual killifishes of South America and Africa. Cybium, 35(1): 39-46.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Identity of Rivulus ocellatus and a new name for a hermaphroditic species of Kryptolebias from south-eastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22(4):185-912.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & P.F. Amorim. 2011. A new annual species of the Hypsolebias flavicaudatus complex from the São Francisco River basin, Brazilian Caatinga (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 61(1):99-104.

Costa, W.J.E.M., S. M.Q. Lima & R. Bartolette. 2010. Androdioecy in Kryptolebias killifish and the evolution of self-fertilizing hermaphroditism. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 99(2): 344-349.

 Costa, W.J.E.M. 2010. Simpsonichthys harmonicus, a new seasonal killifish from the São Francisco River basin, northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(1): 73-78.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2010. Two new species of the Rivulus urophthalmus group from the Tocantins and Xingu river drainages, eastern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(1): 79-85.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2010. Seven new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Southeastern Brazil and redescription of T. brasiliensis. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(2): 97-122.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2010. Historical biogeography of cynolebiasine annual killifishes inferred from dispersal–vicariance analysis. Journal of Biogeography, 37: 1995-2004.

Costa, W.J.E.M., T.P.A. Ramos, L.C. Alexandre & R.T.C. Ramos. 2010. Cynolebias parnaibensis, a new seasonal killifish from the Caatinga, Parnaíba River basin, northeastern Brazil, with notes on sound producing courtship behavior (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 8(2):283-288.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2010. Rivulus jalapensis, a new killifish from the Tocantins River basin, central Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(3): 193-198.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & S.M.Q. Lima. 2010. Simpsonichthys ilheusensis, a new seasonal killifish of the subgenus Ophthalmolebias from northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(3): 205-208.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2010. Description of a new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 60(3): 193-197.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Osteology of the African annual killifish genus Callopanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) and phylogenetic implications. Vertebrate Zoology, 59(1): 31-40.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & F. Leal. 2009. Egg surface morphology in the Neotropical seasonal killifish genus Leptolebias (Teleostei: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 59(1): 25-29.

Ottoni, F.P. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2009. Description of a new species of Laetacara Kullander, 1986 from central Brazil and re-description of Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) (Labroidei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae). Vertebrate Zoology, 59(1): 41 – 48.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & V. Vono. 2009. Rivulus cearensis, a new aplocheiloid killifish from northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(1): 7-11.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & A. C. De Luca. 2009. Rivulus unaensis, a new aplocheiloid killifish of the subgenus Atlantirivulus from eastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(1): 71-74.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & L. E. K. Lanés. 2009. Rivulus riograndensis, a new aplocheiloid killifish from southern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(1): 91-95.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Species delimitation among populations of the eastern Tanzanian seasonal killifish Nothobranchius korthausae (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(2): 111-126.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Trophic radiation in the South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(2): 179-191.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Rivulidae, p. 47, in: Vari, R.P., C.J. Ferraris, A. Radosavlievic & V.A. Funk (eds), Checklist of the freshwater fishes of the Guiana Shield. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 17: 1-95.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Morphology of the teleost pharyngeal jaw apparatus in the Neotropical annual killifish genus Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae). Cybium, 33(2): 145-150.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Rivulus megaroni, a new killifish from the Xingu River drainage, southern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20(4): 365-370.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 2008. A new pelvicless killifish species of the genus Rivulus, subgenus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae),from the upper Tocantins River basin, central Brazil. Copeia, 2008(1): 82-85.
Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Monophyly and taxonomy of the Neotropical seasonal killifish genus Leptolebias (Teleostei: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 153: 147-160.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Rivulus formosensis, a new aplocheiloid killifish from the upper Corrente River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, central Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(1): 85-90.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Rivulus giarettai, a new killifish from the Araguari River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(1): 91-95.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Atlantirivulus, a new subgenus of the killifish genus Rivulus from the eastern Brazilian coastal plains(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vertebrate Zoology, Dresden, 58(1): 45-48.

Ottoni, F.P., O.T. Oyakawa & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2008. A new species of the genus Australoheros from the rio Ribeira do Iguape basin, São Paulo, Brazil (Labroidei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae). Vertebrate Zoology, Dresden, 58(1): 75-81.

Ferrer, J., L. R. Malabarba & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2008. Austrolebias paucisquama (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a new species of annual killifish from southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 6(2):175-180.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & H. Lazzarotto. 2008. Rivulus amanan, a new killifish from the Japurá river drainage, Amazonas river basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(2): 129-134.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Rivulus jurubatibensis, a new aplocheiloid killifish from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(2): 135-140.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Simpsonichthys longignatus, a new seasonal killifish of the S. flammeus group from the Pacoti River basin, northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(2): 155-159.

Mattos, J.L.O., W.J.E.M. Costa & C. S. Gama. 2008. A new miniature species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(2): 161-166.

Lima, S.M.Q., H. Lazzarotto & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2008. A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from lagoa Feia drainage, southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 6(3): 315-322.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2008. Description of a new species of catfish from the upper rio Paraíba do Sul basin, south-eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) and re-description of Trichomycterus itatiayae. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 14(4): 175-186.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Redescription of Rivulus santensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a killifish species from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 14(4): 195-202.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 2008. Simpsonichthys inaequipinnatus, a new seasonal killifish from the Tocantins River basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(3): 245-248.

Ottoni, F.P. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the genus Australoheros Rican & Kullander, 2006 (Telesotei: Cichlidae) with descriptions of nine species from southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, 58(2): 207-232.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Redescription of Rivulus bahianus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a killifish from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19(4): 297-300.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Taxonomy of the plesiolebiatine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species. Zootaxa, 1410:1-41.

Campos-Paiva, R.M. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2007. Ituglanis paraguassuensis sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the rio Paraguaçu, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1471: 53-59.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Redescription of Rivulus luelingi and R. haraldsiolii (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), two valid killifish species from the Atlantic forest of the coastal plains of southern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18(2): 175-182.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Rivulus lazzarotoi n. sp.(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the Jurumirim River basin, southeastern Brazil. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 12(3): 123-128.

Costa, W.J.E.M., R. Suzart & D.T.B. Nielsen 2007. Cynolebias paraguassuensis n. sp.(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new seasonal killifish from the Brazilian Caatinga, Paraguaçu River basin. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 12(3): 129-132.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Five new species of the aplocheiloid killifish genus Rivulus, subgenus Melanorivulus,from the middle Araguaia river basin, central Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 13(2): 55-68.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Kryptolebias gracilis n. sp.(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the Saquarema Lagoon basin, southeastern Brazil. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 13(1): 7-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Rivulus illuminatus, a new killifish from the serra dos Caiapós, upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18(3): 193-198.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus, a new miniature seasonal killifish from the upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18(3): 199-203.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 2007. Simpsonichthys punctulatus n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new seasonal killifish from the upper rio São Francisco basin, central Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology, Dresden, 57(1): 21-25.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Taxonomic revision of the seasonal South American killifish genus Simpsonichthys (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei). Zootaxa, 1669: 1-134.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Rivulus bororo and R. paresi, two new killifishes from the upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18: 351-357.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Rivulus kayabi, a new killifish from the Tapajós river basin, southern Brazilian Amazon (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18: 345-350.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. A new species of Rivulus from the Claro river drainage, upper Paraná river basin, central Brazil, with redescription of R. pinima and R. vittatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 18: 313-323.

Villa-Verde, L. & W. J. E. M. Costa. 2006. A new glanapterygine catfish of the genus Listrura (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains. Zootaxa, 1142: 43-50.

Alencar, A.R. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2006. Trichomycterus pauciradiatus, a new catfish species from the upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, 1269: 43-49.

 Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Redescription of Kryptolebias ocellatus (Hensel) and K. caudomarginatus (Seegers) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), two killifishes from mangroves of south-eastern Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 11(1): 5-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Descriptive morphology and phylogenetic relationships among species of the Neotropical annual killifish genera Nematolebias and Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 4(1): 1-26.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa, 1213:1-162.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships among species of the seasonal, internally inseminating, South American killifish genus Campellolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1227: 31-55.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & Brasil, G.C. 2006. Three new species of the seasonal killifish genus Simpsonichthys, subgenus Hypsolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Paracatu drainage, rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1244, 41–55.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Three new species of seasonal killifishes of the Simpsonichthys antenori species group (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1306, 25–39.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 2006. Redescription of Simpsonichthys boitonei (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a rare seasonal killifish from the central Brazilian plateau. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 17: 221-224.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Relationships and taxonomy of the killifish genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Amazonas river basin, with notes on historical ecology. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 11: 133-175.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Rivulus kayapo n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the serra dos Caiapós, upper rio Araguaia basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1368: 49-56.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2005. Seven new species of the killifish genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Paraná, Paraguay and upper Araguaia river basins, central Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 3(1): 69-82.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2005. Simpsonichthys nielseni sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual killifish from the São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1039: 57-64.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2005.  Austrolebias univentripinnis sp. nov. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual killifish from the Mirim Lagoon basin, southern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1052: 41-48.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2005. The Neotropical annual killifish genus Pterolebias Garman (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology, and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa, 1067: 1-36.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Rivulus uakti sp. n. and R. amanapira sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): two new species from the upper Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 465:1-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Simpsonichthys suzarti sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual fish from the Rio Pardo floodplains, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 468: 1-7.

Costa, W.J.E.M. , R.E. Reis & E. Behr. 2004. Austrolebias varzeae, a new annual fish from the upper rio Uruguay basin, southern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 2(1)13-17.
Belote, D.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2004. Reproductive behavior patterns in the Brazilian annual fish Plesiolebias glaucopterus (Costa & Lacerda, 1988) (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae, Plesiolebiatina). Boletim do Museu Nacional, 515:1-7.

Belote, D.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2004. Reproductive behavior patterns in three species of the South American annual fish genus Austrolebias Costa, 1998. (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional, 514, 1-7.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Rivulus kirovskyi, a new killifish from the central Amazon, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 2(1):9-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Relationships and redescriptionof Fundulus brasiliensisValenciennes (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with description of a new genus and notes on the classification of the Aplocheiloidei. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 15(2):105-120.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Kryptolebias, a substitute name for Cryptolebias Costa, 2004 and Kryptolebiatinae, a substitute name for Cryptolebiatinae Costa, 2004 (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 2(2):107-108.

Costa, W.J.E.M., S.M.Q. Lima & C.R.S.F. Bizerril. 2004. Microcambeva ribeirae sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new sarcoglanidine catfish from the Rio Ribeira do Iguape basin, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 563: 1-10.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Rivulus simplicis n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the coastal plains of south-eastern Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 8(3): 103-108.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D.T.B. Nielsen. 2004. Simpsonichthys carlettoi (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) a new annual fish from the Rio São Francisco basin, north-eastern Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 8(3): 125-130.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. A new killifish genus and species from the coastal plains of north-eastern (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Zootaxa, 642: 1-10.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Rivulus uatuman sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new miniature killifish from the central Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 696: 1-8.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Moema apurinan sp. n. and Aphyolebias boticarioi sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): two new annual killifishes from the Rio Purus basin, Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 707:1-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C.Brasil. 2004. Simpsonichthys radiosus sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual killifish from the upper Rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil. Zootaxa, 737:1-7.

Alencar, A.R. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2004. Description of two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, 744:1-8.

Lima, S.M.Q & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2004. Trichomycterus giganteus (Siluriformes: Loricarioidea: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the Rio Guandu basin, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 761:1-6.

Costa, W.J.E.M.  2003. The Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 14(1): 31-60.

Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R. Moreira & F.C.T. Lima. 2003. Simpsonichthys cholopteryx n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): a new dwarf annual fish from the upper Rio Araguaia basin, central Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 6(4): 139-144.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Rivulus paracatuensis (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new rivuline species from the Rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 7(1): 39-44.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. A new miniature rivuline fish from the upper Negro river basin, northern Brazil (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 61(3):175-178.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2003. Validade, relações filogenéticas e redescrição de Eremophilus candidus Ribeiro, 1949 (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 61(3):179-188.

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2003. Trichomycterus potschi (Siluriformes: Loricarioidei): a new trichomycterid catfish from coastal streams of southeastern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 14(3):281-287.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Moema nudifrontata sp. nov.(Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual fish from the Brazilian Amazon. Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS, Série Zoologia, 16:167-174.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003.Moema heterostigma, a new annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Pantanal, Rio Paraguay basin. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 14(4):289-294.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Three new annual fishes of the genus Aphyolebias Costa, 1998 (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Bolivian and Peruvian Amazon. Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS, Série Zoologia, 16:155-166.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D.T.B. Nielsen. 2003. Simpsonichthys reticulatus n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual fish from the Rio Xingu floodplains, Brazilian Amazon. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 7(3):119-122.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Two new annual fishes of the genus Moema Costa, 1989, from the Peruvian Amazon (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional, 513:1-10.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. A new species of the genus Rivulus Poey, 1860 from the Parnaiba river basin, northeastern Brazil (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional, 511:1-7

Belote, D.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2003. Reproductive behavior of the Brazilian annual fish Cynolebias albipunctatus Costa & Brasil, 1991 (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae): a new report of sound production in fishes. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 61(4):241-244.

Landim, M.I. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2002. Listrura tetraradiata (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new glanapterygine catfish from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains. Copeia, 2002(1):152-156.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2002. The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13(1):11-24.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2002. The seasonal fish genus Nematolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): taxonomic revision with description of a new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13(1):41-52.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2002. The Austrolebias alexandri species group: a taxonomical revision of an annual fish clade (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) in southern Brazil. Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS, 15(1): 87-111.

Moreira, C.R., F.C.T. Lima & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2002. Hyphessobrycon moniliger, a new characid fish from the rio Tocantins basin, Central Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13(1):73-80.

Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landim & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2002. Hyphessobrycon heliacus: a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from the upper rio Tapajós basin, central Brazil. Copeia, 2002(2):428-432.

Costa, W.J.E.M.  2002. Monophyly and phylogenetic relationships of the neotropical annual fish genera Austrolebias and Megalebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Copeia, 2002 (4): 916-927.

Costa, W.J.E.M.  2002. Leptolebias marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): rediscovery and redescription of a rare, miniaturized forest dwelling seasonal fish from southeastern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13(4): 379-384.

Belote, D.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2002. Reproductive behavior patterns in the neotropical annual fish genus Simpsonichthys Carvalho, 1959 (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae): description and phylogenetic implications. Boletim do Museu Nacional, 489: 1-10.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & M.M. Cheffe. 2002. Austrolebias jaegari (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): a new annual fish from the Laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil, with a redescription of A. gymnoventris (Amato). Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 6(2): 83-88.

Maia, S. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2001. Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis (Characiformes: Characidae): a new tetragonopterine fish from a coastal island of northeastern Brazil. Cybium, 25(3):233-237.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & M.M. Cheffe. 2001. Three new annual fishes of the genus Austrolebias from the laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil, and a redescription of A. adloffi (Ahl) (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS, 14(2): 179-200.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2001. The neotropical annual fish genus Cynolebias: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 12(4): 333-383.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D.T.B. Nielsen. 2000. Simpsonichthys auratus, a new annual fish from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 11(1):7-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & S. Hellner. 1999. Simpsonichthys similis (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), une nouvelle espèce de Poisson anuel du bassin du Rio São Francisco, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 25(3-4):89-91.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & P.-Y. Le Bail. 1999. Fluviphylax palikur: A new poecillid fish from the rio Oiapoque basin, with notes on miniaturization in neotropical fishes. Copeia, 1999(4):1027-1034.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1999. Cynolebias periodicus, a new annual fish from the rio Uruguai basin, southern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 10(4):297-302.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1999. Cynolebias ibicuiensis, a new annual fish from the rio Ibicuí basin, southern Brazil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 25(3-4):92-94.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Revision of the neotropical annual fish genus Plesiolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 8(4):313-334.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Revision of the neotropical annual fish genus Pituna (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Tropical Zoology, Firenze, 11(1):139-148.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Rediscovery and Redescription of Cynolebias carvalhoi Myers. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 9(3):305-310.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Phylogeny and classification of Rivulidae revisited: evolution of annualism and miniaturization in rivulid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei). Journal of Comparative Biology, 3(1):33-92.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Cynolebias gilbertoi, a new species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, northeastern Brazil. Cybium, Paris, 22(3):237-243.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D.T.B. Nielsen. 1997. A new genus and species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 7(3):257-265.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1997. Phylogeny and classification of the Cyprinodontidae revisited (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes): are Andean and Anatolian killifishes sister taxa? Journal of Comparative Biology, Ribeirão Preto, 2(1):1-17.

Costa, W.J.E.M., S. Barrera & J. Sarmiento. 1997. Simpsonichthys filamentosus, une nouvelle espèce des Llanuras Benianas, bassin du Rio Mamoré basin, Bolivia. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 24(3-4):83-86.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & A. Sarraf . 1997. Poecilia minima, a new miniature poeciliid fish from the Brazilian Amazon. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 8(2):185-191.

Costa, W.J.E.M., J. Sarmiento & S. Barrera. 1996. A new species of the annual fish genus Pterolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Rio Mamoré basin, Bolivia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 7(1):91-95.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1996. Phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the neotropical annual fish genus Simpsonichthys. Journal of Comparative Biology, Ribeirão Preto, 1(3/4): 129-140.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1996. Relationships, monophyly and three new species of the neotropical miniature poeciliid genus Fluviphylax (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 7(2):111-130.

Campos-da-Paz, R. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 1996. Gymnotus bahianus sp. nov., a new gymnotid fish from eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes), with evidence for the monophyly of the genus. Copeia, 1996: 937-944.

Costa, W.J.E.M., A.L.F. Cyrino & D.T.B. Nielsen. 1996. Description d’une nouvelle espèce de poisson annuel du genre Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) du bassin du rio São Francisco, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 23(1-2):17-20.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1996. Description d’une nouvelle espéce de poisson annuel du genre Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) du bassin du rio Tocantins, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 23(3/4): 93-95.                                 

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Description of a new species of the genus Astyanax from the rio Araguaia basin, Brazil. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Geneve, 102 (1): 257-262.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Revision of the neotropical annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes : Rivulidae). Copeia, 1995(2): 456-465.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Two new genera and two new species of the neotropical annual fishes Plesiolebiatini (Cyprinodontiformes : Rivulidae), with studies on the relationships of the tribe. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 21 (3-4): 65-74.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Revision of the Rivulus punctatus species-complex (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 6:207-226.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Revision of the neotropical annual fish genus Campellolebias, with notes on phylogeny and biogeography of the Cynopoecilina. Cybium, Paris, 19(4):349-369.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & F.A. Bockmann. 1994. A new genus and species of Sarcoglanidinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from southeastern Brazil, with a reexamination of subfamilial phylogeny. Journal of Natural History, London, 28:715-730.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & F.A. Bockmann. 1994. Typhlobelus macromycterus a new blind glanapterygine fish from rio Tocantins, Brazil. Tropical Zoology, Firenze, 7(1):67-72.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1994. Description of two new species of the genus Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the central Brazil. Zoologische Anzeiger, 232:21-29.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & J. Géry. 1994. Two new species of the genus Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Xingu basin, central Brazil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 20(3):71-76.          

Costa, W.J.E.M. & E.O. Vicente. 1994. Une nouvelle espèce du genre Melanocharacidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) du bassin du rio Araguaia basin, Brésil central. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 20(3):67-70.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1994. A new genus and species of Sarcoglanidinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil, with notes on subfamilial phylogeny. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 5(3): 207-216.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1994. Trois nouveaux Poissons annuels du genre Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes : Rivulidae) du bassin du rio São Francisco, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 21 (1-2): 5-10.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1994. Un nouveau Poisson annuel du genre Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) du bassin du rio Tocantins, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 21 (1-2): 1-4.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1994. Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Rivulus marmoratus Poey, 1880 (Osteichthyes, Cyprinodontiformes). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(1):46-47.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1993. Descrição de uma nova espécie do gênero Neofundulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), da bacia do rio São Francisco, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 52(4):615-618.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1993. Sistemática e distribuição do gênero Moema (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), com a descrição de uma nova espécie. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 52(4):619-625.

Rosa, R.S. & W.J.E.M. Costa.  1993. A systematic revision of the genus Cnesterodon (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) with the description of two new species from Brazil. Copeia, 1993(3):696-708.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1993. Two new species of Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil, with notes on phylogeny and biogeography of annual fishes. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 4(3):193-200.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & F.A. Bockmann. 1993. Un noveau genre néotropical de la famille des Trichomycteridae (Siluriformes: Loricarioidei). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 20(2):43-46.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1992. Redescrição do gênero Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), com notas sobre R. stellifer e R. compactus e a descrição de duas novas espécies do Brasil Central. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 51:327- 333.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1992. Description de huit nouvelles especes du genre Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), du Brésil oriental. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 18(4):101-110.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & R. Campos-da-Paz. 1992.  Description d'une nouvelle espece de poisson électrique du genre néotropical Hypopomus (Siluriformes: Gymnotoidei: Hypopomidae) du Sud-Est du Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 18(4):117-120.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1991. Description of a new species of Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of Eastern Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 1:379-383.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1991. Description of two new species of the genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from eastern South American coastal plains. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Geneve, 98:581-587.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1991. Three new species of Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 2:55-62.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1991. Systematics and distribution of the neotropical annual fish genus Plesiolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with description of a new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 1:369-378.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1991. Description d'une nouvelle espece du genre Pamphorichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) du bassin de l'Araguaia, Brésil. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 18:39-42.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1990. Análise filogenética da família Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheiloidei). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 50:65-82.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1990. Classificação e distribuição da família Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheiloidei). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 50:83-89.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & G.C. Brasil. 1990. Description of two new annual fishes of the genus Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 1:15-22.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1990. Systematics and distribution of the neotropical annual fish genus Trigonectes (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), with description of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Munchen, 1:135-150.

Costa, W.J.E.M., M.T.C. Lacerda & G.C. Brasil. 1990. Description de deux nouvelles especes du genre Cynolebias du bassin du Rio Tocantins (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 17:9-14.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1990. Description d'une nouvelle espece du genre Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) de l'Amazone orientale. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 17:41-44.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1989. Descrição e relações filogenéticas de dois gêneros novos e três espécies novas de peixes anuais neotropicais (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 49:221-230.

Costa, W.J.E.M., M.T.C. Lacerda & G.C. Brasil. 1989. Systématique et distribution du genre néotropical Campellolebias (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), avec description de deux nouvelles especes. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 15:65-72.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1989. Descrição de cinco novas espécies de Rivulus das bacias dos rios Paraná e São Francisco (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, Curitiba, 6:523-534.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1989. Descrição de um gênero e duas espécies novas de peixes anuais do Centro da América do Sul (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Comunicações do Museu de Ciências, PUCRS, série Zoologia, Porto Alegre, 2:191-202.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1989. Redescrição do gênero Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), com a descrição de uma nova espécie da bacia do rio Tocantins. Comunicações do Museu de Ciências, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, 2:181-190.

Costa, W.J.E.M., M.T.C. Lacerda & K. Tanizaki. 1988. Description d'une nouvelle espece de Cynolebias du Brésil central (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 14:123-126.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & M.T.C. Lacerda. 1988. Identité et redescription de Cynolebias sandrii et de Cynolebias fluminensis (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revue Française de Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 14:127-132.     

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1988. Sistemática e distribuição do complexo de espécies Cynolebias minimus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), com a descrição de duas espécies novas. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, São Paulo, 5:557-570.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1988. Sistemática e distribuição do gênero Neofundulus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, 48:103-111.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1988. A new species of the neotropical annual fish genus Pterolebias (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), from Central Brazil. Journal of Zoology, London, 215:657-662.

Costa, W.J.E.M., M.T.C. Lacerda & K. Tanizaki. 1988. Description d'une nouvelle espece de Cynolebias des plaines côtieres du Brésil sud-oriental (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, Nancy, 15:21-24.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & M.T.C. Lacerda. 1988. Descrição de uma nova espécie de peixe anual do gênero Cynolebias do Brasil Central (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revista de Aquariofolia, Rio de Janeiro, 5:16-19.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1987. Feeding habits of a fish community in a tropical coastal stream, rio Mato Grosso, Brazil. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 22:145-153.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1984. Peixes fluviais do sistema lagunar de Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Atlântica, Rio Grande, 7:65- 72.

Books

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2009. Peixes aploqueilóideos da Mata Atlântica brasileira: história, diversidade e conservação/ Aplocheiloid fishes of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: history, diversity and conservation. Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional, UFRJ, 172 pp.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Catalog of aplocheiloid killifishes of the world. Rio de Janeiro: Reproarte, 127 pp.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2002. Peixes anuais brasileiros: diversidade e conservação. Curitiba: Editora da UFPR, 238 pp.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Pearl killifishes: the Cynolebiatinae - A revision of the neotropical subfamily of annual fishes. Neptune City: TFH Publications, 128 pp.

Book chapters

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2007. Ordem Cyprinodontiformes: Família Rivulidae. Pp. 125- 134. In P.A. Buckup, N.A. Menezes & M.S. Ghazzi (eds.). Catálogo das espécies de peixes de água doce do Brasil. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 195 pp.

Lucinda, P.H.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2007. Família Poeciliidae. Pp. 134- 137. In P.A. Buckup, N.A. Menezes & M.S. Ghazzi (eds.). Catálogo das espécies de peixes de água doce do Brasil. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 195 pp.

Lucinda, P.H.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2007. Família Anablepidae. Pp. 137- 138. In P.A. Buckup, N.A. Menezes & M.S. Ghazzi (eds.). Catálogo das espécies de peixes de água doce do Brasil. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 195 pp.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Family Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). In: Reis, R.E., S.O. Kullander & C.J. Ferraris (Eds.). Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America, Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, pp. 526-548.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Family Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). In: Reis, R.E., S.O. Kullander & C.J. Ferraris (Eds.). Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America, Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, pp. 549-554.

Rosa, R.S.; N.A. Menezes; H.A. Britski, W.J.E.M. Costa & F. Groth. 2003. Diversidade, padrões de distribuição e conservação dos peixes da Caatinga. Pp. 135-180 in: Leal, I.R.; M. Tabarelli & J.M.Cardoso da Silva (eds.), Ecologia e Conservação da Caatinga, Recife, E. Universitária da UFPE, 822p. ISBN 85-7315-215-X.

Buckup, P.A., G.W. Nunan, U.L. Gomes, W.J.E.M. Costa & O.B.F. Gadig. 2000. Peixes. In: Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente, Prefeitura da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Espécies ameaçadas de extinção no Município do Rio de Janeiro: Flora e Fauna, Rio de Janeiro, Fundo de Conservação Ambiental, pp. 52-60.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1998. Phylogeny and classification of the Cyprinodontiformes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha): A reappraisal. In: Malabarba, L.R., R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M. Lucena & C.A.S. Lucena (Eds.). Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, pp. 537-560.

Popular Articles

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Diversity and Conservation of killifishes of the Brazilian Caatinga. The British Killifish Association 'Killi-News', 549:73-82.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Rare and little known South American killifishes: 2. Leptolebias marmoratus (Ladiges). The British Killifish Association 'Killi-News', 551:134-137.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2012. Seltene und kaum bekannte Südamerikanische Killifische. 2. Leptolebias marmoratus (Ladiges, 1934). Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal, 44(5):142-145.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Rare and little known South American killifishes: 1. Austrolebias carvalhoi . The British Killifish Association 'Killi-News', 544: 114-116.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Seltene und kaum bekannte Südamerikanische Killifische. 1. Austrolebias carvalhoi (Myers, 1947). Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal, 43(4):98-100.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Expeditions in South America: 1. Discovering Aphyolebias boticarioi (Costa) and Moema apurinan (Costa) in the Purus River drainage, Brazilian Amazon. The British Killifish Association 'Killi-News', 534:90-92.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2011. Expeditionen in Südamerika. 1. Die Entdeckung von Aphyolebias boticarioi (Costa) und Moema apurinan (Costa) im Einzugsgebiet des Rio Purus, Brasilianischer Amazonas. Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal, 43(5):120­-122.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & F.L. Souza. 2009. Rivulus (Owiyeye) mahdiaensis Sujker & Collier, 2006. DKG-Journal, 41 (3): 64-65.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2008. Récoltes inattendues de Rivulus zygonectes Myers, 1927, dans le bassin du Rio Grande, Etat de Sao Paulo, Brésil. Killi-Contact , 36(1): 19-22.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006. Pterolebias – a história. Habitat, 80: 20-23.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2005. Coletando peixes anuais nos Llanos da Venezuela. Habitat, 78: 8-12.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004. Rivulus pinima Costa e Rivulus vittatus Costa: duas espécies pouco conhecidas do centro do Brasil. Habitat, 77: 29-31.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2001. Explorando as matas alagadas da Bolivia: a descoberta de Simpsonichthys filamentosus . Aquarium, 29: 30-31.

Costa, W.J.E.M. , D.T.B. Nielsen & A.C. De Luca. 2001. Quatro novos rivulídeos anuais do gênero Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes) das bacias dos rios São Francisco e Pardo, Brasil. Aquarium , 26: 24-31.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2000. Descrições de quatro novas espécies de peixes anuais do gênero Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) das bacias dos rios São Francisco e Paraná, nordeste e centro do Brasil. Aquarium , 25: 8-15.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D.T.B. Nielsen. 2001. Simpsonichthys ocellatus und Simpsonichthys rufus : Zwei neue annuelle Rivuliden aus den Jequitinhonha und São Francisco Flusssystemen, Brasilien. DKG-Journal , 33(1):3-15.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2000. Classificação da família Rivulidae. Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia, 61: 8-9.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & D. Castro. 1995. O peixe do céu. Ciência Hoje das Crianças, Rio de Janeiro (48):23-25.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Über die systematik von Trigonectes und Moema . Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal , Frankfurt. , 27 (2):21-25.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1993. Zur Identitat und Verbreitung von Rivulus ornatus und Rivulus punctatus . Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal , Frankfurt, 25(3):44-46.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1992. Zur Systematik der Gattung Pituna. Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal, Frankfurt, 24(7):107- 109.

Costa, W.J.E.M. & M.T.C. Lacerda. 1989. Description of a new annual fish Cynolebias glaucopterus sp. nov. from Central Brazil. Journal of the American Killifish Association , Mishawaka, 22:49-53.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1989. Evolução e estado atual da taxonomia de peixes anuais da Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Revista de Aquariofilia, Rio de Janeiro, 7:53-55.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1984. A ameaça de extinção de peixes anuais raros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Gênero Cynolebias Steindachner, 1876. Boletim FBCN, Rio de Janeiro, 19:164-166.

RESEARCH WEBSITES

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Rivulidae. In : Buckup, P.A. & Menezes, N.A. (eds.) Catálogo dos Peixes Marinhos e de Água Doce do Brasil. 2.ed. URL: http://www.mnrj.ufrj.br/catalogo/

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Anablepidae. In : Buckup, P.A. & Menezes, N.A. (eds.) Catálogo dos Peixes Marinhos e de Água Doce do Brasil. 2.ed. URL: http://www.mnrj.ufrj.br/catalogo/

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. Poeciliidae. In : Buckup, P.A. & Menezes, N.A. (eds.) Catálogo dos Peixes Marinhos e de Água Doce do Brasil. 2.ed. URL: http://www.mnrj.ufrj.br/catalogo /

Abstracts of Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

Alencar, A.R., O. Leoncini, F.J. Tovar & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2006. Filogenia molecular do grupo de espécies Rivulus pictus (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Londrina.

Barata, J.P.B. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2006. Osteologia de Crenicichla aff. lacustris da bacia do rio São João, Silva Jardim – Rio de Janeiro. Resumos do XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Londrina.

Ottoni, F.P. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2006. Osteologia de “Cichlasoma” facetum da bacia do rio São João, Rio de Janeiro. Resumos do XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Londrina.

Campos-Paiva, R.M. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2005. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) da Bahia. Resumos do XVI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia (p. 196).

Alencar, A.R. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2005. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Trichomycterus do sudeste do Brasil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XVI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia (p. 196-7).

Villa-Verde, L. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2005. Descrição osteológica de Listrura tetraradiata (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae). Resumos do XVI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia (p. 197).

Lima, S.M.Q. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2005. Relações filogenéticas das subfamílias Copionodontinae e Trichogeninae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XVI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia (p. 212-3).

Lima, S.M.Q., W.J.E.M. Costa , M.A. Barbosa & A.R. Alencar. 2004. Descrição de cinco espécies do complexo Trichomycterus zonatus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 359).

Barbosa, M.A., W.J.E.M. Costa , S.M.Q. Lima & A.R. Alencar. 2004. Descrição de quatro novas espécies do complexo Trichomycterus brasiliensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 358).

Lima, S.M.Q., W.J.E.M. Costa , A.R. Alencar & M.A. Barbosa. 2004. Descrição de três espécies novas do complexo Trichomycterus immaculatus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 359).

Barbosa, M.A., W.J.E.M. Costa , S.M.Q. Lima & A.R. Alencar. 2004. Descrição de três novas espécies do complexo Trichomycterus itatiayae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 358).

Alencar, A.R., W.J.E.M. Costa , S.M.Q. Lima & M.A. Barbosa. 2004. Três novas espécies do gênero Trichomycterus das bacias dos rios Paraiba do Sul e Doce, sudeste do Brasil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 357).

Alencar, A.R., W.J.E.M. Costa , M.A. Barbosa & S.M.Q. Lima. 2004. Cinco novas espécies do gênero Trichomycterus das bacias costeiras do Leste do Brasil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 357).

Costa, W.J.E.M. & A.R. Alencar. 2004. Morfologia do trato digestivo de Rivulidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 350).

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2004 . Relações filogenéticas entre grupos basais de Aplocheiloidei. Resumos do XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia (p. 351).

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2002. Peixes anuais dos gêneros Austrolebias Costa e Megalebias Costa (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): monofiletismo e relações filogenéticas. Resumos do XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Itajaí (p. 371).

Lima, S.M.Q. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2002. Uma nova espécie do gênero Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) com dimosfismo sexual, das planícies costeiras de Sergipe, Brasil. Resumos do XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Itajaí (p. 307).

Alencar, A.R. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2002. Trichomycterus travassosi Ribeiro, 1949 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): redescrição de uma rara espécie da bacia do rio Paraíba, sudeste do Brasil. Resumos do XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Itajaí (p. 386).

Araujo, E.S. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2002. Posicionamento filogenético de Tomeurus Eigenmann na subfamília Poeciliinae (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): grupo basal ou Cnesterodontini? Resumos do XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Itajaí (p. 375).

Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2001. Revisão taxonômica do complexo de espécies Trichomycterus brasiliensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), com descriçaõ de cinco novas espécies. Resumos do XIV Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia, São Leopoldo.

Sarraf, A., W.J.E.M. Costa & E. Araujo. 2001. Revisão taxonômica do gênero Micropoecilia Hubbs (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) Resumos do XIV Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia, São Leopoldo.

Sarraf, A., W.J.E.M. Costa & E. Araujo. 2001. Análise filogenética do gênero Micropoecilia Hubbs (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) Resumos do XIV Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia, São Leopoldo.

Lima, S.M.Q. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2001. Alimentação de cinco peixes anuais (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) simpátricos do Pantanal, Brasil central. Resumos do V Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, Porto Alegre.

Belote, D.F. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2000. Evolução dos padrões de comportamento reprodutivo dos gêneros Simpsonichthys Carvalho e Nematolebias Costa (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Resumos do XXIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Cuiabá, p. 346.

Araujo, E.S. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2000. Redescrição de Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909, com a redefinição de Tomeurus (Cyprinodontiformes; Poeciliidae). Resumos do XXIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Cuiabá, p. 413.

Lima, S.M.Q. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 2000. Uma nova espécie do gênero Hyphessobrycon (Characciformes: Characidae) do litoral da Bahia, Brasil. Resumos do XXIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia, Cuiabá, p. 424.

Landim, M.I. & W.J.E.M. Costa. 1999. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Listrura e relações filogenéticas em Glanapteriginae (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XIII Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Moreira, C.L.R., M.I. Landim & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1999. Uma nova espécie de Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) da bacia do rio Tapajós. Resumos do XIII Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Britto, M.R., C.L.R. Moreira & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1999. Uma nova espécie de Otocinclus do Brasil Central (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Resumos do XIII Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. , D.F. Belote & R.C.P. D'Arrigo. 1998. Evolução do comportamento reprodutivo em peixes anuais com fecundação interna (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XXII Cogresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Sarraf, A & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1998. Monofiletismo, relações filogenéticas e revisão do gênero Micropoecilia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae). Resumos do XXII Cogresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Landim, M.I. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1998. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Listrura e relações filogenéticas em Glanapteriginae (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Resumos do XXII Cogresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1997. Phylogeny and classification of the Cyprinodontiformes (Atherinimorpha). International Symposium on phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1997. “Revisão, filogenia e biogeografia do gênero Plesiolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). II Jornada de Ictiologia do Rio de Janeiro.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1996. Análise filogenética e biogeográfica do gênero Simpsonichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XXI Cogresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Revisão do gênero Campellolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Revisão do gênero Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1995. Filogenia da tribo Plesiolebiatini (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do XI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Bockmann F.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1995. Revisão do gênero Brachyrhamdia Myers, 1927 (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae). Resumos do XI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1993. Relações filogenéticas de um novo gênero de Sarcoglanidinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), com uma reavaliação da filogenia da subfamília. Resumos do X Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1993. Filogenia de Cynolebiatinae (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Resumos do X Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Bockmann, F.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1993. Análise filogenética da subfamília Rhamdiinae (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Resumos do X Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1992. Sistemática e distribuição do gênero Pamphorichthys . Resumos do XIX Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Rosa, R.S. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1992. Revisão sistemática do gênero Phallotorynus Henn, 1916 (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae). Resumos do XIX Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1991. Sistemática e distribuição do gênero Plesiolebias . Resumos do IX Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia.

Rosa, R.S. & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1991. Revisão sistemática do gênero Cnesterodon GARMAN, 1895 (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae). Resumos do XVIII Cogresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1990. Aspectos Filogenéticos dos Padrões de Neuromastos Frontais em Peixes do Gênero Cynolebias . Resumos do XVII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1986. Revisão do gênero Trigonectes (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Resumos do X Congreso Latinoamericano de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1984. Peixes Fluviais da Região dos Lagos (RJ) - Sistema Lagunar de Saquarema, Região do Lagos, RJ. Resumos da 36a Reunião Anual SBPC.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1984. Estudo Ecológico do Gênero Cynolebias Steindachner, 1876. Resumos da 36a Reunião Anual da SBPC.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1983. Comportamento Alimentar de uma Comunidade de Peixes Fluviais. Resumos do X Congresso Nacional de Zoologia.

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1982. Peixes Fluviais da Região dos Lagos. I - Conjunto Lacustre de Maricá . Resumos do Simpósio Internacional sobre Ecossistemas Costeiros, Rio Grande.

Portugal, L.P.S., A.C.T. Bonecker & W.J.E.M. Costa . 1981. Contribuição ao estudo qualitativo de ictiofauna brasileira I - Operação Conversut II (abr-jun/1979). Resumos 33a Reunião Anual da SBPC.

Collaboration in International Projects

FishBase Project (http://www.fishbase.org/), providing data on taxonomy of cyprinodontiform fishes (http://www.fishbase.org/Collaborators), 1999–present .

Checklist of the freshwater fishes of the Guiana Shield, providing data on taxonomy of rivulid fishes, Program Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield (BDG), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 2007 – 2009.

Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America, providing data on taxonomy of cyprinodontiform fishes, funded by WorldFish Center, Fishbase e Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, 1999 – 2003.

Reports on endangered Brazilian killifishes, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1989.

Field Experience ( all include fish collections)

Brazil (1979–2014; over 400 field trips to all Brazilian regions); Thailand, coastal rivers (2008); Tanzania, coastal rivers (2007, 2009, 2011); Venezuela, Llanos (2004); Dominican Republic, central river basins (2000); Cuba, Llanuras de Zapata (1998); Argentina, Llanuras pampeanas (1998); Mexico, península de Yucatan (1996); Peru, Titicaca (1995); Bolivia, Titicaca and Llanuras Benianas (1995, 1997).

Member of editoral board

Vertebrate Zoology (2013–present).

Referee for Manuscripts and Grant Proposals

Academic Journals

Journal of Fish Biology (2009–present); Neotropical Ichthyology (2008–present); Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwater, (München (1991–present); Cybium,French Society of Ichthyology (1994–present); Zootaxa (2004–present); Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (2013–present); Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2010–present); Bonn Zoological Bulletin(2012–present); Neue Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie(2013–present); Copeia (American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology) (1998–2010); Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology (2006–2010); Revue Française d’Aquarologie et Herpetologie, Museum of Zoology, Nancy (1994–1999); Arquivos de Zoologia, São Paulo (1997); Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo (1997); Neotropica, La Plata (1995); Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Washington (1991).

Funding Agencies

CNPq, Brasília, Brazil (2002–present); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil (2001–present); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1990–present).

Lectures and Invited Symposia Participation

Lecture: Diversidade e Conservação de Killifishes da Mata Atlântica Brasileira [Diversity and conservation of killifishes of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest]. Espaço Monsanto, Lisboa, 14 December 2013.

Lecture: Killifishes of the savannas of central and northeastern Brazil. Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Convention, Dresden, 10 May 2013.

Lecture: Diversity and conservation of killifishes of the Brazilian Caatinga. Zoological Society of London, 12 May 2012.

Lecture: Diversity and conservation of killifishes of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Zoological Society of London, 15 January 2011.

Lecture: Diversidade e conservação de rivulídeos brasileiros [Diversity and conservation of Brazilian rivulids], during the meeting for planning the 'Plan of National Action for Conservation of Rivulids Threatened with Extinction', Iperó, Brazil, 3 July 2012.

Lecture: Families Rivulidae and Cyprinodontidae. Expert Meeting on Checklists of Neotropical Fishes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 2000.

Lecture: Diversidade, conservação e manejo de peixes do Estado do Rio de Janeiro [Diversity, conservation and management of fishes from Rio de Janeiro state]. Workshop on population, environment and water resources, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jun. 2000.

Lecture: A situação atual e futuro da sistemática filogenética do Brasil [The present and future of the Phylogenetic Systematics in Brazil]. 23rd Brazilian Congress of Zoology, Cuiabá, Brazil, Feb. 2000.

Lecture: Phylogeny and classification of the Cyprinodontiformes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha): A reappraisal, International Symposium on Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Jul. 1997.

Lecture: Biogeographic analysis of Rivulidae. Workshop on Biogeography of Neotropical Fishes, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA, Jun. 1989.

Invited Seminars

“Segunda Oficina de Avaliação do Estado de Conservação dos Rivulídeos Não-Amazônicos das Ecorregiões do Brasil”, 06-07 October 2014, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.

“Primeira Oficina de Monitoria Anual do Plano de Ação Nacional para a Conservação de Rivulídeos Ameaçados de Extinção – PAN-Rivulídeos”, 01-04 April 2014, CEPTA, ICMBio, Pirassununga.

“Oficina de Planejamento do Plano de Ação Nacional para a Conservação dos Rivulídeos Ameaçados de Extinção", 03-06 July 2012, ICMBio, Iperó.

“Oficina de Avaliação Preliminar do Estado de Conservação de Espécies de Peixes da Família Rivulidae da Mata Atlântica (Peixes Anuais)”, 30 August-01 September 2011, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.

“Avaliação e identificação de ações prioritárias para a conservação, utilização sustentável e repartição de benefícios da biodiversidade do bioma Caatinga” [Evaluation and identification of prioritary actions for the conservation, sustainable utilization and partition of the biodiversity services of the Caatinga biome], Petrolina, Brazil, 21-26 May 2000.

STUDENT ADVISOR (all in Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

Master dissertations

Axel Makay Katz. in progress. Dissertation: Revisão taxonômica do complexo de espécies Trichomycterus reinhardti (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) [Taxonomic revision of the Trichomycterus reinhardti species complex (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)].

Pedro Fasura de Amorim. 2014. Dissertation: Filogenia molecular da subfamília Cynolebiasiinae (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) [Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Cynolebiasiinae (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)].

Filipe da Silva Rangel Pereira. 2014. Dissertation: Variação morfológica e taxonomia do complexo Gymnotus pantherinus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) [Morphological variation and taxonomy of the Gymnotus pantherinus species complex (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae)].

Pedro Henrique Negreiros de Bragança. 2014. Dissertation: Delimitação de espécies e revisão taxonômica do gênero de poecilídeos miniaturizados Fluviphylax (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Procatopodinae) [Species delimitation and taxonomic revision of the genus of miniaturised poeciliids Fluviphylax (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Procatopodinae)].

Felipe Polivanov Ottoni. 2011. Dissertation: Revisão taxonômica do gênero Australoheros Rícan & Kullander, 2006 (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae) do sudeste do Brasil e sul da Bahia [Taxonomical revision of the genus Australoheros Rícan & Kullander, 2006 (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae) from southeastern Brazil and southern Bahia].

José Leonardo de Oliveira Mattos. 2010. Dissertation: Revisão taxonômica dogrupo de espécies Geophagus brasiliensis (Cichlidae: Geophaginae) do Leste do Brasil [Taxonomical revision of the Geophagus brasiliensis species group (Cichlidae: Geophaginae) from eastern Brazil].

Rafael Moreira Campos Paiva. 2007. Dissertation : Posicionamento filogenético de Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) [Phylogenetic position of Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)].

Aline Rocha de Alencar. 2007. Dissertation : Relações filogenéticas do grupo de espécies Rivulus pictus com base em dados moleculares e morfológicos [Phylogenetic relationships of the Rivulus pictus species group on the basis of molecular and morphological data].

Sérgio Maia Queiroz Lima. 2004. Dissertation : Relações filogenéticas entre os táxons basais da família Trichomycteridae (Siluriformes: Loricatioidea) [Phylogenetic relationships among basal taxa of the family Trichomycteridae (Siluriformes: Loricatioidea)].

Erika da Silva Araujo. 2001. Dissertation : Filogenia e classificação dos peixes poecilióideos (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei) [Phylogeny and classification of poecilioid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei)].

Rosana Cristina Pezzi D'Arrigo. 2001. Dissertation : Revisão da hipótese de monofiletismo da família Aplocheilidae Bleeker (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei) [Revision of the hypothesis of monophyly of the family Aplocheilidae Bleeker (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei)].

Felipe Colbert Tavares Autran. 2001. Dissertation : Relações filogenéticas do complexo de espécies Cichlasoma facetum com clados da tribo Heroini (Perciformes: Cichlidae) [Phylogenetic relationships of the Cichlasoma facetum species group with clades of the tribe Heroini (Perciformes: Cichlidae)].

Drausio de Freitas Belote. 2001. Dissertation : Estudo da evolução dos padrões de comportamento reprodutivo da tribo Cynolebiatini (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) [Study of the evolution of reproductive behaviour patterns in the tribe Cynolebiatini (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)].

Maria Anaís Barbosa Segadas Vianna. 2000. Dissertation : Revisão sistemática do complexo de espécies Trichomycterus brasiliensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) [Systematic revision of the Trichomycterus brasiliensis species group (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)].

Alessandra Sarraf. 1998. Dissertation : Revisão e filogenia do gênero Micropoecilia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) [Revision and phylogeny of the genus Micropoecilia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)].

Carlos Augusto Figueiredo. 1997. Dissertation : Revisão e filogenia do gênero Pamphorichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) [Revision and phylogeny of the genus Pamphorichthys (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)].

Marcelo Ribeiro de Britto. 1997. Dissertation : Filogenia da subfamília Corydoradiinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) [Phylogeny of the subfamily Corydoradiinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)].

Ricardo Zaluar Guimarães. 1996. Dissertation : Revisão do gênero Rypticus (Perciformes: Serranidae) [Revision of the genus Rypticus (Perciformes: Serranidae)].

Charles Muratori . 1993. Dissertation : Ecologia de uma comunidade de peixes anuais num brejo de restinga, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Ecology of a community of annual fishes in a restinga swamp, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] .

Phd theses

Filipe da Silva Rangel Pereira. in progress. Thesis: Sistemática do complexo de espécies Gymnotus pantherinus (Steindachner, 1908) (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) [Systematics of the Gymnotus pantherinus species complex (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae).

Pedro Henrique Negreiros de Bragança. in progress. Thesis: Análise comparativa de procatopodineos miniaturizados da América do Sul e África Central: uma abordagem filogenética (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliida: Procatopodinae) [Comparative analysis of miniaturized procatopodines of South America and central Africa: a phylogenetic approach (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliida: Procatopodinae)]. 

Pedro Fasura de Amorim. in progress. Thesis: Relações filogenéticas das espécies de Jenynsia Günther, 1866 (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae) e posicionamento de Anablepidae Garman, 1895 na subordem Cyprinodontoidei a partir de dados morfológicos e moleculares [Phylogenetic relationships among species of Jenynsia Günther, 1866 (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae) and position of the Anablepidae Garman, 1895 in the suborder Cyprinodontoidei on the basis of morphological and molecular data].

Felipe Polivanov Ottoni. 2014. Thesis: Filogenia e revisão taxonômica de Laetacara (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae) [Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Laetacara (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae)].

José Leonardo de Oliveira Mattos. 2014. Thesis: Filogenia e taxonomia do grupo de espécies Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Cichlidae: Geophaginae) [Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Geophagus brasiliensis species group (Cichlidae: Geophaginae)].

Drausio de Freitas Belote. 2005. Thesis: Evolução dos padrões de comportamento reprodutivo de Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei) [Evolution of reproductive behaviour patterns in the Rivulidae (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei)].

Maria Anaís Barbosa Segadas Vianna. 2004. Thesis: Revisão sistemática do gênero Trichomycterus Valenciennes do sudeste do Brasil (Siluriformes: Loricarioidea: Trichomycteridae) [Systematic revision of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes from south-eastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricarioidea: Trichomycteridae)].

Luiz Antônio Pedreira Gonzaga. 2001. Thesis: Análise filogenética do gênero Formicivora Swainson, 1825 (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) baseada em caracteres morfológicos e vocais [Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Formicivora Swainson, 1825 (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) based on morphological and vocal characters].

Supervision of Pos-doctorate projects (all in Institute of Biology, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro)

Angela Goldani (project: Análise biogeográfica e conservacionista de bagres do gênero Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) em sistemas hídricos da Mata Atlântica [Biogeographical and conservacionist analysis of catfishes of the genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in river basins of the Atlantic Forest], with CNPq grant, 2013–2014.

Maria Anaïs Barbosa Segadas Vianna (project: Revisão sistemática de peixes do gênero Trichomycterus das bacias de rios da região sudeste do Brasil (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) [Systematic revision of fishes of the genus Trichomycterus fromthe river basins of the south-eastern region of Brazil (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)], with grant from FAPERJ, between 2009 and the present.

Ricardo Campos da Paz (project: Sistemática de Gymnotus do Leste do Brasil (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes) [Systematics of Gymnotus from East Brazil (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes)], with grant from FAPERJ, 1999–2000; with grant from CNPq, 1997–1998.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (2011 –present).

Fellow of the Zoological Society of London (2011 –present).

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (2010 –present).

French Society of Ichthyology (1995 –present).

Brazilian Society of Ichthyology (1990 –present).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Speaking knowledge of Portuguese, English, Spanish; reading knowledge of French, Italian.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Expertise in photography of living fishes.

Expertise in dissections and preparation of cleared and stained material of small vertebrates for osteological studies.

DNA extraction and sequencing.

Familiarity with several digital imaging and phylogenetic analysis programs.

Scientific visits to museum collections

Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Ichthyology collection, Paris (May 2014).

Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisboa (December, 2013).

Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt (May 2013).

Museum für Tierkunde, Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden (May 2013).

Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg (May 2013).

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn (May 2013).

Musée Royal de l’Afrique Central, Tervuren (May 2013).

Národní Muzeum, Vertebrate Palaeontology collections, Prague (May 2012).

Zoologisches Museum, Humboldt-Universität, Ichthyology and Vertebrate Palaeontology collection, Berlin (May 2012).

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Ichthyology and Vertebrate Palaeontology collections, Paris (May 2012).

Natural History Museum, Ichthyology and fossil fish collections, London (May 2012).

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Vertebrate Palaeontology collection, Paris (Jan. 2011).

Natural History Museum, fossil fish collection, London (Jan. 2011).

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, fish collection, Vienna (July 2010).

Zoologisches Museum, Humboldt-Universität, Ichthyology collection, Berlin (July 2010).

Zoologische Staatssammlung, Ichthyology collection, München (July 2010).

Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Guanare, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora, Fish collection, Guanare (July 2004).

Museo de La Plata , Ichthyology collection, La Plata (Sep. 1998).

Museo de Historia Natural Bernardino Rivadavia, Ichthyology collection, Buenos Aires (Sep. 1998).

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Ichthyology collection, La Habana (Feb. 1998).

Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Ichthyology collection, Porto Alegre (July 1997).

Museo de História Natural, Ichthyology collection, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Feb. 1997).

Museo de História Natural, Ichthyology collection, La Paz (Feb. 1997; Jan. 1995).

American Museum of Natural History, Ichthyology collection, New York (Aug. 1992).

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Ichthyology collection, Washington (July-Aug. 1992).

California Academy of Sciences, Ichthyology collection, San Francisco (May 1989).

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Ichthyology collection, Manaus (Jan. 1988).

Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Ichthyology collection, São Paulo (numerous visits between 1985 and 1995).

Social projects

Co-ordinator of the project: Conservação na escola: protegendo o mundo do peixe-de-nuvem [Conservation at the school: protecting the cloud-fish world], directed to school children of poor tropical regions of South America and Africa (primarily Brazil and Mozambique), to teach about diversity and conservation of cloud-fishes (endangered aplocheiloid killifishes), from 2012 to the present.