Tighe, Kenneth
Research Associate
Taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of lower vertebrates, especially the fish order Anguilliformes.
Positions
- Research Associate, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes 2022 - 2023
- Museum Specialist, Department of Vertebrate Zoology 1982 - 2022
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Espíndola, Vinicius C., Caires, Rodrigo A., Tighe, Kenneth A., de Pinna, Mario C. C., and de Melo, Marcelo R. S. 2021. "A new species of the rare genus Myroconger Günther, 1870 (Anguilliformes: Myrocongridae) from Brazilian waters, tropical western Atlantic." Zootaxa, 4965, (3) 529–540. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4965.3.7. 2021
- Uetz, Peter, Cherikh, Sami, Shea, Glenn, Ineich, Ivan, Campbell, Patrick D., Doronin, Igor V., Rosado, José, Wynn, Addison, Tighe, Kenneth A., McDiarmid, Roy, Lee, Justin L., Köhler, Gunther, Ellis, Ryan, Doughty, Paul, Raxworthy, Christopher J., Scheinberg, Lauren, Resetar, Alan, Sabaji, Mark, Schneider, Greg, Franzen, Michael, Glaw, Frank, Böhme, Wolfgang, Schweiger, Silke, Gemel, Richard, Couper, Patrick et al. 2019. "A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens." Zootaxa, 4695, (5) 438–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4695.5.2. 2019
- Tighe, Kenneth A., Ho, Hsuan-Ching, and Hatooka, Kiyotaka. 2018. "A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the Western Pacific." Zootaxa 4454 (1):43-51. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.6 2018
- Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Tighe, Kenneth A., Hibino, Yusuke, and McCosker, John E. 2018. "Checklist of eels of Taiwan (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes): An update." Zootaxa, 4454, (1) 5–17. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.3. 2018
- Ho, Hsuan-Ching and Tighe, Kenneth A. 2018. "Three new species of the cutthroat eel genus Dysomma, with comments on the variation of D. taiwanense (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae)." Zootaxa 4454 (1):52-67. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.7 2018
- Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., McCosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A., and Shao, KwangTsao. 2015. "Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan." Zootaxa, 4060, (1) 140–189. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16. 2015
- Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., and Tighe, Kenneth A. 2015. "Review of the arrowtooth eel genera Dysomma and Dysommina in Taiwan, with the description of a new species (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae)." Zootaxa, 4060, (1) 86–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.12. 2015
- Tighe, Kenneth A., Pogonoski, John J., Hibino, Yusuke, Ho, Hsuan-Ching, and Nguyen, Quan Van. 2015. "Three new species of the genus Chlopsis (Anguilliformes: Chlopsidae) from the Indo-Pacific." Zootaxa 4060 (1):19-29. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.4 2015
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Chapter
- Tighe, Kenneth A. 2022. "Family Chlopsidae." In Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Heemstra, Phillip C., Heemstra, Elaine, Ebert, David A., Holleman, Wouter, and Randall, John E., editors. 79–83. Makhanda, South Africa: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. 2 2022
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Information Content Entity
- Orrell, Thomas M., Hollowell, Thomas H., Tuccinardi, Chris, Reed, Karen, Bird, Jessica, Williams, Jeffrey T., Tighe, Kenneth A., Schmidt, Brian K., and Ludwig, Craig. 2018. "NMNH Extant Specimen Records." https://doi.org/10.15468/hnhrg3. 2018
Affiliation
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
