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19. Schmidt, R.C., T. Woods, W.D. Nyingi. 2022. Drivers of species richness and beta diversity of fishes in an Afrotropical intermittent river system. Ecology and Evolution. 12(12): e9659. pdf 

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18. Lalèyè, P., Olaosebikan, D.B., Dankwa, H., Schmidt, R.C. & Diallo, I., Darwall, W.R.T. 2021 The status and distribution of freshwater fishes in western Africa. In: Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland pdf 

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17. Schmidt, R.C., E. Knobloch*, & C. Barrientos. 2021. Cast netting new species: Integrative taxonomy of the widespread Distichodus notospilus (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) discovers new species and overlooked areas of endemism in Central Africa. Zootaxa. 4952 (2): 291–313. pdf 

 

16. Braganca, P., J. Van der Zee, A. Chakona, R.C. Schmidt, M.L. Stiassny. 2021. Following the Mangroves: diversification in the banded lampeye Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae). Hydrobiologia pdf 

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15. Pezold, F., Ford, K., & R.C. Schmidt. 2020. Epiplatys cashneri, a New Species of Killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from Liberia, West Africa. AQUA International Journal of Ichthyology. 26(3-4):77–86. pdf

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Schmidt RC. 2020 Red List assessments for 32 species of African freshwater fishes. Chiloglanis tweddlei, C. camarabounyi, C. kolente, C. kabaensis, C. dialloi, C. loffabrevum, C. longibarbis, C. pezoldi, C. nzerekore, C. waterloti, C. occidentalis, Amphilius rheophilus, A. sp. “Konkoure River”, A. sp. “Kokoulo River”, A. sp. “Senegal River”, A. sp. “Little Scarcies”, A. sp. “Niger River”, A. sp. “Moa River”, A. sp. “Loffa River”, A. sp. “St. Paul River”, A. sp. “St. John River”, Enteromius foutensis, E. foutensis sp. 1, E. foutensis sp. 2, Chiloglanis mongoensis, Enteromius amboseli, Enteromius apleurogramma, Distichodus notospilus, D. sp. “mbiniensis”, D. sp. “microps”, Neobola fluviatilis, and N. kinondo

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14. HL Bart Jr., RC Schmidt, WD Nyingi, J Gathua. 2019. A new species of danionid fish from the Tana River, Kenya (Actinopterygii: Danionidae). Zootaxa 4652 (3): 533–543 pdf

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13. Schmidt RC & C. Barrientos 2019. A new species of suckermouth catfish (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from the Rio Mongo in Equatorial Guinea. Zootaxa 4652 (3): 507–519 pdf 

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12. Schmidt RC, MN Dillon*, NM Kuhn*, HL Bart Jr., F Pezold. 2019. Unrecognized and imperiled diversity in an endemic barb (Smiliogastrini, Enteromius) from the Fouta Djallon highlands. Zoologica Scripta 00:1-9. pdf

 

11. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., WD Nyingi. 2018. Integrative taxonomy of the red-finned barb, Enteromius apleurogramma (Cyprininae: Smiliogastrini) from Kenya, supports recognition of E. amboseli as a valid species. Zootaxa  4482(3):566–578. pdf 

 

10. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., F Pezold. 2017. A biodiversity hotspot heats up: nine new species of suckermouth catfishes (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from the Upper Guinean forests streams in West Africa. Copeia. 105(2):301-338. pdf

 

9. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., WD Nyingi. 2017. Multi-locus phylogeny reveals instances of introgression and unrecognized diversity in Kenyan barbs (Cyprininae: Smiliogastrini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 111:35–43. pdf 

 

8. Ceriaco, L.M.P., E.E. Gutierrez, A. Dubois, et al. 2016. Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa. 4196(3):435–445. pdf 

 

7. Pezold F, RC Schmidt, M. Stiassny. 2016. Survey of Fishes of the Geebo – Dugbe Rivers Confluence, Sinoe County, Liberia, with an Emphasis on Tributary Creeks. aqua International Journal of Ichthyology. 22(3):97–122. pdf 

 

6. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., F Pezold. 2016. High levels of endemism in suckermouth catfishes (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 100:199–205. pdf

 

5. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., WD Nyingi. 2015. Two new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from Kenya: with remarks on the other taxa from the area. Zootaxa. 4044 (1): 045–064. pdf

 

4. Schmidt RC and HL Bart Jr. 2015. Nomenclatural changes should not be based on equivocally supported phylogenies: Reply to Yang et al. 2015. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 90:193-194. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.025 pdf

 

3. Schmidt RC, HL Bart Jr., WD Nyingi NN Gichuki. 2014. Phylogeny of suckermouth catfishes (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from Kenya: the utility of Growth Hormone introns in species level phylogenies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79:415-421. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.011 pdf

 

2. Church, J., RC Schmidt, HL Bart Jr., X Dang, Y Chen. 2013. Straightening 3-D Surface Scans of Curved Natural History Specimens for Taxonomic Research. Studies in Computation Intelligence. 493:215-229. pdf

 

1. Schmidt, RC and F. Pezold. 2011. Morphometric and molecular variation in mountain catfishes (Amphiliidae: Amphilius) in Guinea, West Africa. Journal of Natural History. 45(9-10):521-552. pdf