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Dave Johnson
Research Zoologist and Curator of Marine Larval FishesDepartment / Division
Education
- B.S., University of Texas Austin
- Ph.D., University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Research Interests
Systematics, comparative anatomy, ontogeny, phylogeny, and early life history of fishes, particularly acanthomorphs.
Publications
Article
- Britz, Ralf, Johnson, G. D., and Conway, Kevin. 2020. "Zeiform Mouthbrooding in the Deepsea--Dispelling a Myth." Preprints https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0132.v1
- Presti, Paulo, Johnson, G. D., and Datovo, Aléssio. 2020. "Anatomy and evolution of the pectoral filaments of threadfins (Polynemidae)." Scientific Reports 10 (1):Article 17751. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74896-y
- Presti, Paulo, Johnson, G. David, and Datovo, Alessio. 2020. "Facial and gill musculature of polynemid fishes, with notes on their possible relationships with sciaenids (Percomorphacea: Perciformes)." Journal of Morphology 281 (6):662–675. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21134
- da Silva, João, Paulo C.B., Datovo, Aléssio, and Johnson, G. David. 2019. "Phylogenetic interrelationships of the eel families Derichthyidae and Colocongridae (Elopomorpha: Anguilliformes) based on the pectoral skeleton." Journal of Morphology 280 (7):934–947. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20991
- Johnson, G. David. 2019. "Revisions of Anatomical Descriptions of the Pharyngeal Jaw Apparatus in Moray Eels of the Family Muraenidae (Teleostei: Anguilliformes)." Copeia 107 (2):341–357. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-19-211
- Anderson, William D., Johnson, G. David, and Nonaka, Ai. 2018. "Review of the groppos, Grammatonotus (Percoidei: Callanthiidae." Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 24 (2):47–80.
- Da Silva, J. P. C. B. and Johnson, G. David. 2018. "Reconsidering pectoral girdle and fin morphology in Anguillidae (Elopomorpha: Anguilliformes)." Journal of fish biology 93 (2):420–423. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13737
- Anderson, William D., Jr. and Johnson, G. David. 2017. "Two new species of callanthiid fishes of the genus Grammatonotus (Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from Pohnpei, western Pacific." Zootaxa 4243 (1):187–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4243.1.10
- Carnevale, Giorgio, Johnson, G. David, Marramà, Giuseppe, and Bannikov, Alexandre F. 2017. "A reappraisal of the Eocene priacanthid fish Pristigenys substriata (Blainville, 1818) from Monte Bolca, Italy." Journal of Paleontology 91 (3):554–565. https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2017.19
- Kimura, Seishi, Johnson, G. David, Peristiwady, Teguh, and Matsuura, Keiichi. 2017. "A new genus and species of the family Symphysanodontidae, Cymatognathus aureolateralis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) from Indonesia." Zootaxa 4277 (1):51–66. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.4
- Schnell, Nalani K. and Johnson, G. David. 2017. "Evolution of a Functional Head Joint in Deep-Sea Fishes (Stomiidae)." PLOS ONE 12 (2):1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170224
- Schnell, Nalani and Johnson, G. David. 2017. "The First Functional Fish Head Joint Discovered in Deep Sea Dragonfishes." Fisheries 42 (5):296–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2017.1305195
- Attaran-Farimani, Gilan, Estekani, Sanaz, Springer, Victor G., Crimmen, Oliver, Johnson, G. David, and Baldwin, Carole C. 2016. "Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology." Zootaxa 4072 (2):171. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.2
- Konstantinidis, Peter and Johnson, G. David. 2016. "Osteology of the telescopefishes of the genus Gigantura (Brauer, 1901), Teleostei: Aulopiformes." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179 (2):338–353. https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12469
- Schnell, Nalani K., Konstantinidis, Peter, and Johnson, G. David. 2016. "High-proof Ethanol Fixation of Larval and Juvenile Fishes for Clearing and Double Staining." Copeia 104 (3):617–622. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-15-382
- Smith-Vaniz, William and Johnson, G. David. 2016. "Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae)." Zootaxa 4187 (1):1. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4187.1.1
- Anderson, William D., Jr., Johnson, G. David, and Baldwin, Carole C. 2015. "Review of the Splendid Perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae)." Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 105 (3):1–126.
- Arratia, Gloria and Johnson, G. David. 2015. "Fishes and Morphology Today: An Introduction." Copeia 103 (4):725–726. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-15-314
- Carnevale, Giorgio and Johnson, G. David. 2015. "A Cretaceous Cusk-Eel (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) from Italy and the Mesozoic Diversification of Percomorph Fishes." Copeia 103 (4):771–791. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-15-236
- Johnson, G. David and Schnell, Nalani K. 2015. "Development of the Rostrum and Upper Jaws in Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae): A Unique Ontogenetic Trajectory." Copeia 103 (4):902–919. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-15-260
- Springer, Victor G. and Johnson, G. David. 2015. "The Gill-Arch Musculature of Protanguilla , the Morphologically Most Primitive Eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes), Compared with That of Other Putatively Primitive Extant Eels and Other Elopomorphs." Copeia 103 (3):595–620. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-14-152
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 2014. "Connectivity across the Caribbean Sea: DNA Barcoding and Morphology Unite an Enigmatic Fish Larva from the Florida Straits with a New Species of Sea Bass from Deep Reefs off Curaçao." PLoS ONE 9 (5):1–15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097661
- Britz, R., Ruber, L., and Johnson, G. David. 2014. "Reinventing the disc: a reminder to give credit to past giants." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1784):https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2920
- Datovo, Aléssio, de Pinna, Mário C. C., and Johnson, G. David. 2014. "The infrabranchial musculature and its bearing on the phylogeny of percomorph fishes (osteichthyes: teleostei)." PloS One 9 (10):1–20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110129
- Tyler, James C., Johnson, G. David, Jawad, Laith, and Brothers, Edward B. 2014. "A developmentally “tail-less” adult cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, from Oman (Ostraciidae, Tetraodontiformes)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 127 (2):311–322. https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-127.2.311
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "The caudal skeleton of a 20 mm Triodon and homology of its components." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125 (1):66–73. https://doi.org/10.2988/10-24.1
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "Ontogeny and homology of the skeletal elements that form the sucking disc of remoras (Teleostei, Echeneoidei, Echeneidae)." Journal of Morphology 273 (12):1353–1366. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20063
- Ho, Hsuan-Ching and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "Protoblepharon mccoskeri, a new flashlight fish from eastern Taiwan (Teleostei: Anomalopidae)." Zootaxa (3479): 77–87.
- Konstantinidis, Peter and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "Ontogeny of the jaw apparatus and suspensorium of the Tetraodontiformes." Acta Zoologica 93 (3):351–366. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6395.2011.00509.x
- Konstantinidis, Peter and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "A comparative ontogenetic study of the tetraodontiform caudal complex." Acta Zoologica 93 (1):98–114. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00490.x
- Schnell, Nalani K. and Johnson, G. David. 2012. "Ontogenetic fusion of the third and fourth pharyngobranchial in Barbeled Dragonfishes (Stomiidae, Teleostei) with a revision of the identity of the single posterior upper pharyngeal toothplate." Copeia 2012 (3):394–407. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-11-051
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2011. "Comments on the establishment of the one to one relationship between characters as a prerequisite for homology assessment in phylogenetic studies." Zootaxa (2946): 65–72.
- Hilton, Eric J., Johnson, G. David, Houde, Edward D., and Latour, Robert J. 2011. "John Edward Olney, Sr. (1947–2010)." Copeia 2011 (2):332–341. https://doi.org/10.1643/OT-11-004
- Johnson, G. David, Ida, Hitoshi, Sakaue, Jiro, Sado, Tetsuya, Asahida, Takashi, and Miya, Masaki. 2011. "A ‘living fossil’ eel (Anguilliformes: Protoanguillidae, fam. nov.) from an undersea cave in Palau." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1730):934–943. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1289
- Hilton, E. J., Johnson, G. David, and Smith-Vaniz, William F. 2010. "Osteology of Parastromateus niger (Bloch 1795), with comments on its relationships within the Carangidae (Percomorpha: Perciformes)." Copeia 2010:312–333.
- Schnell, Nalani K., Britz, Ralf, and Johnson, G. David. 2010. "New Insights into the Complex Structure and Ontogeny of the Occipito-Vertebral Gap in Barbeled Dragonfishes (Stomiidae, Teleostei)." Journal of Morphology 271 (8):1006–1022. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10858
- Johnson, G. David, Paxton, John R., Sutton, Tracey T., Satoh, Takashi P., Sado, Tetsuya, Nishida, Mutsumi, and Miya, Masaki. 2009. "Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families." Biology Letters 5 (2):235–239.
- Micklich, Norbert Richard, Tyler, James C., Johnson, G. David, Swidnicka, Ewa, and Bannikov, Alexandre F. 2009. "First fossil records of the tholichthys larval stage of butterfly fishes (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae), from the Oligocene of Europe." Paläontologische Zeitschrift 83 (4):479–497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-009-0031-7
- Yamanoue, Yusuke, Johnson, G. David, and Starnes, Wayne C. 2009. "Redescription of a poorly known acropomatid, Verilus sordidus Poey 1860, and comparison with Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki and Sano 1984 (Teleostei: Perciformes)." Ichthyological Research 56 (4):400–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-009-0131-0
- Hilton, E. J., Britz, Ralf, Johnson, G. David, and Forey, P. L. 2007. "Clarification of the Occipito-vertebral Region of Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossomorpha: Osteoglossidae) through Developmental Osteology." Copeia 2007 (1):218–224. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[218:COTORO]2.0.CO
- Hilton, E. J. and Johnson, G. David. 2007. "When two equals three: developmental osteology and homology of the caudal skeleton in carangid fishes (Perciformes: Carangidae)." Evolution & Development 9 (2):178–189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-142X.2007.00148.x
- Konstantinidis, Peter, Britz, Ralf, and Johnson, G. David. 2007. "Ontogeny of the beak of the gymnodonts and fixation of the ethmopalatine articulation (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes)." Journal of Morphology 268 (12):1095–1095.
- Smith, David G. and Johnson, G. David. 2007. "A New Species of Pteropsaron (Teleostei: Trichonotidae: Hemerocoetinae) from the Western Pacific, with Notes on Related Species." Copeia 2007 (2):364–377. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[364:ANSOPT]2.0.CO
- Orrell, Thomas M., Collette, Bruce B., and Johnson, G. David. 2006. "Molecular data support separate scombroid and xiphioid clades." Bulletin of Marine Science 79 (3):505–519.
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Leis' conundrum: Homology of the clavus of the Ocean Sunfishes. 1. Ontogeny of the median fins and axial skeleton of Monotrete leiurus (Telostei, Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontoidei)." Journal of Morphology 266 (1):1–10.
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Occipito-vertebral fusion in ocean sunfishes (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) and its phylogenetic implications." Journal of Morphology 266 (1):74–79.
- Friedman, M. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "A new species of Mene (Perciformes: Menidae) from the Paleocene of South america, with notes on paleoenvironment and a brief review of menid fishes." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 (4):770–783.
- Johnson, G. David and Britz, Ralf. 2005. "Leis' conundrum: Homology of the clavus of the Ocean Sunfishes. 1. Ontogeny of the median fins and axial skeleton of Ranzania laevis (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes, Molidae)." Journal of Morphology 266 (1):11–21.
- Johnson, G. David and Britz, Ralf. 2005. "A description of the smallest Triodon on record (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes: Triodontidae)." Ichthyological Research 52 (2):176–181.
- Springer, Victor G. and Johnson, G. David. 2004. "Study of the dorsal gill-arch musculature of teleostome fishes, with Special Reference to the Actinopterygii." Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 11:1–235, 255.
- Britz, Ralf, Favorito, S., and Johnson, G. David. 2003. "The hyopalatine arch of a 25 mm larva of Synbranchus and homology of the pterygoid bone in the Synbranchidae (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 116 (2):337–340.
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2003. "On the homology of the posteriormost gill arch in polypterids (Cladistia, Actinopterygii)." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 138 (4):495–503.
- Britzi, R. and Johnson, G. David. 2002. ""Paradox lost": Skeletal ontogeny of Indostomus paradoxus and its significance for the phylogenetic relationships of indostomidae (Teleostei, Gasterosteiformes) - Introduction." American Museum Novitates (3383): 1–43.
- Carpenter, Kent E. and Johnson, G. David. 2002. "A phylogeny of sparoid fishes (Perciformes, Percoidei) based on morphology." Ichthyological Research 49 (2):114–127.
- Johnson, G. David and Patterson, C. 2001. "The intermuscular system of acanthomorph fishes: a commentary." American Museum Novitates 3312:1–24.
- Johnson, G. David, Seeto, J., and Rosenblatt, R. H. 2001. "Parmops echinatus, a new species of flashlight fish (Beryciformes : Anomalopidae) from Fiji." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114 (2):497–500.
- Paxton, John R., Johnson, G. David, and Trnski, T. 2001. "Larvae and juveniles of the deepsea “whalefishes,” Barbourisia and Rondeletia (Pisces: Beryciformes), with comments on relationships." Records of the Australian Museum 53:407–425.
- Springer, Victor G. and Johnson, G. David. 2000. "Use and advantages of ethanol solution of alizarin red S dye for staining bone in fishes." Copeia (1): 300–301.
- Wiley, E. O., Johnson, G. David, and Dimmick, W. W. 2000. "The interrelationships of Acanthomorph fishes: A total evidence approach using molecular and morphological data." Biochemical systematics and ecology 28 (4):319–350.
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1999. "Paxton concilians: A new genus and species of pseudamine apogonid (Teleostei : Percoidei) from northwestern Australia: The sister group of the enigmatic Gymnapogon." Copeia (4): 1050–1071.
- Tang, K. L., Berendzen, P. B., Wiley, E. O., Morrissey, J. F., Winterbottom, R., and Johnson, G. David. 1999. "The phylogenetic relationships of the suborder Acanthuroidei (Teleostei : Perciformes) based on molecular and morphological evidence." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 11 (3):415–425.
- Wiley, E. O., Johnson, G. David, and Dimmick, W. W. 1998. "The phylogenetic relationships of lampridiform fishes (Teleostei : Acanthomorpha), based on a total-evidence analysis of morphological and molecular data." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10 (3):417–425.
- Baldwin, Carole C., Johnson, G. David, and Paxton, John R. 1997. "Protoblepharon rosenblatti, a new genus and species of flashlight fish (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae) from the tropical South Pacific, with comments on anomalopid phylogeny." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 110 (3):373–383.
- Johnson, G. David and Patterson, C. 1997. "The gill-arches of gonorynchiform fishes." South African Journal of Science 93 (11-12):594–600.
- Mooi, R. D. and Johnson, G. David. 1997. "Dismantling the trachinoidei: Evidence of a scorpaenoid relationship for the Champsodontidae." Ichthyological Research 44 (2):143–176.
- Patterson, C. and Johnson, G. David. 1997. "Monophyly and relationships of Argentinoid fishes - Comment." Copeia (2): 401–409.
- Patterson, C. and Johnson, G. David. 1997. "The data, the matrix, and the message: Relationships of the osmeroid fishes - Comments." Systematic Biology 46 (2):358–365.
- Johnson, G. David, Baldwin, Carole C., Okiyama, M., and Tominaga, Y. 1996. "Osteology and relationships of Pseudotrichonotus altivelis (Teleostei:Aulopiformes:Pseudotrichonotidae)." Ichthyological Research 43 (1):17–45.
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1995. "A Larva of the Atlantic Flashlight Fish, Kryptophanaron Alfredi (Beryciformes, Anomalopidae), with a Comparison of Beryciform and Stephanoberyciform Larvae." Bulletin of Marine Science 56 (1):1–24.
- Patterson, Colin and Johnson, G. David. 1995. "The intermuscular bones and ligaments of teleostean fishes." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (559): 1–83. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.559
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1994. "[Review of] FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). 1993. By Philip C. Heemstra and John E. Randall." Copeia 1994 (4):1058–1061.
- Johnson, G. David and Baldwin, Carole C. 1994. "Accounting for Endothermy in Fishes." Science 265 (5176):1249–1250.
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1993. "Phylogeny of the Epinephelinae (Teleostei, Serranidae)." Bulletin of Marine Science 52 (1):240–283.
- Johnson, G. David. 1993. "Percomorph Phylogeny - Progress and Problems." Bulletin of Marine Science 52 (1):3–28.
- Johnson, G. David and Anderson, William D., Jr. 1993. "Proceedings of the Symposium on Phylogeny of Percomorpha." Bulletin of Marine Science 52 (1):1–626.
- Johnson, G. David and Brothers, E. B. 1993. "Schindleria - a Paedomorphic Goby (Teleostei, Gobioidei)." Bulletin of Marine Science 52 (1):441–471.
- Johnson, G. David and Patterson, C. 1993. "Percomorph Phylogeny - a Survey of Acanthomorphs and a New Proposal." Bulletin of Marine Science 52 (1):554–626.
- Olney, J. E., Johnson, G. David, and Baldwin, Carole C. 1993. "Phylogeny of lampridiform fishes." Bulletin of Marine Science 52:137–169.
- Tyler, James C., Johnson, G. David, Brothers, Edward B., Tyler, Diane M., and Smith, C. Lavett. 1993. "Comparative Early Life Histories of Western Atlantic Squirrelfishes (Holocentridae) - Age and Settlement of Rhynchichthys, Meeki, and Juvenile Stages." Bulletin of Marine Science 53 (3):1126–1150.
- Johnson, G. David. 1992. "Monophyly of the Euteleostean Clades - Neoteleostei, Eurypterygii, and Ctenosquamata." Copeia (1): 8–25.
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1991. "A Larva of the Poorly Known Serranid Fish Jeboehlkia-Gladifer (Teleostei, Serranidae, Epinephelinae)." Fishery Bulletin 89 (3):535–537.
- Baldwin, Carole C., Johnson, G. David, and Colin, Patrick L. 1991. "Larvae of Diploprion bifasciatum, Belonoperca chabanaudi and Grammistes sexlineatus (Serranidae, Epinephelinae) with a Comparison of Known Larvae of Other Epinephelines." Bulletin of Marine Science 48 (1):67–93.
- Poss, S. G. and Johnson, G. David. 1991. "Matsubarichthys inusitatus, a new genus and species of velvetfish (Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Great Barrier Reef." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104 (3):468–473.
- Rosenblatt, R. H. and Johnson, G. David. 1991. "Parmops coruscans, a new genus and species of flashlight fish (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae) from the South Pacific." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104 (2):328–334.
- Smith-Vaniz, William F. and Johnson, G. David. 1990. "Two New Species of Acanthoclininae (Pisces, Plesiopidae) with a Synopsis and Phylogeny of the Subfamily." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 142:211–260.
- Johnson, G. David and Brothers, E. B. 1989. "Acanthemblemaria-Paula, a New Diminutive Chaenopsid (Pisces, Blennioidei) from Belize, with Comments on Life-History." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102 (4):1018–1030.
- Johnson, G. David and Fritzsche, R. A. 1989. "Graus-Nigra, an Omnivorous Girellid, with a Comparative Osteology and Comments on Relationships of the Girellidae (Pisces, Perciformes)." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 141:1–27.
- Randall, John E., Johnson, G. David, and Lowe, G. R. 1989. "Triso, a New Generic Name for the Serranid Fish Previously Known as Trisotropis-Dermopterus, with Comments on its Relationships." Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35 (4):414–420.
- Tyler, James C., Johnson, G. David, Nakamura, I., and Collette, Bruce B. 1989. "Morphology of Luvarus imperialis (Luvaridae) with a phylogenetic analysis of the Acanthuroidei (Pisces)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (485): 1–78. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.485
- Zug, George R., Springer, Victor G., Williams, Jeffrey T., and Johnson, G. David. 1989. "The Vertebrates of Rotuma and Surrounding Waters." Atoll Research Bulletin 316:1–25. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.316.1
- Johnson, G. David. 1988. "Niphon-Spinosus, a Primitive Epinepheline Serranid - Corroborative Evidence from the Larvae." Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35 (1):7–18.
- Johnson, G. David and Rosenblatt, R. H. 1988. "Mechanisms of Light Organ Occlusion in Flashlight Fishes, Family Anomalopidae (Teleostei, Beryciformes), and the Evolution of the Group." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 94 (1):65–96.
- Keener, P., Johnson, G. David, Stender, B. W., Brothers, E. B., and Beatty, H. R. 1988. "Ingress of Postlarval Gag, Mycteroperca-Microlepis (Pisces, Serranidae), through a South-Carolina Barrier-Island Inlet." Bulletin of Marine Science 42 (3):376–396.
- Smith-Vaniz, William F., Johnson, G. David, and Randall, John E. 1988. "Redescription of Gracila-Albomarginata (Fowler and Bean) and Cephalopholis-Polleni (Bleeker) with Comments on the Generic Limits of Selected Indo-Pacific Groupers (Pisces, Serranidae, Epinephelinae)." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140 (2):1–23.
- Smith-Vaniz, William F., Johnson, G. David, and Randall, John E. 1988. "Redescription of Gracila albomarginata (Fowler and Bean) and Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker) with Comments on the Generic Limits of Selected Indo-Pacific Groupers (Pisces: Serranidae: Epinephelinae)." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140 (2):1–23.
- Johnson, G. David and Smith-Vaniz, William F. 1987. "Redescription and Relationships of Parasphyraenops atrimanus Bean (Pisces, Serranidae), with Discussion of Other Bermudian Fishes Known Only from Stomach Contents." Bulletin of Marine Science 40 (1):48–58.
- Johnson, G. David and Washington, B. B. 1987. "Larvae of the Moorish Idol, Zanclus-Cornutus, Including a Comparison with Other Larval Acanthuroids." Bulletin of Marine Science 40 (3):494–511.
- Johnson, G. David. 1986. "Scombroid Phylogeny - an Alternative Hypothesis." Bulletin of Marine Science 39 (1):1–41.
- Anderson, William D., Jr. and Johnson, G. David. 1985. "A new species of Callanthias (Pisces: Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from the southeastern Pacific Ocean." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97:942–950.
- Anderson, William D., Jr. and Johnson, G. David. 1984. "A New Species of Callanthias (Pisces: Perciformes: Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97 (4):942–950.
- Johnson, G. David and Keener, P. 1984. "Aid to identification of American grouper larvae." Bulletin of Marine Science 34:106–134.
- Johnson, G. David. 1983. "Niphon spinosus: a primitive epinepheline serranid, with comments on the monophyly and intrarelationships of the Serranidae." Copeia 1983 (3):777–787.
- Fritzsche, R. A. and Johnson, G. David. 1981. "Pseudopriacanthus Bleeker, a synonym of the priacanthid genus Pristigenys Agassiz." Copeia 1981 (2):490–492.
- Johnson, G. David. 1981. "Limits and relationships of the Lutjanidae and associated families." Scripps Bulletin 24:104.
- Fritzsche, R. A. and Johnson, G. David. 1980. "Early osteological development of white perch and striped bass with emphasis on identification of their larvae." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 109:397–406.
- Fritzsche, R. A. and Johnson, G. David. 1979. "Striped bass vs. white perch: Application of a new morphological approach to ichthyoplankton taxonomy." Proceedings of the Second symposium on Larval Fish.Tennessee Valley Authority
- Anderson, William D., Jr., Talwar, P. K., and Johnson, G. David. 1977. "A replacement name for Tangia Chan (Pisces: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) with redescriptions of the genus and type species." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90 (1):509–518.
- Anderson, William D., Jr., Kami, H. T., and Johnson, G. David. 1976. "A new genus of Pacific Etelinae (Pisces: Lutjanidae) with redescription of the type-species." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90 (1):89–98.
- Rosenblatt, R. H. and Johnson, G. David. 1976. "Anatomical considerations of pectoral swimming in the opah, Lampris guttatus." Copeia 1976 (2):367–370.
- Johnson, G. David. 1975. "The procurrent spur: an undescribed perciform caudal character and its phylogenetic implications." Occasional Papers of California Academy Science 121:23.
- Rosenblatt, R. H. and Johnson, G. David. 1974. "Two new species of sea basses of the genus Diplectrum, with a key to the Pacific species." California Fish and Game 60 (4):178–191.
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- Paxton, J. R., Trnski, T., and Johnson, G. David. 2016. "Centomimidae." in The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes), edited by Carpenter, Kent E. and De Angelis, Nicoletta., 2174–2182. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Britz, Ralf and Johnson, G. David. 2010. "Occipito-vertebral fusion in actinopterygians: conjecture, myth and reality. Part 1: Non-teleosts." in Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts Honoring Gloria Arratia, edited by Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., 77–94. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
- Johnson, G. David and Britz, Ralf. 2010. "Occipito-vertebral fusion in Actinopterygians: conjecture, myth and reality. Part 2: Teleosts." in Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts, edited by Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., 95–110. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
- Wiley, E. O. and Johnson, G. David. 2010. "A teleost classification based on monophyletic groups." in Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts, edited by Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., 123–182. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Chapter 101. Mirapinnidae: Tapetails & Hairyfish." in Early stages of Atlantic Fishes: an Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, edited by Richards, William J., 1091–1099. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Chapter 100. Cetomimidae: Whalefishes." in Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: an Identification Guide for the Western Central Atlantic, edited by Richards, William J., 1089–1090. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Chapter 99. Barbourisidae: Redvelvet Whalefish." in Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: an Identification Guide for the Western Central Atlantic, edited by Richards, William J., 1085–1087. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Chapter 102. Megalomycteridae: Bignose Fishes." in Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: an Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, edited by Richards, William J., 1101–1102. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2005. "Chapter 98. Rondeletiidae: Redmouth Whalefishes." in Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: an Identification Guide for the Wwestern Ccentral North Atlantic, edited by Richards, William J., 1079–1083. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Stassny, M. L. J., Wiley, E. O., Johnson, G. David, and Carvalho, M. 2004. "Gnathostome Fishes." in Assembling the Tree of Life, edited by Cracraft, J. and Donoghue, M. J., 410–429. Oxford University Press.
- Johnson, G. David. 2000. "Higher teleosts and adventures in the fish trade." in A Celebration of the Life of Colin Patterson, edited by Forey, P. L., Gardiner, B. G., and Humphries, C. J., 39–53. London: The Linnean.
- Johnson, G. David, Leis, J. M., and Washington, B. B. 2000. "Zanclidae (Moorish idol)." in The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes, edited by Leis, J. M. and Carson-Ewart, B. M., 638–688. Leiden: Brill.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2000. "Family Anomalopidae." in The living Marine Resources of the South China Sea, edited by Randall, John E. and Lim, K. P., 601. Singapore: The National University of Singapore.
- Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 1999. "Anomalopidae. Flashlight fishes." in The living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, edited by Niem, V. and Carpenter, Kenneth., 2212–2213. Rome: FAO.
- Johnson, G. David and Gill, A. C. 1998. "Perches and allies." in Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed, edited by Paxton, John R. and Eschmeyer, W. N., 181–194. New York: Academic Press.
- Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1996. "Interrelationships of Aulopiformes." in Interrelationships of Fishes, edited by Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David., 355–404. New York: Academic Press.
- Johnson, G. David and Patterson, C. 1996. "Relationships of lower euteleostean fishes." in Interrelationships of Fishes, edited by Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David., 251–332. New York: Academic Press.
- Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David. 1996. "Preface." in Interrelationships of Fishes, edited by Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David., xi. New York: Academic Press.
- Johnson, G. David and Gill, A. C. 1994. "Perches and allies." in Encyclopedia of Fishes, edited by Paxton, John R. and Eschmeyer, W. N., 181–196. Sydney: New South Wales Press.
- Johnson, G. David and Washington, B. B. 1989. "Zanclidae - moorish idol." in The larvae of Indo-Pacific shorefishes, edited by Leis, J. M. and Trnski, T., 285–290. New South Wales: New South Wales University Press and University of Hawaii Press.
- Johnson, G. David. 1984. "Percoidei: development and relationships." in Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes, edited by Moser, H. G., 464–469. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press Inc.
Book
- Johnson, G. David. 1978. Development of Fishes of the Mid-Atlantic Bight: an atlas of egg, larval and juvenile stages. Vol. IV, Carangidae through Ephippidae. Fish and Wildlife service.