Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

G. David Johnson

Research Zoologist and Curator of Marine Larval Fishes
Department / 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
Journal Article

... more... less

Book Chapter
  • 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). Carpenter, Kent E. and De Angelis, Nicoletta, editors. 2174–2182. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes.
  • 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. Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., editors. 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. Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., editors. 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. Nelson, Joseph S., Schultze, Hans-Peter, and Wilson, Mark V. H., editors. 123–182. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
  • 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. Richards, William J., editor. 1085–1087. 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. Richards, William J., editor. 1079–1083. 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. Richards, William J., editor. 1089–1090. 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. Richards, William J., editor. 1101–1102. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
  • 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. Richards, William J., editor. 1091–1099. 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. Cracraft, J. and Donoghue, M. J., editors. 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. Forey, P. L., Gardiner, B. G., and Humphries, C. J., editors. 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. Leis, J. M. and Carson-Ewart, B. M., editors. 638–688. Leiden: Brill.
  • Paxton, John R. and Johnson, G. David. 2000. "Family Anomalopidae." In The living Marine Resources of the South China Sea. Randall, John E. and Lim, K. P., editors. 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. Niem, V. and Carpenter, Kenneth, editors. 2212–2213. Rome: FAO. 4
  • Johnson, G. David and Gill, A. C. 1998. "Perches and allies." In Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed. Paxton, John R. and Eschmeyer, W. N., editors. 181–194. New York: Academic Press.
  • Baldwin, Carole C. and Johnson, G. David. 1996. "Interrelationships of Aulopiformes." In Interrelationships of Fishes. Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David, editors. 355–404. New York: Academic Press.
  • Johnson, G. David and Patterson, C. 1996. "Relationships of lower euteleostean fishes." In Interrelationships of Fishes. Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David, editors. 251–332. New York: Academic Press.
  • Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David. 1996. "Preface." In Interrelationships of Fishes. Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, Lynne R., and Johnson, G. David, editors. xi. New York: Academic Press.
  • Johnson, G. David and Gill, A. C. 1994. "Perches and allies." In Encyclopedia of Fishes. Paxton, John R. and Eschmeyer, W. N., editors. 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. Leis, J. M. and Trnski, T., editors. 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. Moser, H. G., editor. 464–469. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press Inc.

... more... less

Book