Jeff Williams

• Ph.D. Zoology, 1986, University of Florida
• M.S. Biology, 1979, University of South Alabama
• B.S. Biology, 1975, Florida State University

My research over the past 30 years has primarily focused on the systematics, taxonomy and zoogeography of marine fishes. 

Journal Article

• Bemis, Katherine E., Girard, Matthew G., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., Carpenter, Kent E., Deeds, Jonathan R., Pitassy, Diane E., Flores, Nicko Amor L., Hunter, Elizabeth S., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., Weigt, Lee A., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2023. "Biodiversity of Philippine marine fishes: A DNA barcode reference library based on voucher specimens." Scientific Data, 10, (1) 411. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02306-9.
• Siu, Gilles and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2022. "Synthese sur l'ichthyofaune de l'atoll de Morane (Tuamotu-Gambier)." Bulletin de la Societe des Etudes Oceannes, 356 28–40.
• Arcila, Dahiana, Hughes, Lily C., Melendez-Vazquez, Bruce, Baldwin, Carole C., White, William T., Carpenter, Kent E., Williams, Jeffrey T., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., Pogonoski, John J., Miya, Masaki, Orti, Guillermo, and Betancur-R, Ricardo. 2021. "Testing the Utility of Alternative Metrics of Branch Support to Address the Ancient Evolutionary Radiation of Tunas, Stromateoids, and Allies (Teleostei: Pelagiaria)." Systematic Biology, 70, (6) 1123–1144. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syab018.
• Flores, Nicko Amor, Rey, Jade Tifany, Williams, Jeffrey T., Carpenter, Kent, and Santos, Mudjekeewis. 2021. "First record of blacknape large-eye bream Gymnocranius satoi (Perciformes: Lethrinidae) in the Philippines." Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, 15, (1) 8. https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2021a15007.
• Hoban, Mykle L. and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2020. "Cirripectes matatakaro, a new species of combtooth blenny from the Central Pacific, illuminates the origins of the Hawaiian fish fauna." PeerJ, 8 Article 8852. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8852.
• Okamoto, Makoto, Williams, Jeffrey T., Carpenter, Kent E., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., and Kimura, Seishi. 2020. "Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea." Ichthyological Research, 67, (1) 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00696-8.
• Buchanan, Jack R., Ralph, Gina M., Krupp, Friedhelm, Harwell, Heather, Abdallah, Mohamed, Abdulqader, Ebrahim, Al-Husaini, Mohsen, Bishop, James M., Burt, John A., Choat, John H., Collette, Bruce B., Feary, David A., Hartmann, Stanley A., Iwatsuki, Yukio, Kaymaram, Farhad, Larson, Helen K., Matsuura, Keiichi, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Munroe, Thomas, Russell, Barry, Smith-Vaniz, William, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Carpenter, Kent E. 2019. "Regional extinction risks for marine bony fishes occurring in the Persian/Arabian Gulf." Biological Conservation, 230 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.11.027.
• Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Williams, Jeffrey T., Pitassy, Diane, Driskell, Amy, Hubert, Nicolas, Viviani, Jérémie, Cribb, Thomas H., Espiau, Benoit, Galzin, René, Kulbicki, Michel, Lison, de Loma, Meyer, Christopher, Mourier, Johann, Mou-Tham, Gérard, Parravicini, Valeriano, Plantard, Patrick, Sasal, Pierre, Siu, Gilles, Tolou, Nathalie, Veuille, Michel, Weigt, Lee, and Planes, Serge. 2019. "A DNA barcode reference library of French Polynesian shore fishes." Scientific Data, 6, (1) 114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0123-5.
• Gill, Anthony C., Anderson, William D., Jr., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2019. "Anthias albofasciatus Fowler and Bean, 1930, a junior synonym of Tosana niwae Smith and Pope, 1906 (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae)." Zootaxa, 4614, (3) 566. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4614.3.8.
• Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Liggins, Libby, Trnski, Thomas, Williams, Jeffrey T., Neglia, Valentina, Rapu-Edmunds, Cristian, Planes, Serge, and Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo. 2018. "Evidence of cryptic species in the blenniid Cirripectes alboapicalis species complex, with zoogeographic implications for the South Pacific." ZooKeys, 810 127–138. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.810.28887.
• Matsunuma, Mizuki, Yamakawa, Takeshi, and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2018. "Chelidoperca tosaensis, a new species of perchlet (Serranidae) from Japan and the Philippines, with geographic range extension of C. stella to the northwestern Pacific Ocean." Ichthyological Research, 65, (2) 210–230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-017-0604-5.
• Carpenter, Kent E., Williams, Jeffrey T., and Santos, Mudjekeewis D. 2017. "Acanthurus Albimento, A New Species Of Surgeonfish (Acanthuriformes: Acanthuridae) From Northeastern Luzon, Philippines, With Comments On Zoogeography." Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 25 33–46.
• Siu, Gilles, Bacchet, Phillippe, Bernardi, Giacomo, Brooks, Andrew J., Carlot, Jeremy, Causse, Romain, Claudet, Joachim, Clua, Eric, Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Espiau, Benoit, Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille, Keith, Philippe, Lecchini, David, Madi-Moussa, Rakamaly, Parravicini, Valeriano, Planes, Serge, Ponsonnet, Cedric, Randall, John E., Sasal, Pierre, Taquet, Marc, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Galzin, Rene. 2017. "Shore fishes of French Polynesia." Cybium, 41, (3) 245–278.
• Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Planes, Serge, and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2016. "When endemic coral-reef fish species serve as models: endemic mimicry patterns in the Marquesas Islands." Journal of fish biology, 89, (3) 1834–1838. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13050.
• Viviani, Jeremie, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Planes, Serge. 2016. "Two new pygmygobies (Percomorpha: Gobiidae: Trimma) from French Polynesia." Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 23 1–11.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Viviani, Jeremie. 2016. "Pseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia." Zootaxa, 4111, (3) 246–260. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4111.3.3.
• Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Williams, Jeffrey T., Bacchet, Philippe, Kulbicki, Michel, Mourier, Johann, Galzin, René, Lison, de Loma, Mou-Tham, G., Siu, Gilles, and Planes, Serge. 2015. "Shore fishes of the Marquesas Islands, an updated checklist with new records and new percentage of endemic species." Check List, 11, (5) 1758. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1758.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Carpenter, Kent E. 2015. "A new fish species of the subfamily Serraninae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Philippines." Zootaxa, 3911, (2) 287–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3911.2.10.
• Deeds, J. R., Handy, S. M., Fry, Jr, F., Granade, H., Williams, Jeffrey T., Powers, M., Shipp, R., and Weigt, Lee A. 2014. "Protocol for Building a Reference Standard Sequence Library." Journal of AOAC International, 97, (6) 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.14-111.
• Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Planes, Serge. 2014. "Macropharyngodon pakoko, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia." Zootaxa, 3857, (3) 433. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3857.3.6.
• Rocha, L. A., Aleixo, A., Allen, G., Almeda, F., Baldwin, Carole C., Barclay, M. V. L., Bates, J. M., Bauer, A. M., Benzoni, F., Berns, C. M., Berumen, M. L., Blackburn, D. C., Blum, S., Bolanos, F., Bowie, R. C. K., Britz, R., Brown, R. M., Cadena, C. D., Carpenter, K., Ceriaco, L. M., Chakrabarty, P., Chaves, G., Choat, J. H., Clements, K. D., Collette, Bruce B. et al. 2014. "Specimen collection: An essential tool." Science, 344, (6186) 814–815. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.344.6186.814.
• Tornabene, Luke, Ahmadia, Gabby N., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2013. "Four new species of dwarfgobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota ) from the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas and Society Archipelagos, French Polynesia." Systematics and Biodiversity, 11, (3) 363–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2013.819822.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, and Planes, Serge. 2013. "Two new fish species of the subfamily Anthiinae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Marquesas." Zootaxa, 3647, (1) 167. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.8.
• Hubert, Nicolas, Meyer, Christopher P., Bruggemann, Henrich J., Guérin, Fabien, Komeno, Roberto J. L., Espiau, Benoit, Causse, Romain, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Planes, Serge. 2012. "Cryptic Diversity in Indo-Pacific Coral-Reef Fishes Revealed by DNA-Barcoding Provides New Support to the Centre-of-Overlap Hypothesis." PLoS ONE, 7, (3) 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028987.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan, and Planes, Serge. 2012. "A new species of Indo-Pacific fish, Canthigaster criobe, with comments on other Canthigaster (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) at the Gambier Archipelago." Zootaxa, (3523) 80–88.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 2010. "A new species of blenny, Cirripectes heemstraorum, from Cape Vidal, South Africa (Family Blenniidae)." Smithiana Bulletin, 12 3–7.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Bogorodsky, Sergey V. 2010. "Entomacrodus solus, a new species of blenny (Perciformes, Blenniidae) from the Red Sea." Zootaxa, (2475) 64–68.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Carpenter, Kent E., Van Tassell, James L., Hoetjes, Paul, Toller, Wes, Etnoyer, Peter, and Smith, Michael. 2010. "Biodiversity Assessment of the Fishes of Saba Bank Atoll, Netherlands Antilles." PLoS ONE, 5, (5) e10676.
• Randall, John E., Williams, Jeffrey T., and Rocha, Luis A. 2008. "The Indo-Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata, a complex of three species." Smithiana Bulletin, 9 3–13.
• Galzin, René, Lecchini, David, Williams, Jeffrey T., Planes, Serge, and Menou, Jean-Louis. 2006. "Diversité de l'ichtyofaune corallienne à Rapa (Polynésie française)." Cybium, 30, (3) 221–234.
• Shinohara, Gento and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2006. "Historical Japanese fish specimens from the Sagami Sea in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian. Institution." Memoirs of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 41 543–568.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Wantiez, Laurent, Chauvet, Claude, Galzin, René, Harmelin-Vivien, M., Jobet, E., Juncker, M., Mou-Tham, G., Planes, Serge, and Sasal, P. 2006. "Checklist of the shorefishes of Wallis Islands (Wallis and Futuna French Territories, South-Central Pacific)." Cybium, 30, (3) 247–260.
• Lecchini, David and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2004. "Description of a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae: Chromis) from Rapa Island, French Polynesia." aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 8, (3) 97–102.
• Randall, John E., Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith, David G., Kulbicki, M., Tham, G. Mou, Labrosse, P., Kronen, M., Clua, E., and Mann, B. S. 2004. "Checklist of the Shore and epipelagic fishes of Tonga." Atoll Research Bulletin, (502) 1–35. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.502.1.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Lecchini, D. 2004. "Parioglossus galzini, a new species of ptereleotrid dartfish from Rapa Island (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Ptereleotridae)." Zootaxa, (506) 1–8.
• Collette, Bruce B., Williams, Jeffrey T., Thacker, C. E., and Smith, Michael Leonard. 2003. "Shore fishes of Navassa Island, West Indies: a case study on the need for rotenone sampling in reef fish biodiversity studies." aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 6 89–131.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Howe, J. C. 2003. "Seven New Species of the Triplefin Fish Genus Helcogramma (Tripterygiidae) from the Indo-Pacific." Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 7, (4) 151–176.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Mounts, Julie H. 2003. "Descriptions of six new Caribbean fish species in the genus Starksia (Labrisomidae)." Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 6, (4) 145–164.
• Randall, John E., Baldwin, Carole C., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2002. "Pseudogramma xanthum, a new, replacement name for a species of serranid fish from the subtropical South Pacific Ocean." Zootaxa, 40 1–8.
• Smith, David G. and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2002. "History and status of the Genera Enneanectesand Axoclinus (Teleostei: Blennioidei: Tripterygiidae)." Zootaxa, 105 1–10.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 2002. "Three New Species of Blennioid Shore Fishes Discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea." Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 6, (1) 11–16.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Springer, Victor G. 2001. "Review of the South American-Antarctic Triplefin Fish Genus Helcogrammoides (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)." Revista De Biología Tropical, 49, (Suppl 1) 117–123.
• Kulbicki, Michel and Williams, Jeffrey T. 1997. "Checklist of the shorefishes of Ouvea Atoll New Caledonia." Atoll Research Bulletin, 444 1–26. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.444.1.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1993. "Cirripectes alleni, a new species of blenniid fish from the northern coast of western Australia (Blennioidei: Blenniidae)." Revue francaise d'Aquariologie, 20, (2) 61–64.
• Springer, Victor G. and Williams, Jeffrey T. 1990. "Widely Distributed Pacific Plate Endemics and Lowered Sea-Level." Bulletin of Marine Science, 47, (3) 631–640.
• 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.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1988. "Revision and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Blenniid Fish Genus Cirripectes." Indo-Pacific Fishes, 17 78.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1985. "Cirripectes imitator, a New Species of Western Pacific Blenniid Fish." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 98, (2) 533–538.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1984. "Studies on Echiodon (Pisces: Carapidae), with descriptions of two new Indo-Pacific species." Copeia, (2) 410–422.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1984. "Synopsis and phylogenetic analysis of the pearlfish subfamily Carapinae (Pisces: Carapidae)." Bulletin of Marine Science, 34, (3) 386–397.
• Markle, Douglas F., Williams, Jeffrey T., and Olney, John E. 1983. "Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from Antarctic and adjacent seas." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 96, (4) 645–657.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1983. "Synopsis of the pearlfish subfamily Pyramodontidae (Pisces: Carapidae)." Bulletin of Marine Science, 33, (4) 846–854.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Maugé, L. André. 1983. "Cirripectes chelomatus, a new species of salarine fish (Pisces: Blenniidae)." Bulletin du Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, (4) 1139–1149.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Smart, A. M. 1983. "Redescription of the Brazilian labrisomid fish Starksia brasiliensis." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 96, (4) 638–644.

Dataset

• Bemis, Katherine E., Girard, Matthew G., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., Carpenter, Kent E., Deeds, Jonathan R., Pitassy, Diane E., Flores, Nicko Amor L., Hunter, Elizabeth Sage, Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald,Kenneth S., III, Weigt, Lee A., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2023. [Dataset] Color field photographs of voucher specimens. Distributed by Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.23185373.V1.
• Bemis, Katherine E., Girard, Matthew G., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., Carpenter, Kent E., Deeds, Jonathan R., Pitassy, Diane E., Flores, Nicko Amor L., Hunter, Elizabeth Sage, Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald,Kenneth S., III, Weigt, Lee A., and Williams, Jeffrey T. 2023. [Dataset] DNA sequences. Distributed by Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.23284901.V1.

Book Chapter

• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Planes, Serge. 2021. "Les expeditions scientifiques a la decouverte de la biodiversite des poisons recifaux polynesiens." In Etonnants recifs: Les ecosystems coralliens. Hedouin, Laetitia, editor. 250–253. Paris: CNRS EDITIONS.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 2012. "Photography changes our knowledge of new species." In Photography Changes Everything. Heiferman, Marvin, editor. 102–104. New York: Aperture Foundation and Smithsonian Institution.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith-Vaniz, William, and Hastings, P. A. 2009. "Ecsenius kurti." In Red List Status of Marine Endemic Teleosts (Bony Fishes) of the Philippines.. Alava, M. N. R., Carpenter, K. E., Palomar, M. J. S., Quicho, R. F. N., and Polidoro, B., editors. 44–45. Pasig City, Philippines: First Philippine Conservation Incorporated. In Global Marine Species Assessment for the Coral Triangle.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith-Vaniz, William, and Hastings, P. A. 2009. "Istiblennius colei." In Red List Status of Marine Endemic Teleosts (Bony Fishes) of the Philippines.. Alava, M. N. R., Carpenter, K. E., Palomar, M. J. S., Quicho, R. F. N., and Polidoro, B., editors. 52–53. Pasig City, Philippines: First Philippine Conservation Incorporated. In Global Marine Species Assessment for the Coral Triangle.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith-Vaniz, William, and Hastings, P. A. 2009. "Plagiotremus isodon." In Red List Status of Marine Endemic Teleosts (Bony Fishes) of the Philippines
  . Alava, M. N. R., Carpenter, K. E., Palomar, M. J. S., Quicho, R. F. N., and Polidoro, B., editors. 56–57. Pasig City, Philippines: First Philippine Conservation Incorporated. In Global Marine Species Assessment for the Coral Triangle.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith-Vaniz, William, and Hastings, P. A. 2009. "Cirripectes viriosus." In Red List Status of Marine Endemic Teleosts (Bony Fishes) of the Philippines. Alava, M. N. R., Carpenter, K. E., Palomar, M. J. S., Quicho, R. F. N., and Polidoro, B., editors. 16–17. Pasig City, Philippines: First Philippine Conservation Incorporated. In Global Marine Species Assessment for the Coral Triangle.
• Williams, Jeffrey T., Smith-Vaniz, William, and Hastings, P. A. 2009. "Ecsenius dilemma." In Red List Status of Marine Endemic Teleosts (Bony Fishes) of the Philippines. Alava, M. N. R., Carpenter, K. E., Palomar, M. J. S., Quicho, R. F. N., and Polidoro, B., editors. 42–43. Pasig City, Philippines: First Philippine Conservation Incorporated. In Global Marine Species Assessment for the Coral Triangle.

Other Publication

• 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.

Book

• Linardich, C., Ralph, G., Carpenter, K., Cox, N., Robertson, D. Ross, Harwell, H., Anderson, W., Jr., Acero, A., Barthelat, F., Bouchereau, J. -L, Brown, J. J., Buchanan, J., Buddo, D., Collette, Bruce B., Comeros-Raynal, M., Craig, M., Curtis, M., Defex, T., Dooley, J., Driggers III, W., Elfes Livsey, C., Fraser, T., Grijalba Bendeck, L., Gilmore, R., Jr., Kishore, R. et al. 2017. The Conservation Status of Marine Bony Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2017.RA.1.en.
• Pippard, H., Ralph, G. M., Harvey, M. S., Carpenter, K. E., Buchanan, J. R., Greenfield, D. W., Harwell, H. D., Larson, H. K., Lawrence, A., Linardich, C., Matsuura, K., Motomura, H., Munroe, T. A., Myers, R. F., Russell, B. C., Smith-Vaniz, W. F., Vié, J. -C, Thaman, R. R., and Williams, J. T. 2017. The conservation status of marine biodiversity in the Pacific Islands of Oceania. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
• Nieto, Ana, Ralph, Gina M., Comeros-Raynal, Mia, Kemp, James, García Criado, Mariana, Allen, David J., Dulvy, Nicholas K., Walls, Rachel H. L., Russell, Barry, Pollard, David, García, Silvia, Craig, Matthew, Collette, Bruce B., Pollom, Riley, Biscoito, Manuel, Chao, Ning Labbish, Abella, Alvaro, Afonso, Pedro, Álvarez, Helena, Carpenter, Kent E., Clò, Simona, Cook, Robin, Costa, Maria José, Delgado, João, Dureuil, Manuel et al. 2015. European Red List of Marine Fishes. European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/082723.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. and Tyler, James C. 2003. Revision of the Western Atlantic clingfishes of the genus Tomicodon (Gobiesocidae), with descriptions of five new species. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 621. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.621.
• Springer, Victor G. and Williams, Jeffrey T. 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised : a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 565. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.565.
• Springer, Victor G., Williams, Jeffrey T., and Orrell, Thomas M. 1991. Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 519. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.519.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the blenniid fish genus Scartichthys. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 492. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.492.

Conference Proceedings

• Williams, Jeffrey T., Tarou, Loraine, Powell, David M., Tabet, R., and Allen, Mary E. 2002. "Analysis of bamboo preferences in a pair of captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)."

Book Review

• Williams, Jeffrey T. 1989. [Book review] "Frogfishes of the World, by T. W. Pietsch and D. B. Grobecker." National Geographic Research, 5, (3), 277–280.