Kenneth Tighe

• B.S. (Biological Sciences), 1970, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
• M.S. (Zoology), 1975, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.

Taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of lower vertebrates, especially the fish order Anguilliformes. 

Journal Article

• Tighe, Kenneth A. and Kodeeswaran, Paramasivam. 2025. "A new genus and species of ilyophine eel (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the Arabian Sea, western Indian Ocean." Zootaxa, 5722, (4) 555-569. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.4.6.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. and Pogonoski, John J. 2025. "A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean." Zootaxa, 5683, (2) 265-281. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.2.6.
• Tighe, Kenneth A., Smith, David G., Merrett, Nigel R., Frable, Benjamin W., and Zajonz, Uwe. 2024. "Redescription of the eel Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) with a description of a new species of Ilyophis, and a taxonomic synopsis of the Ilyophinae." Zootaxa, 5506, (1) 35-57. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5506.1.2.
• Caires, Rodrigo A., de Pinna, Mario C. C., Tighe, Kenneth A., de Melo, Marcelo R. S., and Espíndola, Vinicius C. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. and McCosker, John E. 2003. "Two New Species of the Genus Chlopsis (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Cholopsidae) from the Southwestern Pacific." Zootaxa, 236 1-8.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. and Nielsen, J. G. 2000. "Saccopharynx berteli a new gulper eel from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei, Saccopharyngidae)." Ichthyological Research, 47, (1) 39-41.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. 1992. "Boehlkenchelys longidentata, a New Genus and Species of Chlopsid Eel (Teleostei - Anguilliformes) from the Indo-West Pacific Region." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 105, (1) 19-22.
• Vouglitois, J. J., Able, K. W., Kurtz, R. J., and Tighe, Kenneth A. 1987. "Life-History and Population-Dynamics of the Bay Anchovy in New Jersey." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 116, (2) 141-153.

Dataset

• Tighe, Kenneth A., Smith, David G., Merrett, Nigel R., Frable, Benjamin W., and Zajonz, Uwe. 2024. [Dataset] TABLE 1 in Redescription of the eel Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) with a description of a new species of Ilyophis, and a taxonomic synopsis of the Ilyophinae. Distributed by Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.15156836.
• Tighe, Kenneth A., Smith, David G., Merrett, Nigel R., Frable, Benjamin W., and Zajonz, Uwe. 2024. [Dataset] TABLE 2 in Redescription of the eel Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) with a description of a new species of Ilyophis, and a taxonomic synopsis of the Ilyophinae. Distributed by Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.15156838.

Book 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
• Tighe, Kenneth A. 1989. "Family Serrivomeridae." In Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Böhlke, Eugenia B., editor. 613-627. Lawrence, Texas: Allen Press, Inc..
• Tighe, Kenneth A. 1989. "Family Serrivomeridae: Leptocephali." In Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Böhlke, Eugenia B., editor. 921-924. Lawrence, Texas: Allen Press, Inc..
• Keene, M. J. and Tighe, Kenneth A. 1984. "Beryciformes: Development and Relationships." In Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. Moser, H. G., editor. 383-392.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. and Keene, M. J. 1984. "Zeiformes: Development and Relationships." In Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. Moser, H. G., editor. 393-398.

Book

• Tighe, Kenneth A. 2022. Catalog of Type Specimens of Recent Caudata and Gymnophiona in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 654. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.21699749.
• Tighe, Kenneth A. 2022. Catalog of Type Specimens of Revent Caudata and Gymnophiona in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 654. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.21699749.

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.