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Edited by: Benny K.K. Chan (Editor-in-Chief) Sen-Lin Tang (Co-Editor-in-Chief) Impact Factor: 1.054 ISI Journal Citation Reports© Ranking: 2017: 89/166 (Zoology) ISSN (E): 1810-522X Follow us on Twitter @ZooStudies and Facebook

Zoological Studies Editorial Team The Editor in Chief, Dr. Benny K.K. Chan, and the Co-editors in Chief, Dr. Sen-Lin Tang are professors/ research fellows at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. The editors and co-editors in chief are supported by 25 Associate Editors including Drs. I-Ming Tso, Shen-Feng Shen, David Miller, Pung-Pung Hwang, Yeong-Choy Kam, Shou-Hsien Li, Chung-Ping Lin, John Wang, Chiun-Cheng Ko, Gray A. Williams, Ryuji Machida, Teng-Chiu Lin, Yasuyuki Hashiguchi, Yoko Nozawa, Chih-Ming Hung, Jian-Nan Liu, Chi-Chien Kuo, Hiroomi Miyamoto, Claudia Castellani, Allen Chen, Hin-Kiu Mok, James Reimer, Jens T. Hoeg, Ka-Hou Chu and Shen-Horn Yen. (See Editorial Board for details)

Published articles in 2019

Paleontological Studies of Whale Barnacles in Taiwan Reveal New Cetacean Migration Routes in the Western Pacific Since the Miocene John Stewart Buckeridge, Benny K.K. Chan, and Jih-Pai Lin (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-39) Abstract丨PDF (8.59MB)

Reproductive Biology of Johnius taiwanensis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in Fujian Waters, Southern China Lan-Lan Zhang, Min Liu, Lü-Ping Fang, Qing Xu, and Jian-Jie Lin (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-38) Abstract丨PDF (16MB)

Regenerative Capacity of the Upside-down Jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana Edgar Gamero-Mora, Roland Halbauer, Vanessa Bartsch, Sérgio N. Stampar, and André C. Morandini (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-37) Abstract丨PDF (6.05MB)

Description of the First Zoea of the Cavernicolous Crab Karstama boholano (Ng, 2002) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) from Taiwan, with Notes on Ecology Jheng-Jhang Li, Yi-Jia Shih, Ping-Ho Ho, and Guo-Chen Jiang (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-36) Abstract丨PDF (5.31MB)

Norileca indica (Crustacea: Isopoda, Cymothoidae) Infects Rastrelliger kanagurta Along the Malabar Coast of India – Seasonal Variation in the Prevalence and Aspects of Host-parasite Interactions Helna Ameri Kottarathil, Amrutha Vani Sahadevan, Rijin Kattamballi, and Sudha Kappalli (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-35) Abstract丨PDF (5.21MB)

Age, Growth, and Sex Ratios of the Giant Mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, in Freshwater Habitats Near Its Northern Geographic Limit: A Comparison to Tropical Regions Ryoshiro Wakiya, Hikaru Itakura, and Kenzo Kaifu (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-34) Abstract丨PDF (2.73MB)

Diversity of Parasitic Peltogastrid Barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) on Hermit Crabs in Korea Jibom Jung, Ryuta Yoshida, and Won Kim (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-33) Abstract丨PDF (5.99MB)

What If Multiple Claw Configurations Are Present in A Sample? A Case Study with the Description of Milnesium pseudotardigradum sp. nov. (Tardigrada) with Unique Developmental Variability Bartłomiej Surmacz, Witold Morek, and Łukasz Michalczyk Zou (doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-32) Abstract丨PDF (11.4MB)

Description of A New Species of Freshwater Crab of the Genus Qianguimon Huang, 2018 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Yulin, Guangxi, Southern China Song-Bo Wang, Chao Huang, and Jie-Xin Zou (doi:-10.6620/ZS.2019.58-31) Abstract丨PDF (11.6MB)

Using DNA Barcodes to Aid the Identification of Larval Fishes in Tropical Estuarine Waters (Malacca Straits, Malaysia) Cecilia Chu, Kar Hoe Loh, Ching Ching Ng, Ai Lin Ooi, Yoshinobu Konishi, Shih-Pin Huang, and Ving Ching Chong (doi:-10.6620/ZS.2019.58-30) Abstract丨PDF (18.9MB)