2012

• Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. 2012. Epigonus exodon, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Epigonidae) from Réunion, western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3453: 84–88. Preview Reference page. 

2014

• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H., 2014: Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research 62 (3): 327–346. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0451-6

2015

• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2015. A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1): 117–124. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.6 Reference page. 
• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H., 2015: A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia vespertina (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Research 63(1) [2016]: 110–120.DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0479-2 Reference page. 
• Motomura, H., Ota, R., Meguro, M. & Tashiro, S., 2015: Enneapterygius phoenicosoma, a New Species of Triplefin (Tripterygiidae) from the Western Pacific Ocean. Species Diversity 20: 1–12. DOI: 10.12782/sd.20.1.001

• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H., 2015: Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P . radiata. Ichthyological Research, Published online: 20 Aug 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0483-6

• Suzuki, T., Greenfield, D.W. & Motomura, H., 2015: Two new dwarfgobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Eviota flavipinnata and Eviota rubrimaculata. Zootaxa 4007(3): 399–408. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.3.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S., 2015: Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa 4021(4): 529–540. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.4.3. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Fukui, Y. & Motomura, H., 2015: A new species of deepwater wrasse (Labridae: Terelabrus) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4040(5): 559–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.5.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Motomura, H. & Kanade, Y., 2015: Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 4057 (4): 490–510. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.4.2 Reference page. 

2016

• Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. 2016. Redescription of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (Scorpaenidae), a senior synonym of seven nominal species. Zootaxa 4067(3): 345–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.4. Reference page. 
• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2016. Chelidoperca stella, a new species of perchlet (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4092(3): 388–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.3.4.Reference page. 
• Fukui, Y. & Motomura, H. 2016. Terelabrus flavocephalus sp. nov., a new hogfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Maldives, Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Research. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0523-x Reference page. 
• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2016. Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64: 79–88. PDF. Reference page. 
• Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Béarez, P. 2016. Validity of a poorly known western Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938) / Validité d’une rascasse (Scorpaenidae) peu connue du Pacifique ouest : Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938). Cybium 40(2): 109–113. [402109-113%20Abs.pdf Abstract] Reference page. 
• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2016. Validity of Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg 1933) and redescription of Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell 1837), a senior synonym of Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 1940) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyological Research, First online: 20 June 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0529-4 Reference page. 
• Yoshida, T. & Motomura, H. 2016. A new cardinalfish, Verulux solmaculata (Perciformes: Apogonidae), from Papua New Guinea and Australia. Ichthyological Research, First online: 11 July 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0539-2 Reference page. 

2017

• Ho, H-C., Motomura, H., Hata, H. & Jiang, W-C. 2017. Review of the fish genus Epinnula Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4363(3): 393–408. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.5 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2017. Five new species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from southeast Asia and northwest Australia. Zootaxa 4320(1): 121–145. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.1.7. Reference page. 
• Motomura, H., Yoshida, T. & Velasri, V. 2017. New species of the anthiadin genus Sacura (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea. Zootaxa 4306(2): 291–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4306.2.10. Reference page. 
• Murase, A., Miki, R. & Motomura, H. 2017. Southern limits of distribution of the intertidal gobies Chaenogobius annularis and C. gulosus support the existence of a biogeographic boundary in southern Japan (Teleostei, Perciformes, Gobiidae). ZooKeys 725: 79–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.725.19952. Reference page. 
• Wibowo, K. & Motomura, H. 2017. A new species of the deepwater scorpionfish genus Phenacoscorpius (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Zootaxa 4323(2): 261–268. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.2.9. Reference page. 

2018

• Inaba, T. & Motomua, H. 2018. Review of the Indo-West Pacific genus Inimicus (Synanceiidae: Choridactylinae). Zootaxa 4482(1): 52–90. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.1.2 Reference page. 
• Yoshida, T. & Motomura, H. 2018. Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) Rhabdamia spilota Allen & Kuiter 1994 and R. gracilis (Bleeker 1856). Zootaxa 4377(2): 178–190. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.2.2 Reference page. 
• Koeda, K., Fujii, T. & Motomura, H. 2018. A new garden eel, Heteroconger fugax (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4418(3): 287–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.3.6 Reference page. 
• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2018. Three new species of the Indo-Pacific stingfish genus Minous (Synanceiidae: Minoinae) with redescriptions of M. trachycephalus (Bleeker 1855) and M. pictus Günther 1880. Zootaxa 4455(2201): 257–1. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.2201. Reference page. 
• Nakamura, J., Russell, B.C., Moore, G.I. & Motomura, H. 2018. Scolopsis meridiana, a new species of monocle bream (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from northern Australia. Zootaxa 4500(2): 222–234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.2.4 Reference page. 
• Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. 2018. Navigobius asayake, a new species of ptereleotrine goby (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from Kagoshima, southern Japan. Zootaxa 4526(3): 373–380. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4526.3.6 Reference page. 
• Short, G., Smith, R., Motomura, H., Harasti, D. & Hamilton, H. 2018. Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779: 27–49. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.779.24799 Reference page. 

2019

• Fujiwara, K. & Motomura, H. 2019. Validity of Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908) and redescription of Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904 (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Zootaxa 4551(3): 275–298. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4551.3.2 Reference page. 
• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2019. A new species of sardine, Sardinella pacifica from the Philippines (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Clupeidae). Zookeys, 829: 75–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.829.30688 Reference page. 
• Nakamura, J., Béarez, P. & Motomura, H. 2019. Scolopsis lacrima, a new species of monocle bream (Teleostei, Perciformes, Nemipteridae) from New Caledonia. Zookeys, 861: 119–128. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.861.35052 Reference page. 
• Wibowo, K., Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2019. Scorpaena regina, a new scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the east coast of Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 4706(2): 296–310. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4706.2.5 . Reference page. 

2020

• Fujiwara, K., Suzuki, T. & Motomura, H. 2020. A new species of Egglestonichthys (Teleostei, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from Okinawa Island, Japan. ZooKeys, 1006: 91–98. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1006.58874 Reference page. 

2022

• Fujiwara, K., Wada, H. & Motomura, H. 2019. A new species of the greeneye genus Chlorophthalmus (Teleostei: Chlorophthalmidae) from the central North Pacific. Zootaxa 4555(3): 396–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.3.8 Reference page. 
• Hata, H., Lavoué, S. & Motomura, H. 2022. Description of three new species previously identified as Stolephorus bengalensis (Dutt & Babu Rao, 1959) or Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 and a re-description of S. bengalensis (Chordata, Osteichthyes, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae). Zookeys 1121ː 145–173. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1121.84171 Reference page.