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Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868)

John C. Bruner
Department of Biological Sciences and Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology,
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2E9 CANADA
(403) 492-4622; FAX: (403) 492-9234;
E-mail: JBruner@ualberta.ca

Education:

Present: Candidate for the Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences, Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

1979. M.Sc., Biology. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois, U.S.A.

1972. B.Sc., Zoology. Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.

Professional Societies:

1974 - present Life Member, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

1975 - present Life Member, American Fisheries Society; also, Introduced Fish Section, Computers User Section

1975 - present Life Member, Illinois Academy of Science.

1980 - present Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

1984 - present The Paleontological Society

1994 - present American Elasmobranch Society

Refereed Publications:

Bruner, John C. (January 2009 submitted manuscript). Chapter 2. A Phylogenetic analysis of Percidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) using osteology. 1-143 pp. IN: Barton, Bruce (editor) American Fisheries Society Walleye/Sauger book.

Bruner, J. C. 2003. "Spreitzer" vertebrae, a unique character found only in Ammocrypta (crystal and sand darters) pp. 57-58. IN: Barry, T. P., & Malison, J. A. (editors) Proceedings of PERCIS III The Third International Percid Fish Symposium University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. July 20-24, 2003. 136 pp.

Bruner, J. C. 1992. A catalogue of type specimens of fossil fishes at the Field Museum of Natural History. Fieldiana: Geology. New series, No. 23:pp. 1-57. submitted July 31, 1989, accepted November 24,1989.

Bruner, J. C. 1991. Bibliography of the Family Catostomidae (Cypriniformes). Provincial Museum of Alberta. Natural History Section. II. Natural History Occasional Paper No. 14.:1 - 213 pp.

Bruner, J. C. 1991. Comments on the genus Amyzon (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae). Journal of Paleontology. Vol. 65(4):678-686.

Bruner, J. C. 1991. A catalogue of type specimens of fossil vertebrates at the Field Museum of Natural History. Classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Ichnites. Fieldiana: Geology. New series, No. 22:pp. 1-53. submitted Oct. 15, 1987, accepted for publication January 1989.

Bruner, J. C. 1980. Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque johnny darter. p. 672. IN: D. S. Lee, et al. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. N.C. State Mus. Nat. Hist., Raleigh, i-x+854 pp.

Bruner, J. C. 1980. Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz) orangethroat darter. p. 695. IN: D. S. Lee, et al. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. N.C. State Mus. Nat. Hist., Raleigh, i-x+854 pp.

Bruner, J. C. 1976. Variation in the caudal skeleton of Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque (Osteichthyes: Percidae). Transactions, Ill. State Acad. Sci. Vol. 69 (1):87-90.

Bruner, J. C., and Steven Arnam. 1979. Chromis woodsi, a new species of Damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Western Indian Ocean with a redescription of Chromis axillaris (Bennett), 1831. Fieldiana: Zoology. Vol. 73 (3):49-63.

Wilson, M. V. H., and Bruner, J. C. 2004. Mesozoic fish assemblages of North America. pp. 575-595. IN: Arratia, G., & Tintori, A. (editors) Mesozoic Fishes 3 - Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munchen, Germany. 649pp.

Abstracts and Other Publications:

Bruner, John C. 2009. Province of Alberta, Canada. Esocid Angling Regulations Synopsis 2008-2009. Esocid Technical Committee, North Central Division, American Fisheries Society, 14pp.

Bruner, J. C. 2009. Spreitzer vertebrae, a new unreported character of Esox (Esocidae, Esociformes) p. xxx. IN: ASIH 89th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. July 22-27, 2009. Portland, Oregon, USA. xxx pp. [ABSTRACT]


Bruner, J. C. 2000. Sexual dimorphism in number of first dorsal fin basals of Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758. p. 99 Abstract 105. IN: AES 16th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico, June 14-20, 2000. 400 pp. {ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1998. Tooth Replacement Rate of Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758). ABSTRACT 305. IN: AES 14th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Guelph, Ontario. Canada 200 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1997. El Tiburon "Megadiente" Carcharodon megalodon "De dientes duros y enormes." Mundo Marino revista Internacional de Vida Marina. Septiembre - Octubre 1997(5):6-11.

Bruner, J. C. 1997. Phylogeny of Gymnocephalus (Acerinae, Percidae) and first report of an unusual morphology of the external nares of G. cernuus from Eastern Europe p. 84. IN: ASIH 77th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Seattle, Washington, USA. 336 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C., and Moss, Sanford A. 1997. Tooth replacement rate of a northwestern Atlantic population of Squalus acanthias Linneaus, 1758. p. 84. IN: ASIH 77th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Seattle, Washington, USA. 336 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1997. Phylogeny of Gymnocephalus (Acerinae, Percidae) and first report of an unusual morphology of the external nares of G. cernuus from Eastern Europe p. 37. IN: Sea Grant Great Lakes Network International symposium on biology and management of Ruffe. Symposium Abstracts. March 21-23, 1997 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 65 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1996. Intrageneric relationships of the three genera of darters, Ammocrypta, Percina, and Etheostoma (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) p. 95. IN: ASIH 76th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 343 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1996. Antisymmetry in number of tooth positions indicates high stress within an Eastern Pacific population of Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758. p. 95. IN: AES 12th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 343 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1995. Intergeneric and intrageneric relationships of Percidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) based on osteology, meristics, and morphometrics. (abstract #50) pp. 77-78. IN: ASIH 75th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA. 236 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1994. A phylogenetic analysis of Percidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) based on osteology, meristics, and morphometrics. (abstract #32) p. 67. IN: ASIH 74th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., 217 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1992. A catalogue of type specimens of fossil Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History. Chromis Enterprises, Inc. Edmonton, Alberta. pp. 1-70.

Bruner, J. C. 1990. An Ichthyological History of the Zoology Department, University of Alberta. Canadian Association of Ichthyologists Newsletter/Bulletin No. 3:3-7.

Bruner, J. C. 1988. Variable Z-spacing within the Family Pomacentridae (Perciformes). p. 70. IN: ASIH 68th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 206 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1988. Esconichthys apopyris Bardack, 1974, an enigmatic lungfish? Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 8, supplement to number 3. p. 10A (abstract #14). 32 pp.

Bruner, J. C. 1987. Comments on the genus Amyzon (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) and range extensions for Amyzon aggregatum Wilson, 1977. pp. 35-36. IN: ASIH 67th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Albany, New York, U.S.A., 90 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Bruner, J. C. 1986. Revision of the genus Azurina (Family Pomacentridae). p. 87. IN: ASIH 66th annual meeting. Program and Abstracts. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 206 pp. [ABSTRACT]

Current Project


Tooth Replacement Rate of Carcharodon carcharias (Linneaus, 1758)
ABSTRACT: Analysis of 31 jaws of Carcharodon carcharias, from specimens ranging in total length from 143.5 to 460.9 cm, finds a range in tooth replacement rate of the Second Lateral tooth family of (Upper/Lower) 106.24/113.59 days for young individuals to 225.90/242.18 days for old individuals using the Strasburg Plot Method. The Second Lateral tooth family of the upper and lower jaws gives the best estimates of tooth replacement rate. Upper and lower jaws demonstrate fluctuating asymmetry within the number of tooth positions. The range in dental formulae of the upper/lower jaw for this sample is: 11 to 15 - 0 - 12 to 14 / 11 to 16 - 0 - 11 to 15. One male (NOAA-NMFS Tag #610, TL 149.5 cm) taken off New Jersey in the Northwest Atlantic, has a very minute parasymphysial tooth in the upper right jaw. This is the first report of a parasymphysial tooth present in a White Shark and is considered here as an atavistic character. Using the tooth replacement rate of 106.24 days/tooth, and previous reports of near term White Shark embryos with 3 to 4 full tooth sets present in their alimentary canals, an estimate of when tooth replacement begins prior to parturition and therefore a minimum estimate of gestation period for the White Shark can be calculated as 425 days. KEYWORDS: Carcharodon carcharias, tooth replacement rate, gestation period, fluctuating asymmetry, parasymphysial tooth, dental formulae

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