Education

• Ph.D., Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.
• B.S., Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Research Interests

• Evolutionary biology of marine fishes, with particular emphasis on systematics, biogeography, hybridization, and mimicry.
• Exploration of deep coral reefs using advanced diving technology.
• Design and development of computer databases for biological data.

Field Work and Museum Studies

• Survey and exploratory work throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
• Deep-reef exploration in Palau, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, Rarotonga, and elsewhere.

Professional Experience

• Research Technician, Associate Zoologist, Database Coordinator, Bishop Museum (1997-present).
• Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant: University of Hawai‘i (1999-2002).
• Ichthyology Collections Technician: Bishop Museum (1986-1997).
• Student Aquarist: Waikiki Aquarium, (1985).

Selected Publications

Over 100 publications including the following:

Pyle, R.L. 1990. Centropyge debelius, a new species of angelfish (Teleostei: Pomacanthidae) from Mauritius and Réunion. Revue Française Aquariologique 17(2):47-52.

Pyle, R.L. & J.E. Randall. 1992. A new species of Centropyge from the Cook Islands, with a redescription of Centropyge boylei. Revue Française Aquariologique 19(4):115-24.

Pyle, R.L. & E.H. Chave. 1994. First record of the chaetodontid genus Prognathodes from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 48(1):90-93.

Pyle, R.L. 1994. Chapter 6. Aquarium Fish, p. 135-76. In: Wright, A. & L. Hill, Inshore Marine Resources of the South Pacific: Information for Fishery Development and Management. Institute of Pacific Studies, Suva; Forum Fisheries Agancy, Honiara; International Centre for Ocean Development, Canada Book project funded by ICOD and organized by the Forum Fisheries Agency, Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Pyle, R.L. 1996. How much coral reef biodiversity are we missing? Global biodiversity 6(1):3-7.

Pyle, R.L. 1996. The Twilight Zone. Natural History 105(11):59-62.

Pyle, R.L. 1996. A Learner's Guide to Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving. In: Proceedings of the Rebreather Forum 2.0. 26-28 September, 1996. Redondo Beach, CA, pp. P45-P67.

Pyle R.L. and D. Youngblood. 1997. In-water recompression as an emergency field treatment of decompression illness (Revised). SPUMS J. 27(3):154-169.

Pyle, R.L. 1997. A new angelfish of the genus Genicanthus (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from the Ogasawara Islands and Minami Tori Shima (Marcus Island). Rvue franaise Aquariologie 24(3-4):87-92.

Pyle, R.L. 1998. Chapter 7. Use of advanced mixed-gas diving technology to explore the coral reef "Twilight Zone". pp. 71-88. In: Tanacredi, J.T. and J. Loret (Eds.). Ocean Pulse: A Crtitical Diagnosis. Plenum Press, New York. xii + 201 pp.

Pyle, R.L. 1999. Patterns of coral reef fish biogeography in the Pacific region. In: Eldredge, L.G., J.E. Maragos, P.F. Holthus, and H.F. Takeuchi (Eds.). Marine and Coastal Biodiversity in the Tropical Island Pacific Region. Volume 2. Population, Development, and Conservation Priorities. Program on Environment, East-West Center / Pacific Science Association, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 157-175.

Pyle, R.L. 2000. Use of Advanced Self-Contained Diving Technology for Assessing Undiscovered Fish Biodiversity on Deep Coral Reefs. Marine Technology Society Journal 33(4):.

Basset, Y., V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R.L. Pyle. 2000. Quantifying biodiversity: Experience with parataxonomists and digital photography in New Guinea and Guyana. BioScience 50(10):899-908.

Randall, J.E. and R.L. Pyle. 2001. Three new species of labrid fishes of the genus Cirrhilabrus from islands of tropical Pacific. Aqua 4(3):89-98.

Randall, J.E., R.L. Pyle and R.F. Myers. 2001. Three examples of hybrid surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae). Aqua 4(3):115-120.

Randall, J.E. and R.L. Pyle. 2001. Four new serranid fishes of the anthiine genus Pseudanthias from the South Pacific. Raffles Bulletin Zoology 49(1):19-34.

Parrish, F.A. and R.L. Pyle. 2002. Field comparison of open-circuit scuba to closed-circuit rebreathers for deep mixed-gas diving operations. Marine Technology Society Journal. 36(2):13-22.

Pyle, R.L. 2003. A Biodiversity Crisis, pp. 98-99. In: Stephens, J. Living Mirrors: A Coral Reef Adventure. Umbrage Editions, New York. 144 pp.

Pyle, R.L. 2004. Taxonomer: a relational data model for managing information relevant to taxonomic research. Phyloinformatics, 1:1-54.

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