Pusey, Bradley J., Burrows, Damien W., Kennard, Mark J., Perna, Colton N., Unmack, Peter J., Allsop, Quentin, and Hammer, Michael P. (2017) Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa, 4253 (1). pp. 1-104.

Cook, Benjamin D., Adams, Mark, Unmack, Peter J., Burrows, Damien, Pusey, Bradley J., Perna, Colton, and Hughes, Jane M. (2017) Phylogeography of the mouth-brooding freshwater fish Glossamia aprion (Apogonidae) in northern and eastern Australia: historical biogeography and allopatric speciation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121 (4). pp. 833-848.

Pusey, Bradley J., Bentley, Andrew, Burrows, Damien, Perna, Colton, Davis, Aaron, and Hughes, Jane (2016) Contrasting and complex evolutionary histories within the terapontid grunter genus Hephaestus revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Marine and Freshwater Research, 67 (12). MF15198. pp. 1813-1825.

Perna, C.N., Cappo, M., Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., and Pearson, R.G. (2012) Removal of aquatic weeds greatly enhances fish community richness and diversity: an example from the Burdekin River floodplain, tropical Australia. River Research and Applications, 28 (8). pp. 1093-1104.

Pusey, Brad, Kennard, Mark, Burrows, Damien, Perna, Colton, Kyne, Peter, Cook, Ben, and Hughes, Jane (2011) Freshwater fish. In: Pusey, B.J., (ed.) Aquatic Biodiversity in Northern Australia: Patterns, Threats and Future. CDU Press, Darwin, NT, pp. 71-92.

Ebner, B.C., Kroll, B., Godfrey, P., Thuesen, P.A., Vallance, T., Pusey, B., Allen, G.R., Rayner, T.S., and Perna, C.N. (2011) Is the elusive Gymnothorax polyuranodon really a freshwater moray? Journal of Fish Biology, 79 (1). pp. 70-79.

Davis, A.M., Pearson, R.G., Pusey, B.J., Perna, C., Morgan, D.L., and Burrows, D. (2011) Trophic ecology of northern Australia's terapontids: ontogenetic dietary shifts and feeding classification. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (1). pp. 265-286.

Perna, Colton N., Burrows, Damien, Cappo, Mike, and Pusey, Bradley J. (2009) Floodplain degradation and restoration in Northern Queensland: the response of the Alien Fish Pest Gambusia holbrooki. Ecological Management and Restoration, 10 (3). pp. 241-243.

Davis, Aaron M., and Perna, Colton (2009) Evidence for predation on terrestrial Cane Toads Bufo marinus by the Sooty Grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus in northern Australia. Northern Territory Naturalist, 21. pp. 45-48.

Perna, Colton , and Pearson, Richard G. (2008) Temporal dynamics of fish assemblages in small seasonal streams in the Queensland tropics. Australian Journal of Zoology, 56 (1). pp. 65-73.

Cappo, Mike, De'ath, Glenn, Boyle, Steve, Aumend, James, Olbrich, Roland, Hoedt, Frank, Perna, Colton, and Brunskill, Gregg (2005) Development of a robust classifier of freshwater residence in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) life histories using elemental ratios in scales and boosted regression trees. Marine and Freshwater Research, 56 (5). pp. 713-723.

Perna, Colton, and Burrows, Damien (2005) Improved dissolved oxygen status following removal of exotic weed mats in important fish habitat lagoons of the tropical Burdekin River floodplain, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 51 (1). pp. 138-148.

Perna, Colton Nicholas (2003) Impacts of agriculture and restoration of the habitat values, water quality and fish assemblages of a tropical floodplain. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.