Species described (10):
- Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Rosen & Bailey, 1963 (Brachyrhaphis), valid
- Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey, 1963 (Gambusia), valid
- Gambusia atzi Rosen & Gordon, 1951, synonym
- Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 (Ophisternon), valid
- Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey, 1959 (Phallichthys), valid
- Xiphophorus helleri alvarezi Rosen, 1960 (Xiphophorus), valid
- Xiphophorus montezumae cortezi Rosen, 1960 (Xiphophorus), valid
- Xiphophorus variatus evelynae Rosen, 1960 (Xiphophorus), valid
- Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960 (Xiphophorus), valid
- Xiphophorus pygmaeus nigrensis Rosen, 1960 (Xiphophorus), valid
Publications (7):
- Rosen, Donn E & M. Gordon. 1951. "A new fish of the genus Gambusia from southern Veracruz, Mexico, with a discussion of the tribe Gambusiini Hubbs". Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 36(21):267-272 (ffm04591)
- Rosen, Donn E & R.M. Bailey. 1959. "Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genera Carlhubbsia and Phallichthys with descriptions of two new species". Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 44(1):1-44 (ffm04593) (abstract)
- Rosen, Donn E. 1960. "Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genus Xiphophorus". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences. 5(4):57-242 (ffm00047)
- Rosen, Donn E & R.M. Bailey. 1963. "The poeciliid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes), their structure, zoogeography, and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 126(1):1-176 (ffm04566)
- Rosen, Donn E & K.D. Kallman. 1969. "A new fish of the genus Xiphophorus from Guatemala, with remarks on the taxonomy of endemic forms". American Museum Novitates. (2379):1-29 (ffm00059)
- Rosen, Donn E & P.H. Greenwood. 1976. "A fourth neotropical species of synbranchid eel and the phylogeny and systematics of synbranchiform fishes". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. (157):1-69 (ffm00346) (abstract)
- Rosen, Donn E. 1979. "Fishes from the uplands and intermontane basins of Guatemala: revisionary studies and comparative geography". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 162(5):267-376 (ffm04585) (abstract)