The Conservation Status of Marine Bony Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean

Authors

Kent E. Carptenter, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Christi Linardich, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Gina Ralph, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
N. Cox
D. R. Robertson
H. Harwell
A. Acero P.
W. Anderson Jr.
F. Barthelat
J. -L. Bouchereau
J. J. Brown
J. Buchanan
D. Buddo
B. Collette
M. Comeros-Raynal
M. Craig
M. Curtis
T. Defex
J. Dooley
W. Driggers III
C. Elfes Livsey
T. Fraser
R. Gilmore Jr.
L. Grijalba Bendeck
A. Hines
R. Kishore
K. Lindeman
J. -P. Maréchal
J. McEachran
R. McManus
J. Moore
T. Munroe
H. Oxenford
F. Pezold
F. Pina Amargós
A. Polanco Fernandez
B. Polidoro
C. Pollock
R. Robins
B. Russell
C. Sayer
S. Williams

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2017

DOI

10.2305/IUCN.CH.2017.RA.1.en

Pages

88 pp.

Abstract

The greater Caribbean biogeographic region covered in this report (representing 38 countries and territories) encompasses an outstanding marine bony shorefish richness of approximately 1,360 species, with many (53%) being endemic. This report provides an overview of the conservation status of greater Caribbean shorefishes, with detailed information available through the IUCN Red List, and gives recommendations.

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Original Publication Citation

Carpenter, K. E., Linardich, C., Ralph, G., Cox, N., Robertson, D. R., Harwell, H., Acero P., A., Anderson Jr., W., Barthelat, F., Bouchereau, J.-L., Brown, J. J., Buchanan, J., Buddo, D., Collette, B., Comeros-Raynal, M., Craig, M., Curtis, M., Defex, T., Dooley, J., . . . Williams, S. (2017). The conservation status of marine bony shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2017.RA.1.en

Repository Citation

Carptenter, Kent E.; Linardich, Christi; Ralph, Gina; Cox, N.; Robertson, D. R.; Harwell, H.; Acero P., A.; Anderson, W. Jr.; Barthelat, F.; Bouchereau, J. -L.; Brown, J. J.; Buchanan, J.; Buddo, D.; Collette, B.; Comeros-Raynal, M.; Craig, M.; Curtis, M.; Defex, T.; Dooley, J.; Driggers, W. III; Elfes Livsey, C.; Fraser, T.; Gilmore, R. Jr.; Grijalba Bendeck, L.; Hines, A.; Kishore, R.; Lindeman, K.; Maréchal, J. -P.; McEachran, J.; McManus, R.; Moore, J.; Munroe, T.; Oxenford, H.; Pezold, F.; Pina Amargós, F.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Polidoro, B.; Pollock, C.; Robins, R.; Russell, B.; Sayer, C.; and Williams, S., "The Conservation Status of Marine Bony Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean" (2017). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 507.
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