The Greater Caribbean biogeographic region is the high-diversity heart of the Tropical West
Atlantic, one of four global centers of tropical marine biodiversity. The traditional view of the …

Parrotfishes and surgeonfishes perform important functional roles in the dynamics of coral
reef systems. This is a consequence of their varied feeding behaviors ranging from targeted …

We present the most comprehensive time-calibrated, species-level hypothesis of the timing
of Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes and allies) evolution based on 76% of the extant diversity …

A checklist of the fishes of Ascension Island is presented. The species Rhincodon typus,
Alopias superciliosus, Isurus oxyrinchus, Carcharhinus obscurus, Galeocerdo cuvier …

A focus on nutrition is generally central to the study of trophodynamics and resource
partitioning in terrestrial assemblages. In contrast, the study of trophic diversification in …

The Indo-Pacific lionfish species Pterois volitans and P. miles are piscivorous predators that
were introduced probably via aquarium release to the northwestern Atlantic approximately …

The sciaenid genus Bairdiella comprises a group of relatively small fishes found in inshore
waters and estuaries of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Despite recent analyses of …

A check-list of the fishes of St Helena Island is presented. The following species are
recorded for the first time from St. Helena Island: Rhincodon typus, Mobula tarapacana …

Despite the evidence that diseases have increased in marine taxa, parasites remain
underrepresented in studies of marine ecology. Recently, observations of black-spot …

Se presenta una lista taxonómica de la composición de la ictiofauna del Sistema Arrecifal
Veracruzano. El inventario es resultado de los censos visuales realizados en el sistema …