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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Putative extinction of two sawfish species in Mexico and the United States |
Author: | Monte-Luna, P. Castro-Aguirre, J. Brook, B. de la Cruz-Aguero, J. Cruz-Escalone, V. |
Citation: | Neotropical Ichthyology, 2009; 7(3):509-512 |
Publisher: | Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1679-6225 1679-6225 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Pablo del Monte-Luna, José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Barry W. Brook, José de la Cruz-Agüero and Víctor Hugo Cruz-Escalona |
Abstract: | All species of sawfish are listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as endangered or critically endangered. In fact, the smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata, and the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis, have been declared to be regionally and locally extinct from the US Atlantic coast and the Gulf of California, Mexico, respectively, likely due to overfishing. However, here we dispute these claims by illustrating how lack of existence of a given species within a region can be misconstrued as evidence for extinction. |
Keywords: | Elasmobranch Batoid Pristis Local extinction Conservation |
Rights: | Copyright © 2009 Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia |
DOI: | 10.1590/S1679-62252009000300020 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252009000300020 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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