Putative extinction of two sawfish species in Mexico and the United States

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dc.contributor.authorMonte-Luna, P.
dc.contributor.authorCastro-Aguirre, J.
dc.contributor.authorBrook, B.
dc.contributor.authorde la Cruz-Aguero, J.
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Escalone, V.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAll 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPablo del Monte-Luna, José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Barry W. Brook, José de la Cruz-Agüero and Víctor Hugo Cruz-Escalona
dc.identifier.citationNeotropical Ichthyology, 2009; 7(3):509-512
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1679-62252009000300020
dc.identifier.issn1679-6225
dc.identifier.issn1679-6225
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/67037
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
dc.rightsCopyright © 2009 Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252009000300020
dc.subjectElasmobranch
dc.subjectBatoid
dc.subjectPristis
dc.subjectLocal extinction
dc.subjectConservation
dc.titlePutative extinction of two sawfish species in Mexico and the United States
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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