Villafaña, J.A. & Almendras, D. & González-Aragón, D. & Torres, F.I. & Concha, F.J. & Guzmán-Castellanos, A.B. & Contreras, I. & Buldrini, K.E. & Oyanadel-Urbina, P. & Sandoval, C.A. & Miranda, B. & Mazo, G. & Cárdenas, F. & Valdivia, M. & Pequeño, G. & Lara, C. & Rivadeneira, M.M. (2026)
Into new depths: climate-driven habitat expansion of the endangered skate Dipturus chilensis (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes). Marine Environmental Research, 218, Article 108037
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108037

Zambrano-Vizquel, L.A. & Villafaña, J.A. & Narciso, S. & Almendras, D. (2026)
Modern Record of the Genus Aetomylaeus (Garman 1908) in the Caribbean Sea: Vagrancy or Hidden Biodiversity? Gulf and Caribbean Research, 37(1), 29–36
DOI: 10.18785/gcr.3701.11

Almendras, D. & Villafaña, J. & Godoy, D. & Fallas-Madrigal, D. & Rivadeneira, M. (2026)
Revised Geographic Distribution of the Pacific Guitarfish Pseudobatos planiceps Based on Occurrence Records and Species Distribution Modelling. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 36(7), Article e70417
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.70417

Almendras, D. & Villafaña, J.A. & Bustamante, C. & Contreras, I. & Campoy, A.N. & Dufflocq, P. & Rivadeneira, M.M. (2025)
New evidence confirms the presence of the diamond stingray Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) in Chile and extends its southern range. Journal of Fish Biology, 106(4), 1245–1250
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.16039