Bonfil, R. & Díaz-Jaimes, P. & Palacios-Barreto, P. & Vargas, O.U.M. & Ricaño-Soriano, M. (2024)
Improved eDNA assay evidences further refugia for critically endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, Article 1290661
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Calle-Moran, M.D. & Oddone, M.C. & Marquez-Farias, J.F. & Bonfil, R. (2023)
Size structure, length-body mass relationship, and relative condition factor of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 60, Article 102890
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102890

Humble, E. & Hosegood, J. & Carvalho, G. & de Bruyn, M. & Creer, S. & Stevens, G.M.W. & Armstrong, A. & Bonfil, R. & Deakos, M. & Fernando, D. & Froman, N. & Peel, L.R. & Pollett, S. & Ponzo, A. & Stewart, J.D. & Wintner, S. & Ogden, R. (2023)
Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management. Molecular Ecology, in press
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Becerril-García, E.E. & Arauz, R. & Arellano-Martínez, M. & Bonfil, R. & Ayala-Bocos, A. & Castillo-Géniz, J.L. & Carrera-Fernández, M. & Charvet, P. & Chiaramonte, G. & Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. & Concha, F. & Espinoza, M. & Ehemann, N.R. & Estupiñán-Montaño, C. & Fuentes, K. & Galván-Magaña, F. & Graham, R. & Hacohen-Domené, A. & Hazin, F. & Hernández, S. & Hoyos-Padilla, E.M. & Ketchum, J.T. & Kingma, I. & Méndez, O. & Oddone, M.C. & Pérez-Jiménez, J.C. & Petatán-Ramírez, D. & Polo-Silva, C. & Rangel, B. & Salinas-De-León, P. & Santana-Morales, O. & Zanella, I. & Vélez-Zuazo, X. & Godard-Codding, C.A.G. (2022)
Research priorities for the conservation of chondrichthyans in Latin America. Biological Conservation, 269, Artivle 109535
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Andrzejaczek, S. & Lucas, T.C.D. & Goodman, M.C. & Hussey, N.E. & Armstrong, A.J. & Carlisle, A. & Coffey, D.M. & Gleiss, A.C. & Huveneers, C. & Jacoby, D.M.P. & Meekan, M.G. & Mourier, J. & Peel, L.R. & Abrantes, K. & Afonso, A.S. & Ajemian, M.J. & Anderson, B.N. & Anderson, S.D. & Araujo, G. & Armstrong, A.O. & Bach, P. & Barnett, A. & Bennett, M.B. & Bezerra, N.A. & Bonfil, R. & Boustany, A.M. & Bowlby, H.D. & Branco, I. & Braun, C.D. & Brooks, E.J. & Brown, J. & Burke, P.J. & Butcher, P. & Castleton, M. & Chapple, T.K. & Chateau, O. & Clarke, M. & Coelho, R. & Cortes, E. & Couturier, L.I.E. & Cowley, P.D. & Croll, D.A. & Cuevas, J.M. & Curtis, T.H. & Dagorn, L. & Dale, J.J. & Daly, R. & Dewar, H. & Doherty, P.D. & Domingo, A. & Dove, A.D.M. & Drew, M. & Dudgeon, C.L. & Duffy, C.A.J. & Elliott, R.G. & Ellis, J.R. & Erdmann, M.V. & Farrugia, T.J. & Ferreira, L.C. & Ferretti, F. & Filmalter, J.D. & Finucci, B. & Fischer, C. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Forget, F. & Forsberg, K. & Francis, M.P. & Franks, B.R. & Gallagher, A.J. & Galvan-Magana, F. & García, M.L. & Gaston, T.F. & Gillanders, B.M. & Gollock, M.J. & Green, J.R. & Green, S. & Griffiths, C.A. & Hammerschlag, N. & Hasan, A. & Hawkes, L.A. & Hazin, F. & Heard, M. & Hearn, A. & Hedges, K.J. & Henderson, S.M. & Holdsworth, J. & Holland, K.N. & Howey, L.A. & Hueter, R.E. & Humphries, N.E. & Hutchinson, M. & Jaine, F.R.A. & Jorgensen, S.J. & Kanive, P.E. & Labaja, J. & Lana, F.O. & Lassauce, H. & Lipscombe, R.S. & Llewellyn, F. & Macena, B.C.L. & Mambrasar, R. & McAllister, J.D. & McCully Phillips, S.R. & McGregor, F. & McMillan, M.N. & McNaughton, L.M. & Mendonça, S.A. & Meyer, C.G. & Meyers, M. & Mohan, J.A. & Montgomery, J.C. & Mucientes, G. & Musyl, M.K. & Nasby-Lucas, N. & Natanson, L.J. & O’Sullivan, J.B. & Oliveira, P. & Papastamtiou, Y.P. & Patterson, T.A. & Pierce, S.J. & Queiroz, N. & Radford, C.A. & Richardson, A.J. & Richardson, A. & Righton, D. & Rohner, C.A. & Royer, M.A. & Saunders, R.A. & Schaber, M. & Schallert, R.J. & Scholl, M.C. & Seitz, A.C. & Semmens, J.M. & Setyawan, E. & Shea, B.D. & Shidqi, R.A. & Shillinger, G.L. & Shipley, O.N. & Shivji, M.S. & Sianipar, A.B. & Silva, J.F. & Sims, D.W. & Skomal, G.B. & Sousa, L.L. & Southall, E.J. & Spaet, J.L.Y. & Stehfest, K.M. & Stevens, G. & Stewart, J.D. & Sulikowski, J.A. & Syakurachman, I. & Thorrold, S.R. & Thums, M. & Tickler, D. & Tolloti, M.T. & Townsend, K.A. & Travassos, P. & Tyminski, J.P. & Vaudo, J.J. & Veras, D. & Wantiez, L. & Weber, S.B. & Wells, R.J.D. & Weng, K.C. & Wetherbee, B.M. & Williamson, J.E. & Witt, M.J. & Wright, S. & Zilliacus, K. & Block, B.A. & Curnick, D.J. (2022)
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances, 8(33), Article eabo1754
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Queiroz, N. & Humphries, N.E. & Couto, A. & Vedor, M. & da Costa, I. & Sequeira, A.M.M. & Mucientes, G. & Santos, A.M. & Abascal, F.J. & Abercrombie, D.L. & Abrantes, K. & Acuna-Marrero, D. & Afonso, A.S. & Afonso, P. & Anders, D. & Araujo, G. & Arauz, R. & Bach, P. & Barnett, A. & Bernal, D. & Berumen, M.L. & Lion, S.B. & Bezerra, N.P.A. & Blaison, A.V. & Block, B.A. & Bond, M.E. & Bonfil, R. & Bradford, R.W. & Braun, C.D. & Brooks, E.J. & Brooks, A. & Brown, J. & Bruce, B.D. & Byrne, M.E. & Campana, S.E. & Carlisle, A.B. & Chapman, D.D. & Chapple, T.K. & Chisholm, J. & Clarke, C.R. & Clua, E.G. & Cochran, J.E.M. & Crochelet, E.C. & Dagorn, L. & Daly, R. & Cortes, D.D. & Doyle, T.K. & Drew, M. & Duffy, C.A.J. & Erikson, T. & Espinoza, E. & Ferreira, L.C. & Ferretti, F. & Filmalter, J.D. & Fischer, G.C. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Fontes, J. & Forget, F. & Fowler, M. & Francis, M.P. & Gallagher, A.J. & Gennari, E. & Goldsworthy, S.D. & Gollock, M.J. & Green, J.R. & Gustafson, J.A. & Guttridge, T.L. & Guzman, H.M. & Hammerschlag, N. & Harman, L. & Hazin, F.H.V. & Heard, M. & Hearn, A.R. & Holdsworth, J.C. & Holmes, B.J. & Howey, L.A. & Hoyos, M. & Hueter, R.E. & Hussey, N.E. & Huveneers, C. & Irion, D.T. & Jacoby, D.M.P. & Jewell, O.J.D. & Johnson, R. & Jordan, L.K.B. & Joyce, W. & Daly, C.A.K. & Ketchum, J.T. & Klimley, A.P. & Kock, A.A. & Koen, P. & Ladino, F. & Lana, F.O. & Lea, J.S.E. & Llewellyn, F. & Lyon, W.S. & MacDonnell, A. & Macena, B.C.L. & Marshall, H. & McAllister, J.D. & Meyer, M.A. & Morris, J.J. & Nelson, E.R. & Papastamatiou, Y.P. & Penaherrera-Palma, C. & Pierce, S.J. & Poisson, F. & Quintero, L.M. & Richardson, A.J. & Rogers, P.J. & Rohner, C.A. & Rowat, D.R.L. & Samoilys, M. & Semmens, J.M. & Sheaves, M. & Shillinger, G. & Shivji, M. & Singh, S. & Skomal, G.B. & Smale, M.J. & Snyders, L.B. & Soler, G. & Soria, M. & Stehfest, K.M. & Thorrold, S.R. & Tolotti, M.T. & Towner, A. & Travassos, P. & Tyminski, J.P. & Vandeperre, F. & Vaudo, J.J. & Watanabe, Y.Y. & Weber, S.B. & Wetherbee, B.M. & White, T.D. & Williams, S. & Zarate, P.M. & Harcourt, R. & Hays, G.C. & Meekan, M.G. & Thums, M. & Irigoien, X. & Eguiluz, V.M. & Duarte, C.M. & Sousa, L.L. & Simpson, S.J. & Southall, E.J. & Sims, D.W. (2021)
Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone. Nature, 595(7866), E8–E16
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Bonfil, R. & Palacios-Barreto, P. & Vargas, O.U.M. & Ricano-Soriano, M. & Diaz-Jaimes, P. (2021)
Detection of critically endangered marine species with dwindling populations in the wild using eDNA gives hope for sawfishes. Marine Biology, 168(5), Article 60
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Hosegood, J. & Humble, E. & Ogden, R. & de Bruyn, M. & Creer, S. & Stevens, G.M.W. & Abudaya, M. & Bassos-Hull, K. & Bonfil, R. & Fernando, D. & Foote, A.D. & Hipperson, H. & Jabado, R.W. & Kaden, J. & Moazzam, M. & Peel, L.R. & Pollett, S. & Ponzo, A. & Poortvliet, M. & Salah, J. & Senn, H. & Stewart, J.D. & Wintner, S. & Carvalho, G. (2020)
Phylogenomics and species delimitation for effective conservation of manta and devil rays. Molecular Ecology, 29(24), 4783–4796
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Queiroz, N. & Humphries, N.E. & Couto, A. & Vedor, M. & Costa, I. & Sequeira, A.M.M. & Mucientes, G. & Santos, A.M. & Abascal, F.J. & Abercrombie, D.L. & Abrantes, K. & Acuna-Marrero, D. & Afonso, A.S. & Afonso, P. & Anders, D. & Araujo, G. & Arauz, R. & Bach, P. & Barnett, A. & Bernal, D. & Berumen, M.L. & Lion, S.B. & Bezerra, N.P.A. & Blaison, A.V. & Block, B.A. & Bond, M.E. & Bonfil, R. & Bradford, R.W. & Braun, C.D. & Brooks, E.J. & Brooks, A. & Brown, J. & Bruce, B.D. & Byrne, M.E. & Campana, S.E. & Carlisle, A.B. & Chapman, D.D. & Chapple, T.K. & Chisholm, J. & Clarke, C.R. & Clua, E.G. & Cochran, J.E.M. & Crochelet, E.C. & Dagorn, L. & Daly, R. & Cortes, D.D. & Doyle, T.K. & Drew, M. & Duffy, C.A.J. & Erikson, T. & Espinoza, E. & Ferreira, L.C. & Ferretti, F. & Filmalter, J.D. & Fischer, G.C. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Fontes, J. & Forget, F. & Fowler, M. & Francis, M.P. & Gallagher, A.J. & Gennari, E. & Goldsworthy, S.D. & Gollock, M.J. & Green, J.R. & Gustafson, J.A. & Guttridge, T.L. & Guzman, H.M. & Hammerschlag, N. & Harman, L. & Hazin, F.H.V. & Heard, M. & Hearn, A.R. & Holdsworth, J.C. & Holmes, B.J. & Howey, L.A. & Hoyos, M. & Hueter, R.E. & Hussey, N.E. & Huveneers, C. & Irion, D.T. & Jacoby, D.M.P. & Jewell, O.J.D. & Johnson, R. & Jordan, L.K.B. & Jorgensen, S.J. & Joyce, W. & Daly, C.A.K. & Ketchum, J.T. & Klimley, A.P. & Kock, A.A. & Koen, P. & Ladino, F. & Lana, F.O. & Lea, J.S.E. & Llewellyn, F. & Lyon, W.S. & MacDonnell, A. & Macena, B.C.L. & Marshall, H. & Mcallister, J.D. & McAuley, R. & Meyer, M.A. & Morris, J.J. & Nelson, E.R. & Papastamatiou, Y.P. & Patterson, T.A. & Penaherrera-Palma, C. & Pepperell, J.G. & Pierce, S.J. & Poisson, F. & Quintero, L.M. & Richardson, A.J. & Rogers, P.J. & Rohner, C.A. & Rowat, D.R.L. & Samoilys, M. & Semmens, J.M. & Sheaves, M. & Shillinger, G. & Shivji, M. & Singh, S. & Skomal, G.B. & Smale, M.J. & Snyders, L.B. & Soler, G. & Soria, M. & Stehfest, K.M. & Stevens, J.D. & Thorrold, S.R. & Tolotti, M.T. & Towner, A. & Travassos, P. & Tyminski, J.P. & Vandeperre, F. & Vaudo, J.J. & Watanabe, Y.Y. & Weber, S.B. & Wetherbee, B.M. & White, T.D. & Williams, S. & Zarate, P.M. & Harcourt, R. & Hays, G.C. & Meekan, M.G. & Thums, M. & Irigoien, X. & Eguiluz, V.M. & Duarte, C.M. & Sousa, L.L. & Simpson, S.J. & Southall, E.J. & Sims, D.W. (2019)
Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nature, 572(7770), 461
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Díaz-Jaimes, P. & Bonfil, R. & Palacios-Barreto, P. & Bolaño-Martinez, N. & Bayona-Vásquez, N.J. (2018)
Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata from Veracruz, Mexico. Conservation Genetics Resources, 10(4), 663–666
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Bonfil, R. & Ricano-Soriano, M. & Mendoza-Vargas, O.U. & Mendez-Loeza, I. & Perez-Jimenez, J.C. & Bolano-Martinez, N. & Palacios-Barreto, P. (2018)
Tapping into local ecological knowledge to assess the former importance and current status of sawfishes in Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 36, 213–228
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Bezerra, N. & Macena, B.C.L. & Mendonça, S.A. & Bonfil, R. & Hazin, F.H.V. (2017)
First record of the smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago: range extension for the equatorial region. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 45(2), 481
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Bonfil, R. (2016)
Identification Guide to Common Sharks and Rays of the Caribbean. FAO FishFinder Programme. Rome, Italy

Bonfil, R. & O'Brien, S. (2015)
Strongly directional and differential swimming behavior of an adult female white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Chondrichthyes: Lamnidae) from Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 43(1), 267–273
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Ferraz, M.C. & Bezerra, N. & Cavalcanti, E. & Dantas, C. & Bonfil, R. & Afonso, A. & Hazin, F. (2014)
Bioquímica plasmática del tiburón-gata (Ginglymostoma cirratum) capturado en la costa de Pernambuco, Brasil [Abstract]. In Libro de resúmenes IV Encuentro colombiano sobre condrictios(2014 – Medellín): 91

Bonfil, R. & O'Brien, S. (2012)
First Adult Female White Shark is Tracked Using Real-Time Satellite Tags in Guadalupe Island, Mexico [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 71

Duffy, C. & Francis, M.P. & Manning, M.J. & Bonfil, R. (2012)
Chapter 21: Regional population connectivity, oceanic habitat, and return migration revealed by satellite tagging of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at New Zealand aggregation sites. In M.L. Domeier (Ed.), Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark (pp. 301–318). CRC Press

Francis, M.P. & Duffy, C. & Bonfil, R. & Manning, M.J. (2012)
Chapter 22: The third dimension. Vertical habitat use by white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in New Zealand and in oceanic and tropical waters of the southwest Pacific Ocean. In M.L. Domeier (Ed.), Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark (pp. 319–342). CRC Press

Bonfil, R. & Francis, M.P. & Duffy, C. & Manning, M.J. & O'Brien, S. (2010)
Large-scale tropical movements and diving behavior of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias tagged off New Zealand. Aquatic Biology, 8, 115–123
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Clò, S. & Bonfil, R. & de Sabata, E. (2009)
Additional records of the bigeye thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus, from the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2, Article e20
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Bonfil, R. & Francis, M.P. & Duffy, C. & Manning, M. & O'Brien, S. & Scolley, K. (2009)
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from New Zealand like to vacation in the tropics [Abstract]. In Progrtamm and Abstracts, 13th EEA Conference 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain(ed.Morey, G. & Yuste, L. and Pons, G.X.): 60

Clò, S. & Bonfil, R. & de Sabata, E. (2008)
Additional records of the bigeye thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus, from the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. JMBA2 – Biodiversity Records

Bonfil, R. & Clarke, S. & Nakano, H. (2008)
The Biology and Ecology of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. In M.D. Camhi, E.K. Pikitch, E.A. Babcock (Eds.) Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation. (pp. 128–139). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.

Bonfil, R. (2008)
The Biology and Ecology of the Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis. In M.D. Camhi, E.K. Pikitch, E.A. Babcock (Eds.) Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation. (pp. 114–127). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.

Bonfil, R. (2005)
Species accounts: Carcharhinus falciformis In Fowler, S.L., Cavanagh, R.D., Camhi, M., Burgess, G.H., Cailliet, G.M., Fordham, S.V., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Musick, J.A.(comp. and Ed.). Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes. Status Survey. IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: 288–290

Bonfil, R. & Meyer, M.A. & Scholl, M.C. & Johnson, R.L. & O'Brian, S. & Oosthuizen, W.H. & Swanson, S. & Kotze, D. & Patterson, M. (2005)
Transoceanic Migration, Spatial Dynamics, and Population Linkages of White Sharks. Science, 310, 100–103
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Bonfil, R. & Abdallah, M. (2004)
Field Identification Guide to the Sharks and Rays of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, 71p. 12 colour plates

Apostolaki, P. & Babcock, E.A. & Bonfil, R. & Mcallister, M. (2003)
Coming-of-age of shark stock assessment: decision analysis using a Bayesian age-and sex-structured model incorporating multiple fleets and spatial dynamics, and applied to the sandbar shark fishery of the U.S [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 19th Annual Meeting, Manaus, Brazil

Stevens, J.D. & Bonfil, R. & Dulvy, N.K. & Walker, P.A. (2002)
The effects of fishing on chondrichthyans: with some implications for marine ecosystems [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 4th European Elasmobranch Association Meeting, Livorno, (Italy) 2000, 31–32

Stevens, J.D. & Bonfil, R. & Dulvy, N.K. & Walker, P.A. (2000)
The effects of fishing on sharks, rays, and chimaeras (chondrichthyans), and the implications for marine ecosystems. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57, 476–494
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Bonfil, R. (1999)
The dogfish (Squalus acanthias) fishery of British Columbia, Canada and its management. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 378/2, 54 pp

Bonfil, R. (1999)
Marine protected areas as a shark fisheries management tool. In Seret, B. and Sire, J.Y. (Eds) Indo-Pacific fish biology: Proceedings of the 5th Indo-Pacific Fisheries Conference, Noumea, 1997. Ichthyological Society of France, Paris: 217–230

Bonfil, R. (1997)
Status of shark resources in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean: implications for management. Fisheries Research, 29(2), 101–117
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Bonfil, R. (1996)
Can simple fishery models be used for elasmobranch stock assessment?: a Monte Carlo simulation approach [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Bonfil, R. (1995)
Is the ragged-tooth shark, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810), cosmopolitan? First record from the western North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology, 47(2), 341–344
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Bonfil, R. (1994)
Overview of world elasmobranch fisheries. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 341, i–viii, 1–119

Bonfil, R. & Mena, R. & de Anda, D. (1993)
Biological parameters of commercially exploited silky sharks, Carcharhinus falciformis, from the Campeche Bank, Mexico. In Conservation Biology of Elasmobranchs. Ed. by S. Branstetter. NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 115: 73–86

Bonfil, R. & de Anda, D. & Mena, R. (1990)
Shark fisheries in Mexico: the case of Yucatan as an example In Pratt, H.L., Gruber, S.H., Taniuchi, T., editors. Elasmobranchs as living resources: advances in the biology, ecology, systematics, and the status of the fisheries: NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 90: 427–442