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Recent invasion of the tropical Atlantic by an Indo‐Pacific coral reef fish
- L. Rocha, D. Robertson, Claudia R. Rocha, J. Tassell, M. Craig, B. Bowen
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular ecology
- 1 November 2005
The last tropical connection between Atlantic and Indian–Pacific habitats closed c. 2 million years ago (Ma), with the onset of cold‐water upwelling off southwestern Africa. Yet comparative… Expand
Historical biogeography and speciation in the reef fish genus Haemulon (Teleostei: Haemulidae).
- L. Rocha, K. Lindeman, Claudia R. Rocha, H. Lessios
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 September 2008
The high biodiversity of tropical marine hotspots has long intrigued evolutionary biologists and biogeographers. The genus Haemulon (grunts) is one of the most important (numerically, ecologically,… Expand
Comparative phylogeography of Atlantic reef fishes indicates both origin and accumulation of diversity in the Caribbean
- L. Rocha, Claudia R. Rocha, D. Robertson, B. Bowen
- Biology, Medicine
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
- 22 May 2008
BackgroundTwo processes may contribute to the formation of global centers of biodiversity: elevated local speciation rates (the center of origin hypothesis), and greater accumulation of species… Expand
First Record of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) for the Brazilian Coast
- C. Ferreira, O. Luiz, +4 authors L. Rocha
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 22 April 2015
The invasion of the northwestern Atlantic by the Indo-Pacific lionfish has developed extraordinarily fast, and is expected to cause one of the most negative ecological impacts among all marine… Expand
A new species of ladyfish, of the genus Elops (Elopiformes: Elopidae), from the western Atlantic Ocean
- R. Mcbride, Claudia R. Rocha, R. Ruiz-Carus, B. Bowen
- Biology
- 2010
This paper describes Elops smithi, n. sp., and designates a lectotype for E. saurus. These two species can be separated from the five other species of Elops by a combination of vertebrae and… Expand
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Island biogeography of marine organisms
- H. Pinheiro, G. Bernardi, +5 authors L. Rocha
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature
- 30 August 2017
Studies on the distribution and evolution of organisms on oceanic islands have advanced towards a dynamic perspective, where terrestrial endemicity results from island geographical aspects and… Expand
Invasive lionfish preying on critically endangered reef fish
- L. Rocha, Claudia R. Rocha, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt, M. McField
- Biology
- Coral Reefs
- 14 April 2015
Caribbean coral reef ecosystems are at the forefront of a global decline and are now facing a new threat: elimination of vulnerable species by the invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.). In addition to… Expand
Roa rumsfeldi, a new butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Philippines
- L. Rocha, H. Pinheiro, Matt Wandell, Claudia R. Rocha, B. Shepherd
- Biology, Medicine
- ZooKeys
- 18 October 2017
Abstract A new species of the butterflyfish genus Roa is herein described from the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines, West Pacific Ocean. Roa rumsfeldi sp. n. was found on mesophotic coral… Expand
Three new species of Chromis (Teleostei, Pomacentridae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Philippines
- B. Gabriela Arango, Hudson T Pinheiro, +5 authors Luiz A. Rocha
- Biology, Medicine
- ZooKeys
- 4 April 2019
Abstract Three new species of Chromis (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from the Philippines, collected between 75–150 m depth, are described by a combination of morphological features and their… Expand
Tosanoidesaphrodite, a new species from mesophotic coral ecosystems of St. Paul’s Rocks, Mid Atlantic Ridge (Perciformes, Serranidae, Anthiadinae)
- H. Pinheiro, Claudia R. Rocha, L. Rocha
- Geography, Medicine
- ZooKeys
- 25 September 2018
Abstract During a recent expedition to St. Paul’s Rocks, Atlantic Ocean, a distinctive and previously unknown species of Anthiadinae was collected at a depth of 120 m. A genetic analysis indicated… Expand
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