Extinctions of North American Fishes During the past Century

@article{Miller1989ExtinctionsON,
  title={Extinctions of North American Fishes During the past Century},
  author={Robert R. Miller and James D. Williams and Jack E. Williams},
  journal={Fisheries},
  year={1989},
  volume={14},
  pages={22-38}
}
Abstract Extinctions of 3 genera, 27 species, and 13 subspecies of fishes from North America are documented during the past 100 years. Extinctions are recorded from all areas except northern Canada and Alaska. Regions suffering the greatest loss are the Great Lakes, Great Basin, Rio Grande, Valley of Mexico, and Parras Valley in Mexico. More than one factor contributed to the decline and extinction of 82% of the fishes. Physical habitat alteration was the most frequently cited causal factor (73… 
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