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NOAA Fisheries - National Systematics Laboratory

Research Interests

Flatfishes of the world, herrings, sardines, and their close relatives.

Recent Publications

Duplain, René R., Chapleau, François and Munroe, Thomas A. 2012. A new species of Trinectes (Pleuronectiformes: achiridae) from the Upper Río San Juan and Río Condoto, Colombia. Copeia, 2012(3): 541-546. doi:10.1643/CI-11-155

Munroe, Thomas A., Tyler, Jennifer and Tunnicliffe, Verena 2011. Description and biological observations on a new species of deepwater symphurine tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) collected at Volcano-19, Tonga Arc, West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 3061: 53-66.

Munroe, Thomas A. and Krabbenhoft, Trevor J. 2010. Two Unusually Large Pre-Transitional Tonguefish Larvae (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from Oceanic Waters Near the Galapagos Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science, 86(1): 15-33.

Munroe, Thomas A. and Ross, Steve W. 2010. Distribution and life history of two diminutive flatfishes, Citharichthys gymnorhinus and C. cornutus (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae), in the western North Atlantic. Fishery Bulletin, 108(3): 323-345.

Lee, Mao-Ying, Munroe, Thomas A. and Chen, Hong-Ming 2009. A new species of tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwanese waters. Zootaxa, 2203: 49-58.