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Tom Munroe
Research Zoologist, NOAA National Systematics LabDepartment / Division
Education
Research Interests
Flatfishes of the world, herrings, sardines, and their close relatives
Publications
Journal Article
- Luo, Hai-Rong, Kong, Xiao-Yu, and Munroe, Thomas A. 2023. "Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of four nominal, western Pacific species of tongue soles (Pleuronectoidei: Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossus), with redescription of C. joyneri Günther, 1878." Zootaxa, 5360, (3) 385–408. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.3.
- Birge, T. L., Ralph, G. M., Di Dario, F., Munroe, Thomas A., Bullock, R. W., Maxwell, S. M., Santos, M. D., Hata, H., and Carpenter, K. E. 2021. "Global conservation status of the world's most prominent forage fishes (Teleostei: Clupeiformes)." Biological Conservation, 253 108903–108903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108903.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2021. "Systematic revision of the flatfish genus Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862 (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Rhombosoleidae), including description of a new species from Southeastern New Zealand, with biological and ecological summaries for the species." Zootaxa, 4905, (1) 1–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4905.1.1.
- Lee, Mao-Ying and Munroe, Thomas A. 2021. "Unraveling cryptic diversity among shallow-water tonguefishes (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from the Indo-West Pacific region, with descriptions of five new species." Zootaxa, 5039, (1) 1–55. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5039.1.1.
- Buchanan, Jack R., Ralph, Gina M., Krupp, Friedhelm, Harwell, Heather, Abdallah, Mohamed, Abdulqader, Ebrahim, Al-Husaini, Mohsen, Bishop, James M., Burt, John A., Choat, John H., Collette, Bruce B., Feary, David A., Hartmann, Stanley A., Iwatsuki, Yukio, Kaymaram, Farhad, Larson, Helen K., Matsuura, Keiichi, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Munroe, Thomas, Russell, Barry, Smith-Vaniz, William, Williams, Jeffrey T., and Carpenter, Kent E. 2019. "Regional extinction risks for marine bony fishes occurring in the Persian/Arabian Gulf." Biological Conservation, 230 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.11.027.
- Diaz de Astarloa, Juan M., Munroe, Thomas A., Bearez, Philippe, Gonzalez-Castro, Mariano, and Castellini, Damian L. 2018. "External morphology, postcranial and appendicular osteology of three southwestern Atlantic flatfishes (Paralichthys, Paralichthyidae), and comparisons with other congeneric species." Neotropical Ichthyology, 16, (2). https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20170164.
- Luo, Hairong, Munroe, Thomas A., and Kong, Xiaoyu. 2018. "Color pattern variation, nomenclatural appraisal, and re-description of Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 132, (1) 15–34. https://doi.org/10.2988/18-00002.
- Vinnikov, Kirill A., Thomson, Robert C., and Munroe, Thomas A. 2018. "Revised Classification of the Righteye Flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) Based on Multilocus Phylogeny with Complete Taxon Sampling." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125 147–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.014.
- Lee, Mao-Ying, Munroe, Thomas A., and Kai, Yoshiaki. 2017. "Description of a new cryptic species of tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus." Ichthyological Research, 64, (1) 71–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0541-8.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2017. "Rediscovery of the holotype of the Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1931): Its impact on Red Sea records for C. sealarki Regan, 1908, C. lingua Hamilton, 1822, and C. zanzibarensis Norman, 1939, and on the taxonomic status of C. cleopatridis Chabanaud, 1949 (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 130, (1) 5–33. https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-130.1.5.
- Polidoro, Beth A., Ralph, Gina M., Strongin, Kyle, Harvey, Michael, Carpenter, Kent E., Arnold, Rachel, Buchanan, Jack R., Camara, Khairdine Mohamed Abdallahi, Collette, Bruce B., Comeros-Raynal, Mia, De Bruyne, Godefroy, Gon, Ofer, Harold, Antony S., Harwell, Heather, Hulley, Percival A., Iwamoto, Tomio, Knudsen, Steen W., Lewembe, Jean de Dieu, Linardich, Christi, Lindeman, Kenyon C., Monteiro, Vanda, Munroe, Thomas, Nunoo, Francis K. E., Pollock, Caroline M., Poss, Stuart et al. 2017. "The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (West and Central Africa): Marine Species Extinction Risk in West Africa." Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27, (5) 1021–1034. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2744.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Kong, Xiao-Yu. 2016. "Resolving uncertainties regarding the nomenclature and status of the Tongue Soles, Paraplagusia dollfusi Chabanaud, 1931 and "Cynoglossus (Trulla) dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1937)" (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 129, (1) 10–23. https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q1.10.
- Wang, Zhong-ming, Munroe, Thomas A., and Kong, Xiao-Yu. 2016. "A new species of tongue sole (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossus) from coastal waters of the South China Sea." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 129 129–143. https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q2.129.
- Li, Dong-He, Shi, Wei, Munroe, Thomas A., Gong, Li, and Kong, Xiao-Yu. 2015. "Concerted Evolution of Duplicate Control Regions in the Mitochondria of Species of the Flatfish Family Bothidae (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes)." PloS One, 10, (8) 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134580.
- Lee, M. Y., Munroe, Thomas A., and Shao, K. T. 2014. "Description of a new cryptic, shallow-water tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from the western North Pacific Ocean." Journal of fish biology, 85, (3) 563–585. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12440.
- Betancur-R., Ricardo, Li, Chenhong, Munroe, Thomas A., Ballesteros, Jesus A., and Orti, Guillermo. 2013. "Addressing Gene Tree Discordance and Non-Stationarity to resolve a Multi-Locus Phylogeny of the Flatfishes (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes)." Systematic Biology, 62, (5) 763–785. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syt039.
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-11-155.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2012. "The spotted flounder, ^Azygopus flemingi^ Nielsen 1961 (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Rhombosoleidae), from deep waters off New Zealand: a second valid species in the genus ^Azygopus^ Norman 1926, with notes on distribution, size, maturity, and ecology." Zootaxa, 1.
- Courtenay, Walter R., Jr., Munroe, Thomas A., Winterbottom, Richard, Ruiz-Carus, Ricardo, and Smith-Vaniz, William. 2011. "Obituary: Dannie Alan Hensley (1944-2008)." Copeia, (2) 327.
- 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.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Hashimoto, J. 2008. "A new western Pacific tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes : Cynoglossidae): The first pleuronectiform discovered at active hydrothermal vents." Zootaxa, (1839) 43–59.
- Randall, John E. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2008. "^Soleichthys dori^, a new sole (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae) from the Red Sea." Electronic Journal of Ichthyology, 76.
- Díaz de Astarloa, J. M., Munroe, Thomas A., and Desoutter, M. 2006. "Redescription and holotype clarification of Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae)." Copeia, 2006, (2) 235–243. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2006)6[235:RAHCOP]2.0.CO;2.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2006. "New western Indian Ocean tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes : Cynoglossidae, Symphurus)." Copeia, 2006, (2) 230–234. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2006)6[230:NWIOTP]2.0.CO;2.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Robertson, D. Ross. 2005. "Symphurus Ocellaris, a New Shallow-Water Symphurine Tonguefish Collected Off Pacific Panamá (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118, (3) 576–581.
- Hoshino, K. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2004. "Neoetropus macrops Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928: A reversed specimen and a junior synonym of Citharichthys arctifrons Goode, 1880 (Teleostei; Pleuronectiformes; Paralichthyidae)." Copeia, 2004, (3) 583–591.
- Hoshino, K. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2004. "New records of sexual dimorphisms among the Pleuronectiformes exhibited by differences in urogenital papilla structure of Citharichthys platophrys (Paralichthyidae: Pleuronectiformes." Ichthyological Research, 51, (1) 81–83.
- Muchhala, N. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2004. "A new species of Soleichthys (Soleidae: Pleuronectiformes) from tropical seas off northern Australia." Ichthyological Research, 51, (1) 57–62.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Menke, S. 2004. "Two new soleid flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae: Soleichthys) from Australian waters, with a re-description of Soleichthys microcephalus (Gunther)." Records of the Australian Museum, 56, (2) 247–258.
- Switzer, T. S., Baltz, D. M., Allen, R. L., and Munroe, Thomas A. 2004. "Habitat selection by sympatric tonguefishes (Symphurus: Cynoglossidae) in coastal Louisiana, USA: unravelling seasonal, spatial, and size-specific patterns in resource utilisation." Journal of Sea Research, 51, (3-4) 229–242.
- Krabbenhoft, T. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Symphurus bathyspilus: a new cynoglossid flatfish (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes) from deepwaters of the Indo-Pacific." Copeia, 2003, (4) 810–817.
- Saavedra-Díaz, L. M., Munroe, Thomas A., and Acero, A. 2003. "Symphurus hernandezi (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae), a new deep-water tonguefish from the southern Caribbean Sea off Colombia." Bulletin of Marine Science, 72, (3) 955–970.
- White, G. G., Munroe, Thomas A., and Austin, H. M. 2003. "Reproductive Seasonality, Fecundity, and Spawning Frequency of Tautog (Tautoga onitis) in the Lower Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Waters of Virginia." Fishery Bulletin, 101, (2) 424–442.
- Arendt, Michael D., Lucy, Jon A., and Munroe, Thomas A. 2001. "Seasonal occurrence and site-utilization patterns of adult tautog, Tautoga onitis (Labridae), at manmade and natural structures in lower Chesapeake Bay." Fishery Bulletin, 99, (4) 519–527.
- Desoutter, M., Chapleau, F., Munroe, Thomas A., Chanet, B., and Beaunier, M. 2001. "Catalog of types of fishes of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Order of pleuronectiformes." Cybium, 25, (4) 299–368.
- Desoutter, M., Munroe, Thomas A., and Chapleau, F. 2001. "Nomenclatural status of Brachirus Swainson, Synaptura Cantor and Euryglossa Kaup (Soleidae, Pleuronectiformes)." Ichthyological Research, 48, (3) 325–327.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Desoutter, M. 2001. "On the authorship, identity and taxonomic position of Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepede, 1802 (Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae)." Cybium, 25, (3) 273–277.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and McCosker, John E. 2001. "Redescription of Symphurus diabolicus, a Poorly-Known, Deep- Sea Tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from the Galápagos Archipelago." Revista De Biología Tropical, 49, (Suppl 1) 187–198.
- Ross, S. W., Sulak, K. J., and Munroe, Thomas A. 2001. "Association of Syscenus infelix (Crustacea : Isopoda : Aegidae) with benthopelagic rattail fishes, Nezumia spp. (Macrouridae), along the western North Atlantic continental slope." Marine Biology, 138, (3) 595–601.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2000. "Family Cynoglossidae." Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 8 646–647.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2000. "Family Soleidae." Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 645.
- Munroe, Thomas A., Allen, R. L., Baltz, D. M., and Ross, S. W. 2000. "Symphurus civitatium (Pleuronectiformes : Cynoglossidae), a second estuarine-occurring tonguefish off the southeastern United States and northern Gulf of Mexico." Estuaries, 23, (4) 439–448.
- Munroe, Thomas A., Brito, A., and Hernandez, C. 2000. "Symphurus insularis: A new eastern Atlantic dwarf tonguefish (Cynoglossidae : Pleuronectiformes)." Copeia, (2) 491–500.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Nizinski, Martha S. 2000. "Order Clupeiformes. Families Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae and Pristigasteridae." Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 8 587–588.
- Vecchione, Michael, Mickevich, M. F., Fauchald, Kristian, Collette, Bruce B., Williams, Austin B., Munroe, Thomas A., and Young, R. E. 2000. "Importance of assessing taxonomic adequacy in determining fishing effects on marine biodiversity." ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57, (3) 677–681.
- Terwilliger, M. R. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1999. "Age, growth, longevity, and mortality of blackcheek tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa (Cynoglossidae : Pleuronectiformes), in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia." Fishery Bulletin, 97, (2) 340–361.
- de Astarloa, J. M. D. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1998. "Systematics, distribution and ecology of commercially important paralichthyid flounders occurring in Argentinean-Uruguayan waters (Paralichthys, Paralichthyidae): an overview." Journal of Sea Research, 39, (1-2) 1–9.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1998. "Systematics and ecology of tonguefishes of the genus Symphurus (Cynoglossidae : Pleuronectiformes) from the western Atlantic Ocean." Fishery Bulletin, 96, (1) 1–182.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Amaoka, K. 1998. "Symphurus hondoensis Hubbs, 1915, a valid species of Western Pacific tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes : Cynoglossidae)." Ichthyological Research, 45, (4) 385–391.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Marsh, B. N. 1997. "Taxonomic status of three nominal species of Indo-Pacific symphurine tonguefishes (Symphurus: Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes)." Ichthyological Research, 44, (2) 189–200.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1996. "First Record of Reversal in Symphurus vanmelleae (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae), a Deep-water Tonguefish from the Tropical Eastern Atlantic." Cybium, 20, (1) 3–112.
- Hostetter, E. B. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1993. "Age, growth, and reproduction of tautog, ^Tautoga onitis^ (Labridae: Perciformes), from coastal waters of Virginia." Fishery Bulletin, 91, (1) 45–64.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1992. "Interdigitation Pattern of Dorsal-Fin Pterygiophores and Neural Spines, an Important Diagnostic Character for Symphurine Tonguefishes (Symphurus, Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes)." Bulletin of Marine Science, 50, (3) 357–403.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1991. "Western Atlantic Tonguefishes of the Symphurus-Plagusia Complex (Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes), with Descriptions of 2 New Species." Fishery Bulletin, 89, (2) 247–287.
- Munroe, Thomas A., Nizinski, Martha S., and Mahadeva, M. N. 1991. "Symphurus-Prolatinaris, a New Species of Shallow-Water Tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes, Cynoglossidae) from the Eastern Pacific." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104, (3) 448–458.
- Mahadeva, Madhu N. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1990. "Three new species of symphurine tonguefishes from tropical and warm temperate waters of the eastern Pacific (^Symphurus^: Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 103, (4) 931–954.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1990. "Eastern Atlantic Tonguefishes (Symphurus, Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes), with Descriptions of 2 New Species." Bulletin of Marine Science, 47, (2) 464–515.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1990. "Symphurus-Melanurus Clark, 1936, a Senior Synonym for the Eastern Pacific Tonguefishes, Symphurus-Seychellensis Chabanaud, 1955, and Symphurus-Sechurae Hildebrand, 1946." Copeia, (1) 228–232.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Nizinski, Martha S. 1990. "Symphurus-Melasmatotheca and S Undecimplerus (Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes), 2 New Eastern Pacific Tonguefishes with Eleven Caudal-Fin Rays." Copeia, (4) 985–996.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Mahadeva, M. N. 1989. "Symphurus-Callopterus (Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes), a New Deep-Water Tonguefish from the Eastern Pacific." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 102, (2) 458–467.
- Thoney, Dennis and Munroe, Thomas A. 1987. "Microcotylye hiatulae Goto, a senior synonym of M. furcate Linton, with a redescription and comments on host-parasite relationships." Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 91.
- Munroe, Thomas A., Campbell, Ronald A., and Zwerner, David E. 1981. "Diclidophora nezumiae sp. N. (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) and its ecological relationships with the Macrourid fish Nezumia bairdii (Goode and Bean, 1877)." Biological Bulletin, 161, (2) 281–290. https://doi.org/10.2307/1540804.
- Campbell, Ronald A., Haedrich, Richard H., and Munroe, Thomas A. 1980. "Parasitism and ecological relationships among deep-sea benthic fishes." Marine Biology, 57 301–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387573.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Lotspeich, Richard A. 1979. "Some life history aspects of the seaboard goby (^Gobiosoma ginsburgi^) in Rhode Island." Estuaries, (2) 22–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/1352035.
- Campbell, Ronald A. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1977. "New hemiurid trematodes from deep-sea benthic fishes in the western North Atlantic." The Journal of Parasitology, 63, (2) 285–294. https://doi.org/10.2307/3280061.
- Campbell, Ronald A. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1974. "Discovery of the lesser devil ray, ^Mobula hypostoma^, in southern New England waters." Chesapeake Science, 15 114–115. https://doi.org/10.2307/1351270.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 1972. "Temporal distribution and relative abundance of fishes in Nannaquaket Pond, Rhode Island." Project Poseidon Symposium, (1) 40.
Book
- Pippard, H., Ralph, G. M., Harvey, M. S., Carpenter, K. E., Buchanan, J. R., Greenfield, D. W., Harwell, H. D., Larson, H. K., Lawrence, A., Linardich, C., Matsuura, K., Motomura, H., Munroe, T. A., Myers, R. F., Russell, B. C., Smith-Vaniz, W. F., Vié, J. -C, Thaman, R. R., and Williams, J. T. 2017. The conservation status of marine biodiversity in the Pacific Islands of Oceania. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Polidoro, Beth, Ralph, Gina M., Strongin, Kyle, Harvey, Michael, Carpenter, Kent E., Ayo, Titus Adeofe, Arnold, Rachel, Bannerman, Paul, Nguema, Bibang Bi, Buchanan, Jack R., Mohamed, Khairdine, Camara, Abdallahi, Hawa, Youssouf Camara, Cissoko, Kadiatou, Collette, Bruce B., Comeros-Raynal, Mia, De Bruyne, Godefroy, Diouf, Madeleine, Djiman, Roger, Ducrocq, Mathieu, Gon, Ofer, Harold, Antony S., Harwell, Heather, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Hines, Andrew et al. 2016. Red List of Marine Bony Fishes of the Eastern Central Atlantic. International Union for the Conservation of Nature. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2016.04.en.
- Nieto, Ana, Ralph, Gina M., Comeros-Raynal, Mia, Kemp, James, García Criado, Mariana, Allen, David J., Dulvy, Nicholas K., Walls, Rachel H. L., Russell, Barry, Pollard, David, García, Silvia, Craig, Matthew, Collette, Bruce B., Pollom, Riley, Biscoito, Manuel, Chao, Ning Labbish, Abella, Alvaro, Afonso, Pedro, Álvarez, Helena, Carpenter, Kent E., Clò, Simona, Cook, Robin, Costa, Maria José, Delgado, João, Dureuil, Manuel et al. 2015. European Red List of Marine Fishes. European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/082723.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2000. An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the Clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
Book Chapter
- Desoutter-Meninger, M. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Soleidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 3001–3029. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Cynoglossidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 3030–3047. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Bothidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2973–2993. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Paralichthyidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2994–3000. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Pristigasteridae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 1719–1721. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Clupeidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 1722–1739. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Psettodidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2946–2951. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Citharidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2952–2955. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Family Pleuronectidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2956–2959. Rome: FAO.
- Munroe, Thomas A. and Chanet, B. 2016. "Family Scophthalmidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Carpenter, K. E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 2960–2972. Rome: FAO.
- Nizinski, Martha S. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2016. "Engraulidae, anchovies." In The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Carpenter, Kent E. and De Angelis, N., editors. 1715–1718. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, (FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes).
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Chapter 2. Systematic diversity of the Pleuronectiformes." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation 2nd Edition. Gibson, R. N., Nash, R. M., Geffen, A. J., and Van der Veer, H. W., editors. 13–51. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118501153.ch2.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Chapter 3. Distributions and biogeography." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation 2nd Edition. Gibson, R. N., Nash, R. M., Geffen, A. J., and Van der Veer, H. W., editors. 52–82. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118501153.ch3.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Chapter 13. Tropical flatfish fisheries." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation 2nd Edition. Gibson, R. N., Nash, R. M., Geffen, A. J., and Van der Veer, H. W., editors. 419–460. Chichester, UK ER: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118501153.ch15.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Family Bothidae." In The Fishes of New Zealand. Roberts, Clive D., Stewart, A. L., and Struthers, C. D., editors. 1673–1681. Wellington, NZ: Te Papa Press.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Family Achiropsettidae." In The Fishes of New Zealand. Roberts, Clive D., Stewart, A. L., and Struthers, C. D., editors. 1682–1686. Wellington, NZ: Te Papa Press.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Family Rhombosoleidae." In The Fishes of New Zealand. Roberts, Clive D., Stewart, A. L., and Struthers, C. D., editors. 1687–1702. Wellington, NZ: Te Papa Press.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Family Soleidae." In The Fishes of New Zealand. Roberts, Clive D., Stewart, A. L., and Struthers, C. D., editors. 1703–1704. Wellington, NZ: Te Papa Press.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2015. "Family Cynoglossidae." In The Fishes of New Zealand. Roberts, Clive D., Stewart, A. L., and Struthers, C. D., editors. 1705–1709. Wellington, NZ: Te Papa Press.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2009. "Family Cynoglossidae." In Deep-Sea Fishes of Peru (Libro de Peces de Aguas Profundas del Perú). Nakaya, K., Yabe, M., Imamura, H., Yoshida, M., and Romero Caarena, M., editors. 317–319. Japan Deep-Sea Trawlers Association.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2005. "Distributions and Biogeography." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Gibson, R. N., editor. 42–67. Blackwell Science, Ltd.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2005. "Systematic Diversity of the Pleuronectiformes." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Gibson, R. N., editor. 10–41. Blackwell Science Ltd.
- Munroe, Thomas A. 2005. "Tropical Fisheries." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Gibson, R. N., editor. 292–318. Blackwell Science, Ltd.
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