A global ecological signal of extinction risk in marine ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii).

ABSTRACT: Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result in rapid alteration of the structure and function of ocean ecosystems. In this study, we compiled an ecological trait dataset for 8,185 species of marine ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii) from FishBase and used phylogenetic generalized linear models to examine which ecological traits are associated with increased extinction risk, based on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List. We also assessed which threat types may be driving these species toward greater extinction risk and whether threatened species face a greater average

SUBMITTER: Bak TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895746 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature