Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Tom Munroe

Research Zoologist, NOAA National Systematics Lab
Department / Division
Research Interests

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

Publications
Journal Article
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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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. "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. "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. "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. "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. 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 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 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. "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. 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. "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.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2005. "Distributions and Biogeography." In Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Gibson, R. N., editor. 42–67. Blackwell Science, Ltd.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Pleuronectiformes." In Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Second Edition. 449–465.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Cynoglossidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1934–1959. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Poecilopsettidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1922–1924. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Pristigasteridae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol.2. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 795–803. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Achiridae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1925–1933. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Paralichthyidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1898–1921. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Bothidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1885–1895. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and Am. Soc. Ichthyol. & Herpetol. Spec. Publ. 5.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Scophthalmidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 3. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 1896–1897. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. and Nizinski, Martha S. 2003. "Clupeidae." In The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 2. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 804–830. FAO.
  • Nizinski, Martha S. and Munroe, Thomas A. 2003. "Engraulidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 5. Vol. 2. Carpenter, Kent E., editor. 764–794. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2002. "Family Engraulidae." In Bigelow and Schroeder’s Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. 3rd Ed.. Collette, Bruce B. and Klein-MacPhee, G., editors. 105–111. Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2002. "Family Clupeidae." In Bigelow and Schroeder’s Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. 3rd Ed.. Collette, Bruce B. and Klein-MacPhee, G., editors. 111–160. Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2002. "Family Labridae." In Bigelow and Schroeder’s Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. 3rd Edition. Collette, Bruce B. and MacPhee, G. K., editors. 448–466. Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2000. "Family Cynoglossidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 6 Bony Fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 3890–3901. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A. 2000. "Family Soleidae." In The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 6 Bony Fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 3878–3889. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A., Nizinski, Martha S., and Wongratana, T. 1999. "Pristigasteridae." In FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 1754–1770. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A., Nizinski, Martha S., and Wongratana, T. 1999. "Chirocentridae." In FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 1771–1774. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A., Wongratana, T., and Nizinski, Martha S. 1999. "Clupeidae." In FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 1775–1821. FAO.
  • Wongratana, T., Munroe, Thomas A., and Nizinski, Martha S. 1999. "Family Engraulididae." In FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). Carpenter, Kent E. and Niem, V. H., editors. 1698–1753. FAO.
  • Munroe, Thomas A., Krupp, F., and Schneider, M. 1995. "Family Cynoglossidae." In Pacífico Centro-Oriental. Vol. II, Vertebrados. Fischer, W., editor. 1039–1059. Rome: FAO.
  • Jenkins, R. E. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1994. "Estuarine fishes." In Freshwater Fishes f Virginia. Jenkins, R. E. and Burkhead, N., editors. 37–38. Bethesda, Maryland: American Fisheries Society.
  • Jenkins, R. E. and Munroe, Thomas A. 1993. "Estuaries." In Freshwater Fishes of Virginia. Jenkins, R. E. and Burkhead, N., editors. 37–38. Bethesda, Maryland: American Fisheries Society.