Cunha, Y.T.C. & Leite, R.D. & Pereira da Silva, L.G. & Cruz, V.P. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Rotundo, M.M. & Palacios‑Barreto, P. & Diaz‑Jaimes, P. & Barbosa Martins, A.P. & Macneil, M.A. & Mull, C.G. & Bitencourt, J.A.P. & Rodrigues‑Filho, L.F.S. & Siccha‑Ramirez, R. & Ready, J.S. & Wosnick, N. & de Luna Sales, J.B. (2026)
A comprehensive overview of evolutionary relationships and geographic distributions of cownose rays: more valid taxa needing protective measures. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 36, Article 37
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-026-10038-3

de Farias, T.S. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Sales, J.B.D. & Rodrigues, L.F.D. (2026)
Scientiometric analysis of the capture of elasmobranchs as bycatch off the Amazon coast. Boletim Do Instituto De Pesca, 52, in press
DOI: 10.3856/vol54-issue1-fulltext-3504

Couto, J.V. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Pereira, F.B. & Paschoal, F. (2026)
A new species of Eudactylina van Beneden, 1853 (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) parasitic on the Longnose stingray, Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Brazilian Amazon Coast. Marine Biodiversity, 56(2), Article 22
DOI: 10.1007/s41208-026-01066-8

Dias, H.N. & Aguiar-Santos, J. & Coelho, K.K.F. & De Brito, R.M.S. & Martins, A.P.B. & Sales, J.B.D. & Vasconcelos, O.L.S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2026)
First Record of Rhinoptera brasiliensis (Myliobatiformes, Rhinopteridae) for the State of Maranhão, Brazilian Amazon Coast First Rhinoptera Brasiliensis Record for Maranhão, BAC. Thalassas, 42(1), Article 49
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.70339

Dias, H.N. & Aguiar-Santos, J. & Coelho, K.K.F. & De Brito, R.M.S. & Martins, A.P.B. & Sales, J.B.D. & Vasconcelos, O.L.S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2026)
First record of Rhinoptera brasiliensis (Myliobatiformes, Rhinopteridae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazilian Amazon Coast (vol 42, 49, 2026). Thalassas, 42(2), Article 62
DOI: 10.1007/s41208-026-01095-3

Rodrigues, A.É.S. & Carvalho, C.O. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Brito, R.M.S. & Ândrade, M. & Magalhães, C.O. & dos Anjos Santa Rosa, F. & Schrøder-Nielsen, A. & de Boer, H.J. & Mauvisseau, Q. & Ready, J.S. & Sales, J.B.L. (2026)
Beyond Hard Parts: Metabarcoding Advances Dietary Resolution in Threatened Amazonian Elasmobranchs. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 3, Article e70397
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.70397Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Rodrigues-Filho, L.F.S. & Silva, R.K.C. & de Lima, E.L. & Sicca-Ramirez, R. & Rincon, G. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Sampaio, I. & de Luna Sales, J.B. (2026)
Phylogeny of the Electric Rays of the Family Narcinidae (Gill, 1862): Systematic Review and Evidence of the Dispersal Routes to America. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 36(6), e70389
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.70389

Costa, I.C. & Siciliano, S. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Wosnick, N. & Rincon, G. & Roges, E.M. & Festivo, M.L. & Rodrigues, D.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2025)
An enteric microbiota assessment in sharks and rays from the Brazilian Amazon Coast. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 108(11), 1909–1920
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-025-01666-y

Coelho, K.K.F. & Rincon, G. & Wosnick, N. & Filgueira, C. & de Brito, R.M.S. & Nunes, A. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2025)
Impacts of artisanal fishing on elasmobranchs along the Brazilian Amazon Coast. Fisheries Research, 284, Article 107304
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107304

Palmeira-Nunes, A.R.O. & Rosa, R.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Piorski, N.M. & Sales, J.B.D. & Santos, J.A. & Martins, A.P.B. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Rincon, G. & Coelho, K.K.F. & Rodrigues, L.F. & Wosnick, N. (2025)
Salinity-driven habitat use of marine-estuarine batoids on the Amazon Coast. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 108(11), 1763–1782
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-025-01702-x

Marques, M.B. & Ferreira Reis, E.V. & Gonzaga, P.F.P. & Aguiar-Santos, J. & Pedrosa, V.B. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Dillenburg Saint'Pierre, T. & Jorge, M.B. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Luvizotto-Santos, R. (2025)
Associations between metals and metalloids, oxidative stress and genotoxicity in Nurse sharks Ginglymostoma cirratum from the Brazilian Amazon Coast. Science of the Total Environment, 981, Article 179530
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179530

Rodrigues, A.É.S. & Brito, R.M.S. & Charvet, P. & Faria, V.V. & Cabanillas-Torpoco, M. & Aleixo, A. & Burlamaqui, T.C.T. & da S. Rodrigues-Filho, L.F. & Asenjo, A. & Siccha-Ramirez, R. & Nunes, J.L.S. & de Boer, H.J. & Cerca, J. & Mauvisseau, Q. & Ready, J.S. & Sales, J.B.L. (2025)
Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: Challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts. Global Ecology and Conservation, 62, Article e03757
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03757

Bucair, N. & Dias, H.N. & Nunes, A. & Coelho, K.K.F. & de Brito, R.M.S. & Sales, J.B.D. & Rincon, G. & Francini, R.B. & Dias, J.F. & Cintra, I.H.A. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2024)
Opportunistic sightings of manta rays on Brazil's Amazon Coast Journal of Fish Biology, 104(5), 1611–1618
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15593

Aguiar-Santos, J. & Rincon, G. & Nunes, A. & Dias, H.N. & Wosnick, N. & Martins, A.P.B. & Sales, J.B.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2024)
First Record of Shortfin Mako Isurus oxyrinchus in the Brazilian Amazon Coast. Thalassas, 40, 1291–1296
DOI: 10.1007/s41208-024-00719-w

Bucair, N. & Mendonca, S. & Santos, P.R.S. & Chelotti, L.D. & Santander-Neto, J. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Charvet, P. & Sampaio, C.L.S. & Rincon, G. & Gadig, O.B.F. & Dias, J.F. & Francini, R.B. (2024)
Occurrence, distribution and threats to mobulid rays in Brazil: A review and updated database. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(6), 12
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4203

Wosnick, N. & Chaves, A.P. & Dias, H.N. & Nunes, A. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. (2023)
Assessment of the physiological vulnerability of the endemic and critically endangered Daggernose Shark: A comparative approach to other Carcharhiniformes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1116470
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1116470

da Silva Rodrigues-Filho, L.F. & da Costa Nogueira, P. & Sodré, D. & da Silva Leal, J.R. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Rincon, G. & Lessa, R.P.T. & Sampaio, I. & Vallinoto, M. & Ready, J.S. & Sales, J.B.L. (2023)
Evolutionary History and Taxonomic Reclassification of the Critically Endangered Daggernose Shark, a Species Endemic to the Western Atlantic. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 2023, Article 4798805
DOI: 10.1155/2023/4798805

Wosnick, N. & Chaves, A.P. & Leite, R.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. (2023)
Potential negative effects of the Brazilian Space Program on coastal sharks. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1141640
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1141640

Wosnick, N. & Charvet, P. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Rincon, G. & Nunes, A. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2023)
Unveiling the Threats Beneath: Fish Mislabeling in the Brazilian Amazon Coast and its Impacts on the Critically Endangered Daggernose Shark. Fisheries, 48(11), 469–473
DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10983

Costa, C.I. & de Oliveira, A.M. & Wosnick, N. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Siciliano, S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2022)
Elasmobranch-associated microbiota: a scientometric literature review. PeerJ, 10, Article e14255
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14255

Wosnick, N. & Niella, Y. & Hammerschlag, N. & Chaves, A.P. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. & Chávez da Rocha, R.C. & Jorge, M.B. & Wesly, R. & de Oliveira, S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2021)
Negative metal bioaccumulation impacts on systemic shark health and homeostatic balance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, Article 112398
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112398

Wosnick, N. & Chaves, A.P. & Leite, R.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Dillenburg Saint’Pierre, t. & Willmer, I.Q. & Hauser-Davis, R.A. (2021)
Nurse sharks, space rockets and cargo ships: Metals and oxidative stress in a benthic, resident and large-sized mesopredator, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Environmental Pollution, 288, Article 117784
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117784

Coelho, K.K.F. & Lima, F.S. & Wosnick, N. & Nunes, A. & Silva, A.P.C. & Gava, T.T. & de Brito, R.M.S. & Ferreira, L.J.D. & Duailibe, I. & Dias, H.N. & de Almeida, Z.D. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2021)
Research trends on elasmobranchs from the Brazilian Amazon Coast: a four-decade review. Biota Neotropica, 21(4), Article e20211218
DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2021-1218

Rodrigues, L.F.D. & Feitosa, L.M. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Palmeira, A.R.O. & Martins, A.P.B. & Giarrizzo, T. & Carvalho-Costa, L.F. & Monteiro, I.L.P. & Gemaque, R. & Gomes, F. & Souza, R.F.C. & Sampaio, I. & Sales, J.B.D. (2020)
Molecular identification of ray species traded along the Brazilian Amazon coast. Fisheries Research, 223, Article 105407
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105407

Siciliano, S. & Palmeira-Nunes, A.R.O. & Rincon, G. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Moreira, S.C. & Barbosa-Filho, M.L.V. (2020)
Additional Records of the American Elephantfish Callorhinchus callorynchus (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali, Chimaeriformes) in Southeastern Brazil. Natural Resources, 11, 439–445
DOI: 10.4236/nr.2020.1110026

Wosnick, N. & Chaves, A.P. & Niella, Y.V. & Takatsuka, V. & Hazin, F.H.V. & Nunes, J.L.S. & Morick, D. (2020)
Physiological Impairment as a Result of Bile Accumulation in an Apex Predator, the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier Peron & Lesueur, 1822). Animals, 10(11), Article 2030
DOI: 10.3390/ani10112030

Feitosa, L.M. & Martins, A.P.B. & Lessa, R.P.T. & Barbieri, R. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2019)
Daggernose Shark: An Elusive Species from Northern South America. Fisheries, 44(3), 144–147
DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10205

Wosnick, N. & Rios, R.M. & Rincon, G. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2019)
Evidence of tide pool use by a viviparous elasmobranch as a parturition site. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 49(2), 189–193
DOI: 10.3750/aiep/02546

Martins, A.P.B. & Feitosa, L.M. & Lessa, R.P. & Almeida, Z.S. & Heupel, M. & Silva, W.M. & Tchaicka, L. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2018)
Analysis of the supply chain and conservation status of sharks (Elasmobranchii: Superorder Selachimorpha) based on fisher knowledge. PLoS ONE, 13(3), Article e0193969
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193969

Feitosa, L.M. & Martins, A.P.B. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2016)
New record of Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) in an equatorial river system. Marine Biodiversity Records, 9, Article 87
DOI: 10.1186/s41200-016-0094-6

Nunes, J.L.S. & Rincon, G. & Piorski, N.M. & Martins, A.P.B. (2016)
Near-term embryos in a Pristis pristis (Elasmobranchii: Pristidae) from Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(1), 1112–1120
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12946

Martins, A.P.B. & da Silva Filho, E. & Feitosa, L.M. & Silva, L.P.N. & de Almeida, Z.S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2015)
Sexual dimorphism of sharks from the amazonian equatorial coast. Universitas Scientiarum, 20(3), 297–304
DOI: 10.11144/Javeriana.SC20-3.sdos

Martins, A.P.B. & da Silva Filho, E. & Feitosa, L.M. & Silva, L.P.N. & de Almeida, Z.S. & Nunes, J.L.S. (2014)
Sexual dimorphism of sharks in shallow waters from Amazonian equatorial coast [Abstract]. In Libro de resúmenes IV Encuentro colombiano sobre condrictios(2014 – Medellín): 93