First record of Scartella itajobi Rangel and Mendes, 2009 (Perciformes: Blenniidae) from São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, Brazil | Zendy

Paulo Augusto de Lima Filho | Zendy; Rodrigo Xavier Soares | Zendy; Wagner Franco Molina | Zendy; Liana de Figueiredo Mendes | Zendy

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First record of Scartella itajobi Rangel and Mendes, 2009 (Perciformes: Blenniidae) from São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, Brazil

Author(s) -

Paulo Augusto de Lima Filho,

Rodrigo Xavier Soares,

Wagner Franco Molina,

Liana de Figueiredo Mendes

Publication year - 2011

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/7.5.599

Subject(s) - archipelago , perciformes , geography , atoll , humanities , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , biology , archaeology , reef , art

This article presents the first record of the blenniid Scartella itajobi in the São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, located off the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. As a result, the species distribution is extended 610 km northeast. The number of species of Blenniidae known to occur in São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago is three, whereas the number of endemic fish species shared by São Pedro e São Paulo, Fernando de Noronha, and Rocas Atoll now stands at two.

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