First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African Coast | Zendy

Mafalda Freitas | Zendy; Sofía Lerche Vieira | Zendy; Luísa Costa | Zendy; João Delgado | Zendy; Manuel Biscoito | Zendy; José A. González | Zendy

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First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African Coast

Author(s) -

Mafalda Freitas,

Sofía Lerche Vieira,

Luísa Costa,

João Delgado,

Manuel Biscoito,

José A. González

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aiep/02114

Subject(s) - geography , fish <actinopterygii> , chimera (genetics) , fishery , archaeology , zoology , biology , biochemistry , gene

This study reports new findings of Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias et Sellos, 2011, which represent new records of this fish from Madeira and Morocco. The specimens were caught at the depths between 800 and 1221 m. Additional specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum of Funchal (MMF) were also studied as a comparative material and the results are reported herein. The new records of C. opalescens extend the previously known area of distribution of this fish further south.

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