Occurrence of Diodon eydouxii (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Diodontidae) in the Azores and comparison with Pacific specimens | Zendy

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Occurrence of Diodon eydouxii (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Diodontidae) in the Azores and comparison with Pacific specimens

Author(s) -

João P. Barreiros

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aip2014.45.1.12

Subject(s) - actinopterygii , pelagic zone , biology , fishery , perciformes , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology

A specimen of porcupine fish was collected by a fisherman at Terceira Island, Azores (north-eastern Atlantic), and identified as the pelagic porcupinefish, Diodon eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846, a species recently recorded for the first time from the Azores. This record, together with an examination of the first report - ed specimen, allowed us to compare the external morphology with Pacific specimens. The possibility of this species to be relatively common in the Azores is discussed .

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