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First record of Polyprion oxygeneios (Perciformes: Polyprionidae) for the south‐west Atlantic and a northernmost range extension
Author(s) -
Barreiros J. P.,
Machado L.,
HostimSilva M.,
Sazima I.,
Heemstra P. C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00396.x
Subject(s) - perciformes , biology , fishery , fishing , range (aeronautics) , oceanography , fish <actinopterygii> , geology , materials science , composite material
The occurrence of Polyprion oxygeneios (Perciformes: Polyprionidae) is recorded for the first in the south‐west Atlantic. Twenty specimens were caught off Rio Grande do Sul (33°41·8′–34° 15·3′ S, 370–854 m depth) during winter cruises of the commercial fishing fleet.