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First record of the deep‐water whalefish Cetichthys indagator (Actinopterygii: Cetomimidae) in the North Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Vieira R. P.,
Christiansen B.,
Christiansen S.,
Gonçalves J. M. S.
Publication year - 2012
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.1095-8649.2012.03378.x
Subject(s) - actinopterygii , biology , northern hemisphere , oceanography , southern hemisphere , deep water , fishery , deep sea , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , climatology , geology
The whalefish Cetichthys indagator is reported for the first time in the North Atlantic Ocean. This record increases to five the number of specimens ever caught and represents the northernmost occurrence of this species in the northern hemisphere.