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Range extension of Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950) (Pisces, Ammodytidae) in Portuguese continental waters
Author(s) -
Gomes Pedro,
Oliveira Luís,
Oliveira Rui,
Silva Helena,
Silva Andreia V.,
Feijó Diana,
Chaves Corina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.13812
Subject(s) - biology , portuguese , continental shelf , range (aeronautics) , zoology , single specimen , oceanography , fishery , geology , philosophy , linguistics , materials science , composite material
The occurrence of Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950) in Portuguese continental waters is reported for the first time. One specimen was collected in November 2017 and 32 specimens in May 2018, all with bottom trawl at depths between 25 and 80 m. Analyses of diagnostic morphological characters confirmed the specimen as H. immaculatus; further validation was obtained by sequencing a 652 bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene. The record here described constitutes a new finding for the distribution of H. immaculatus in the southern Northeast Atlantic.