Ten new records of marine fishes for São Tomé, West Africa

Vasco Rodrigues, Nuno; Fontes, Jorge; Bertoncini, Áthila Andrade

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Authors

Vasco Rodrigues, Nuno

Fontes, Jorge

Bertoncini, Áthila Andrade

Abstract(s)

Three chondrichthyes: Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828; Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892); and Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908), and seven teleosts: Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829; Peristedion cf. cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758); Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758; Liopropoma emanueli Wirtz et Schliewen, 2012; Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951; Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833); and Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 were recorded for the fi rst time for São Tomé. These records were based on fi shes landed in local markets, captured, or observed while SCUBA diving and from BRUV surveys.

Keywords

First record São Tomé Tropical Eastern Atlantic Elasmobranchs Teleosts

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13386

Citation

Vasco-Rodrigues N, Fontes J, Bertoncini Á (2016) Ten new records of marine fishes for São Tomé, West Africa. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(2): 123-129. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2016.46.2.09