First record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius (Scombriformes: Trichiuridae) in the western South Atlantic Ocean.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Eduardo LN; Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Villarins BT; Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental de Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Brazil.; Lucena-Frédou F; Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Frédou T; Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Lira AS; Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Bertrand A; Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS IFREMER, IRD, Sète, France.; Mincarone MM; Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental de Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Brazil.
- Source
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0214055 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-8649 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00221112 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Fish Biol Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
This study reports on the first record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius in the western South Atlantic Ocean, based on a single specimen 725 mm standard length collected between 0 and 610 m depth around Rocas Atoll off north-eastern Brazil. Measurements and counts are provided and compared with those available in the literature.
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