Title
Deep-sea oceanic basslets (perciformes, howellidae) from Brazil: New records and range extensions
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Eduardo L.N.
Villarins B.T.
Martins J.R.
Lucena-Frédou F.
Frédou T.
Lira A.S.
Travassos P.E.
Mincarone M.M.
Universidad Federal de Pernambuco
Publisher(s)
Pensoft Publishers
Abstract
This study reports the occurrence of the oceanic basslet (Howellidae) in Brazilian waters. Bathysphyraenops simplex Parr, 1933, a rare species with a worldwide distribution, is recorded for the first time in Brazilian waters, based on three specimens collected off Rocas Atoll and Rio Grande do Norte. Howella atlantica Post & Quéro, 1991, known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean (64°N to 21°S), including waters around the Trindade Island, is reported off Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Rocas Atoll, and the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. In addition, specimens previously reported in the literature as Howella brodie Ogilby, 1899 are reidentified as H. atlantica, extending the known distribution of this species to northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Measurements and counts for all specimens examined are provided.
Start page
965
End page
971
Volume
15
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85074692503
Source
Check List
ISSN of the container
1809127X
Source funding
National Postal Museum
Sponsor(s)
We thank the French oceanographic fleet for funding the ABRACOS at-sea survey and the officers and
We thank the French oceanographic fleet for funding the ABRACOS at-sea survey and the officers and crew of the RV Antea for their contribution to the success of the operations. Our study could not have been done without the work of all team members of BIOIMPACT (UFRPE) and LIZ (NUPEM/UFRJ) labs. We also thank Dr Cristiano R. Moreira (Museu Nacional/UFRJ) for loan of specimens, and the CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) for providing student scholarship to LNE and ASL, and research grant for TF and FLF. LNE is also supported by FUNBIO and HUMANIZE under the grant ?Bolsas Funbio - Conservando o Futuro (011/2019)". This work is a contribution to the LMI TAPIOCA, CAPES/COFECUB program (88881.142689/2017-01), and PADDLE project (funding by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement 73427). The NPM Fish Collection has been supported by the project MULTIPESCA (FUNBIO) under the grant ?Pesquisa Marinha e Pesqueira?, contract 104/2016.
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