Range extension of the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) southern part of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

Bañón R., Punzón A., Barros-García D., De Carlos A.

Published date: October 2019
Volume: 43
Number: 3
Pagination: 291-293
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-433-011
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How to cite: Bañón, R., Punzón, A., Barros-García, D., & De Carlos, A. (2019). Range extension of the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) southern part of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Cybium, 43(3): 291-293. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2019-433-011

Abstract

Five specimens of the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus were caught in the north of Spain (Galicia and Asturias waters) during the last years. The identification of two preserved specimens was done considering morphometric and meristic characters and was confirmed by DNA barcoding. These catches represent the first records for Galicia and Asturias marine waters and they are the southernmost records from the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean. The occurrence of this species in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean could be related to climatic events.

Keywords: Atlantic herring - Cold-water fishes - distribution - DNA barcoding - First record
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