First record of Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1829 (Pisces: Beryciformes: Holocentridae) from the Eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands)

Lozano I.J., Brito A.

Date de parution: avril 1989
Volume: 13
Number: 2
Pagination: 131-137
Editeur: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/1989-132-003
Résumé

The first record of Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1829, from the Canary Islands and from the Eastern Atlantic, is presented. The morphometric and meristic characters of the specimens studied are given and discussed in relation to data presented by other authors. The bathymetric and geographic distribution of the species and the importance of the amphiatlantic distribution pattern of the shorefish populations in the Canary Islands are discussed.

Mots-clés: ASE - Canary I. - Corniger spinosus - First record - Holocentridae
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