First report of the yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus (Teleostei: Acanthuridae) in northern Peru

Campos-León S., Moreno-Méndez A., Béarez P., Solano-Sare A.

Date de parution: décembre 2019
Volume: 43
Number: 4
Pagination: 377-379
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-434-008
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Corresponding author: Sarita Campos-León, savicale20@gmail.com

How to cite: Campos-León, S., Moreno-Méndez, A., Béarez, P., & Solano-Sare, A. (2019). First report of the yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus (Teleostei: Acanthuridae) in northern Peru. Cybium, 43(4): 377-379. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2019-434-008

Résumé

The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus is distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean and the eastern Pacific, from the coasts of Africa to the coasts of the Americas. In the eastern Pacific, it extends from the Gulf of California to Ecuador. Two specimens of yellowfin surgeonfish, caught in northern Peru in February 2019, are reported: the first from Puerto Morin (08°24’02”S; 78°54 03”W), and the second one from Puerto Salaverry (Punta Gorda) (08°17’00”S; 78°57’48”W). Although the presence of A. xanthopterus in the north of the country could be occasional, it is also a hint of a possible population establishment in Peruvian waters, encouraging us to keep investigating about the population structure and life history of this species.

Mots-clés: Acanthuridae - Acanthurus xanthopterus - Marine biodiversity - Marine fish - New record - Northern Peru
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