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First Record of Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Osteichthyes, Carangidae) in the Spanish waters of the Gulf of Cadiz, (ICES Division IXa South)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

J.J. Acosta ,
I. Muñoz  and
A. Juárez
J.J. Acosta*
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
I. Muñoz
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
A. Juárez
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.J. Acosta, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain email: juan.acosta@cd.ieo.es
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Abstract

Description of the first specimen of Chloroscombrus chrysurus, caught in the Spanish waters of the Gulf of Cadiz, a rare species in north-east Atlantic waters. The nearest zone of frequent occurrence for this species is the Mauritanian coast, about 11 degrees south. Different hypotheses to account for the increase in reports are discussed.

Keywords

Chloroscombrus chrysurusfirst recordGulf of CadizICES IXa DivisionSpanish South Atlanticnorth-east Atlantic
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e41
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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