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First record of the midwater scorpionfish Ectreposebastes imus (Scorpaeniformes: Setarchidae) in the subtropical eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2011

Alejandro Escánez  and
Alberto Brito
Alejandro Escánez*
Affiliation:
BIOECOMAC, Departamento de Biología Animal (Ciencias Marinas), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Alberto Brito
Affiliation:
BIOECOMAC, Departamento de Biología Animal (Ciencias Marinas), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Escánez, BIOECOMAC, Departamento de Biología Animal (Ciencias Marinas), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain email: aescanez@msn.com
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Abstract

The midwater scorpionfish Ectreposebastes imus (Scorpaeniformes: Setarchidae) is distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the worldwide oceans, at depths of 150–800 m. It has previously been recorded from the Gulf of Guinea in the eastern Atlantic. The present work extends the northern limit for the distribution of E. imus in the Atlantic Ocean to the area of the Canary Islands.

Keywords

SetarchidaeEctreposebastes imusfirst recordsubtropical eastern AtlanticCanary Islands
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e78
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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