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New record of the frogfish Fowlerichthys avalonis (Actinopterygii, Antennariidae) at the oceanic Revillagigedo Archipelago, west Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2015

Arturo Ayala-Bocos ,
Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla ,
Diana García-Benito  and
Violeta Martínez-Castillo
Arturo Ayala-Bocos*
Affiliation:
Mares y Costas S.C. Camineros 196, BCS CP 23090, La Paz, México Departamento Académico de Biología Marina, Laboratorio de Sistemas Arrecifales, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Carretera al Sur km 5.5, BCS CP 23080, La Paz, México
Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla
Affiliation:
Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C. Sinaloa 1540, La Paz, BCS, México
Diana García-Benito
Affiliation:
Universidad de Cádiz, Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, CASEM Poligono Rio San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, España
Violeta Martínez-Castillo
Affiliation:
Departamento Académico de Biología Marina, Laboratorio de Sistemas Arrecifales, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Carretera al Sur km 5.5, BCS CP 23080, La Paz, México
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Ayala-Bocos, Mares y Costas S.C. Camineros 196, BCS CP 23090, La Paz, México email: artboc@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The roughbar frogfish, Fowlerichthys avalonis, is one of the largest frogfish residents of rocky bottoms, at depths of 10 to 300 m, inhabiting the eastern Pacific. It is an endemic species with a geographic range along the continental shelf from the southern United States to Chile. This study provides evidence for the occurrence of the species at Socorro Island (18°46′19″N 110°53′43″W), Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, obtained from videos taken in a submersible at a depth of 66 m. This report extends the known distribution of F. avalonis to 400 km off the mainland coast of the Americas, and represents the fourth species of the family Antennariidae to be reported for the Revillagigedo Archipelago.

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Socorro Islandsubmersiblerange extensiondeepdistribution
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e57
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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