First southeastern Pacific record of Balloon Alfonsin, Beryx mollis Abe, 1959 (Beryciformes, Berycidae), with notes on geographical meristic variations

By

Kimura, Katsuya

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-11-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

877--882

Subjects

Beryx splendens , deep-sea , Distribution , Nazca ridge , range extension , Teleostei

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.877

 

Abstract

Four specimens (151–156 mm in standard length) of Beryx mollis Abe, 1959 were collected from the Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific Ocean. These specimens represent the first record of the species from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean and extend the distributional range of the species eastward by ca. 10,000 km from New Caledonia, the previously known eastern limit. Comparison with specimens from other regions reveals geographical variations of some meristic characters in the species.