Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), Golden Snapper, range extension to the Galapagos Islands

By

Robertson, D. Ross (David Ross), 1946-
Cox, Carol D.
Cox, Robert L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-11-25

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1633--1637

Subjects

Citizen science , new record , oceanic island , reef-fish , Scuba diving , Tropical Eastern Pacific

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.6.1633

 

Abstract

The well-cataloged marine fish fauna of the Galapagos Islands includes eight of the 12 species of snappers (Lutjanidae) found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. A recent recreational scuba dive in the Galapagos produced photographs of an additional snapper species, Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), which was sufficiently common as to likely have a recently established resident population.