First records of Yellowbar King Angelfish, Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Perciformes, Pomacanthidae), in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

By

Zavala Jiménez, Aldo Alfonso

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-3-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

281--284

Subjects

exotic , Fish , introduced , marine , reef

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.2.281

 

Abstract

The first records are presented of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. The natural range of this fish species extends from the Persian Gulf to the coast of East Africa. Two adults were recorded at Los Arcos de Mismaloya, México, one in June 2018 and another in September 2020, 1 km from the site of the first observation. This species was probably introduced into this area as an aquarium release due to proximity of the two sites to highly dense human population centers.