Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (Elopiformes, Megalopidae): new records for the state of São Paulo, with comments on its occurrence in the southeastern coast of Brazil, Southwest Atlantic

By

Garrone Neto, Domingos
Rodrigues, Alexandre

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-3-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

323--327

Subjects

Citizen science , Conservation , Geographical distribution , recreational fishing , Tarpon , wide-ranging species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.323

 

Abstract

New records of Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, are reported from recreational catches carried out in February 2017. Data collected is the first occurrence of this species in more than 50 years, extending its geographic distribution by about 250 km, from Cananéia, in the south, to Guarujá, on the central coast. Although rarely recorded, M. atlanticus is present off the coast of São Paulo. This possibly represents the southernmost distribution for M. atlanticus in the Southwest Atlantic.