Notes on the southernmost record of Pacific Beakfish, Oplegnathus insignis (Kner, 1867) (Perciformes, Oplegnathidae)

By

Méndez-Abarca, Felipe
Pepe-Victoriano, Renzo
Mundaca, Enrique A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-11-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1316--1319

Subjects

Atacama region , Chañaral , Chilean coast , Pacific coast , San Pedro

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1316

 

Abstract

A unique specimen of Beakfish, Oplegnathus insignis (Kner, 1867), was captured off the coast of Chañaral as a bycatch in a fishing net in northern Chile, extending its known range in Chilean territory by 370 km to the south. This study discusses the significance of this geographical extension for the establish‑ ment of local populations of the species associated to an inshore zone in the desert coast of northern Chile and for conducting further research to promote conservation of this species.