Non-native reef fishes in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: a recent record of Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) and biological aspects of Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833) (Perciformes, Pomacentridae)

By

Adelir-Alves, Johnatas
Soeth, Marcelo
Braga, Raul Rennó
Spach, Henry Louis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-3-23

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

379--385

Subjects

Azores Chromis , Bannerfish , Bioinvasions , Brazil , Citizen science , Reef fish

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.379

 

Abstract

In the present paper, we document a recent record of the Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus, an Indo-Pacific species, in the southwest Atlantic Ocean and comment on biological aspects of the Azores Chromis, Chromis limbata, an invasive reef fish in the western Atlantic Ocean. We suggest that investigations of invasive species along the Brazilian coast can use data provided by citizen science, strengthening the non-native reef fish control strategies.