New record of Azurina intercrusma (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Ovalentaria incertae sedis, Pomacentridae) and confirmation of Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson, 1828) (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) in the Galápagos Islands

By

Bensted-Smith, William
Keith, Inti
Grove, Jack
Banks, Stuart

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-9-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

611--620

Subjects

Citizen science , Eastern Tropical Pacific , new record , reef-eel , reef-fish , Scuba diving , subtidal monitoring

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.5.611

 

Abstract

Herein we provide the first published records for Azurina intercrusma and a correction of previous Scuticaria tigrina records within the Galápagos Marine Reserve. The former had not previously been reported north of the southern Ecuadorian coastline and represents a significant step outside of its known distribution for this cold-water species. Scuticaria tigrina had been mentioned in previous literature as present, but its inclusion appears to have been in error; we confirm its presence as a vagrant and provide evidence of live observations in different parts of the archipelago.