First record of African Hind, Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828) (Perciformes, Epinephelidae) in the South-western Atlantic

By

Garcia, Lucas Canes
Rangel Moreira, Cristiano
Carvalho Filho, Alfredo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-11-2

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

961--965

Subjects

Brazil , Brazilian economic exclusive zone , Grouper , introduced species , Reef fish

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.6.961

 

Abstract

Recent studies reported the introduction of non-native species on the Brazilian coast. In this contribution, we provide the first record of Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes 1828) in the western South Atlantic, based on a specimen captured off the Ilhas Cagarras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and discuss the potential agents for its introduction. While this single specimen was collected in 2006 in a well-known locality, no other specimen has been captured since.