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First report of Macruronus novaezelandiae (Gadiformes: Merluccidae: Macruroninae) from Atlantic tropical waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Alfredo Carvalho-Filho ,
Guy Marcovaldi ,
Cláudio L.S. Sampaio  and
M. Isabel G. Paiva
Alfredo Carvalho-Filho*
Affiliation:
Fish-Bizz Ltda, Rua Maria Garcez, 39, São Paulo, SP, 05424-070, Brazil
Guy Marcovaldi
Affiliation:
Projeto Tamar-ICMBio, Avenida do Farol Garcia D'Ávila, s/n, Praia do Forte, Mata de São João, BA, 48280-000, Brazil
Cláudio L.S. Sampaio
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Unidade de Ensino Penedo, Avenida Beira Rio s/n, Centro Histórico, Penedo, AL, 57.200-000, Brazil
M. Isabel G. Paiva
Affiliation:
Projeto Tamar-ICMBio, Avenida do Farol Garcia D'Ávila, s/n, Praia do Forte, Mata de São João, BA, 48280-000, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Carvalho-Filho, Fish-Bizz Ltda, Rua Maria Garcez, 39, São Paulo SP, 05424-070, Brazil email: alfie@telnet.com.br
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Abstract

The occurrence of the merluccid Macruronus novaezelandiae from tropical waters off Bahia, eastern Brazil, is reported for the first time due to the capture of an adult of 712.3 mm standard length in May 2008, from a depth of 400 m. Until then no specimen had been reported north of 32°29′S on the South American Atlantic coast. This new record extends the species' range to about 2500 km northwards along the Brazilian coastline and is the first ever from tropical waters in the world. A comparison of the morphometric characters is provided.

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range extensionMacruronus magellanicusdeep-sea fishBrazil

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e49
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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