This study reports on the first record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius in the western South Atlantic Ocean, based on a single specimen 725 mm standard length collected between 0 and 610 m depth around Rocas Atoll off north‐eastern Brazil. Measurements and counts are provided and compared with those available in the literature.
Reference
Eduardo L.N., Teixeira B., Lucena Frédou F., Frédou T., Souza Lira A., Bertrand A., Mincarone M., 2018. First record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius Parin 1983 (Scombriformes: Trichiuridae) in the western South Atlantic. 2018. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13796
Keywords
Brazil, deep-sea fish, Rocas Atoll, scabbardfish, western South Atlantic Ocean
First published: 10 September 2018
