Pimentel et al. 2019

New records of the snow bass Serranus chionaraia (Perciformes: Serranidae) confirm an established population in the Brazilian Province

Pimentel CR, Vilar CC, Rolim FA, Abieri ML, Joyeux JC

scientific article J Fish Biol
Abstract

The snow bass Serranus chionaraiais a small-bodied reef fish presumed to be restricted to the Caribbean Province, with a single specimen captured south of the Amazon River mouth. Recent surveys with baited remote underwater stereo-video systems detected the species c. 1900 km southward. Meristic and morphometric characters of two specimens examined in this study confirmed the species identity, which greatly extends the speciesʼ range southward on the eastern coast of Brazil and indicates the presence of an established population of S. chionaraia in the Brazilian Province.

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43–65 m
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6 × (total of 1429 words)
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