FIRST RECORD OF Polymixia nobilis LOWE, 1838 (ACTINOPTERYGII: POLYMIXIIDAE) IN CEARÁ STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Carolina Cerqueira de Paiva Bióloga, Instituto de Cièncias do Mar, Laboratório de Ecologia Animal (LECA)
  • Rodrigo de Salles Bolsista da Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CAPES/FUNCAP
  • Maria Elisabeth de Araújo Professora Associada II, Departamento de Oceanografia – UFPE, Recife, PE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v42i2.6021

Keywords:

Polymixia nobilis, fi rst record, taxonomy, geographic distribution, Ceará State.

Abstract

The species Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1838 (Actinopterygii: Polymixiidae) is recorded for the fi rst time in the state of Ceará, Brazil, based on one specimen collected on the Aracati Seamount at a 205 meter depth. Moreover, new meristic and morphologic data are presented.

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2009-12-01

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