Observations on Synaphobranchus calvus Melo, 2007 (Actinopterygii: Synaphobranchidae), off the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Authors

  • Jailza Tavares de Oliveira-Silva Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Francisco José Pinho de Matos Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v46i2.909

Keywords:

Synaphobranchus calvus, report, biology, morphometrics, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Morphometric proportions and biological data (feeding, spawning, parasites) are presented for  Synaphobranchus  calvus Melo, 2007 (Actinopterygii: Synaphobranchidae) based on 18 specimens (total length varying between 359,0 mm  and 680,0 mm) collected off Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Western South Atlantic Ocean) between 1,040 m and 1,340  m of depth. The feeding diet of  S. calvus is composed mainly of fish and invertebrates, and with the present report the  maximum size of this species is increased to 680.0 mm in total length. 

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Jailza Tavares de Oliveira-Silva, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Bióloga, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas.

Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Professor Assistente, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas.

Francisco José Pinho de Matos, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Biólogo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Biologia Marinha.

Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Tavares de Oliveira-Silva, J., Lopes, P. R. D., & Pinho de Matos, F. J. (2013). Observations on Synaphobranchus calvus Melo, 2007 (Actinopterygii: Synaphobranchidae), off the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Arquivos De Ciências Do Mar, 46(2). https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v46i2.909

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