First record of the deep-water whalefish Cetichthys indagator (Actinopterygii: Cetomimidae) in the North Atlantic Ocean

R P Vieira; B Christiansen; S Christiansen; J M S Gonçalves

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03378.x

First record of the deep-water whalefish Cetichthys indagator (Actinopterygii: Cetomimidae) in the North Atlantic Ocean

J Fish Biol. 2012 Aug;81(3):1133-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03378.x. Epub 2012 Jul 16.

Authors

R P Vieira¹, B Christiansen, S Christiansen, J M S Gonçalves

Affiliation

¹ CCMAR-Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal. r.vieira87@gmail.com

PMID: 22880744
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03378.x

Abstract

The whalefish Cetichthys indagator is reported for the first time in the North Atlantic Ocean. This record increases to five the number of specimens ever caught and represents the northernmost occurrence of this species in the northern hemisphere.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Fishes / anatomy & histology*
Fishes / classification
Species Specificity