Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 47(1): 81-84, doi: 10.3750/AIEP/02114
First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African Coast
M. Freitas, S. Vieira, L. Costa, J. Delgado, M. Biscoito, J.A. GonzálezCorresponding author: M. Freitas © M. Freitas, S. Vieira, L. Costa, J. Delgado, M. Biscoito, J.A. González. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Freitas M, Vieira S, Costa L, Delgado J, Biscoito M, González J (2017) First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African Coast. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 47(1): 81-84. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02114 |  |
Abstract
This study reports new findings of Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglésias et Sellos, 2011, which represent new records of this fish from Madeira and Morocco. The specimens were caught at the depths between 800 and 1221 m. Additional specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum of Funchal (MMF) were also studied as a comparative material and the results are reported herein. The new records of C. opalescens extend the previously known area of distribution of this fish further south.
Keywords
deep-sea fish, new record, Archipelago of Madeira, Morocco, NE Atlantic