Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 49(1): 89-93, doi: 10.3750/AIEP/02518

First occurrence of the blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Congridae), in the waters of the Canary Islands: A comparative study of eastern Atlantic Paraconger species

S. Moreno-Borges, A. Escánez, A. Brito

Corresponding author: S. Moreno-Borges

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Citation: Moreno-Borges S, Escánez A, Brito A (2019) First occurrence of the blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Congridae), in the waters of the Canary Islands: A comparative study of eastern Atlantic Paraconger species. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 49(1): 89-93. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02518

Abstract

The blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870), is a Macaronesian endemic species, hitherto known for Madeira and Azores. This work, based on by an extensive classical and molecular systematic study of one specimen captured by scuba-diving at El Hierro, provides evidence of its presence in the Canary Islands. A comparative study of the Paraconger species inhabiting the eastern Atlantic is presented.

Keywords

Canary Islands, first occurrence, Paraconger, morphological and molecular study, eastern Atlantic.