First record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius (Scombriformes: Trichiuridae) in the western South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Eduardo, Leandro N., Villarins, Bárbara T., Lucena‐Frédou, Flávia, Frédou, Thierry, Lira, Alex S., Bertrand, Arnaud, Mincarone, Michael M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Rocas; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13796; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.13796; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.13796; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jfb.13796

This study reports on the first record of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius in the western South Atlantic Ocean, based on a single specimen 725 mm standard length collected between 0 and 610 m depth around Rocas Atoll off north‐eastern Brazil. Measurements and counts are provided and compared with those available in the literature.