Unusual shallow inshore records of Cornish blackfish Schedophilus medusophagus (Stromateoidei: Centrolophidae) from Galician waters (NW Spain)

• Main Authors: Bañón, Rafael, Quigley, Declan, Miranda, Ana, Arronte-Prieto, Juan Carlos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo; Medio Marino; Cornish; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/870; http://hdl.handle.net/10261/323721

Three shallow inshore records of Cornish blackfish Schedophilus medusophagus from Galician Waters (NW Spain) are reported. S. medusophagus is a relatively rare mesopelagic species in the NE Atlantic. Adult specimens are mainly found in medium-depth waters (300-900 m). Their presence in shallower coa...