Geographic Range Expansion and Taxonomic Notes of the Shortfin Neoscopelid Neoscopelus cf. microchir (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae) in the North-Eastern Atlantic

One specimen of the shortfin neoscopelid Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, 1943, has been recorded for the first time on the Porcupine Bank, southwestern Ireland, providing a new northern limit of distribution for the eastern Atlantic. Morphometric and meristic parameters confirm the taxonomic identi...

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Published in:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Main Authors: Bañón, R. (Rafael), de-Carlos, A. (Alejandro), Acosta-Morillas, V. (Víctor), Baldó, F. (Francisco)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz 2022
Subjects:
NE Atlantic
deep-water fishes
seamount
cryptic species
distribution
blackchins
fish
marine resources
genetic diversity
Porcupine Bank
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15863
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10070954
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Summary:One specimen of the shortfin neoscopelid Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, 1943, has been recorded for the first time on the Porcupine Bank, southwestern Ireland, providing a new northern limit of distribution for the eastern Atlantic. Morphometric and meristic parameters confirm the taxonomic identification. However, DNA barcoding shows deficiencies in current taxonomy and the potential occurrence of cryptic species. On this basis, the specimen is cautiously reported as Neosopelus cf. microchir pending a taxonomic revision of the genus. Versión del editor

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