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

• Main Authors: Bañón, R. (Rafael), Quigley, D.T.G. (Declan), Miranda, A. (Ana), Arronte-Prieto, J.C. (Juan Carlos)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
• Subjects: Cornish; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/870

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...