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Asarcenchelys longimanus (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), two additional specimens and range extension in the south-western Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2011

A. Carvalho-Filho ,
G. Marcolvaldi  and
M.I.G. Paiva
A. Carvalho-Filho*
Affiliation:
Fish-Bizz Ltda, Rua Maria Garcez, 39, São Paulo, SP, 05424-070, Brazil
G. Marcolvaldi
Affiliation:
Projeto Tamar-ICMBio, Avenida do Farol Garcia D'Ávila, s/n, Praia do Forte, Mata de São João, BA, 48280-000, Brazil
M.I.G. Paiva
Affiliation:
Projeto Tamar-ICMBio, Avenida do Farol Garcia D'Ávila, s/n, Praia do Forte, Mata de São João, BA, 48280-000, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Carvalho-Filho, Fish-Bizz Ltda., Rua Maria Garcez, 39, São Paulo, SP, 05424-070, Brazil email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The rare ophichthid eel Asarcenchelys longimanus is reported for the first time from Bahia State, north-eastern Brazil. To date, only two specimens of A. longimanus, the holotype and a paratype, were known. The new finding extends its distribution to about 2400 km southwards along the Brazilian coastline and provides a new maximum size for the species. Comparisons of the morphometric and meristic data between our specimens and those used in the original description are provided.

Keywords

range extensionnew datadeep-sea fishBrazil
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e55
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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