Unusual records of deepwater teleosteans trawled off the western coast of Mexico

J Fish Biol. 2016 Sep;89(3):1889-96. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13087. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Abstract

The first records of three midwater species for the Mexican ichthyofauna (Holtbyrnia laticauda, Brama dussumieri and Cubiceps baxteri), caught off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, in mid 2014, are reported. As far as is known, they are the first verified specimens, geo-referenced and catalogued in a reference fish collection for the west coast of Mexico. The species' known distributions were extended northward in the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from 3495 to 8300 km.

Keywords: Pacific Ocean; extended distribution; midwater fish.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fishes
  • Mexico
  • Osmeriformes*
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Perciformes*