Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone

Type Article
Date 2022
Language English
Author(s) Villarins Bárbara T.ORCID1, Dario Fabio DiORCID2, Eduardo Leandro N.ORCID3, 4, Lucena-Frédou FláviaORCID3, Bertrand ArnaudORCID3, 4, Prokofiev Artem M.ORCID5, 6, Mincarone Michael M.ORCID2
Affiliation(s) 1 : Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Conservação, Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. São José do Barreto, 764, 27965-045 Macaé, RJ, Brazil.
2 : Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. São José do Barreto, 764, 27965-045 Macaé, RJ, Brazil
3 : Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171- 900 Recife, PE, Brazil
4 : MARBEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
5 : A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninski prospekt 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
6 : P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovski rospect 36, Moscow 117997, Russia
Source Neotropical Ichthyology (1679-6225) (FapUNIFESP (SciELO)), 2022 , Vol. 20 , N. 2 , P. 27-31
DOI 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004
WOS© Times Cited 7
Keyword(s) Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Mesopelagic fishes, Rocas Atoll, Seamounts, Southwestern Tropical Atlantic
Abstract

The Stomiiformes includes about 455 species of mostly mesopelagic fishes in the families Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae, and Stomiidae. Here we report 55 species of the order collected during the ABRACOS (Acoustics along the BRAzilian COaSt) expeditions off northeastern Brazil, including islands and seamounts of Fernando de Noronha Ridge. Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Pachystomias microdon and Melanostomias biseriatus (Stomiidae) are recorded for the first time in the western South Atlantic. Eustomias bibulbosus, Grammatostomias ovatus and Photonectes achirus (Stomiidae) are recorded for the first time in the South Atlantic. Eustomias minimus (Stomiidae), previously known from four poorly preserved specimens, is reported for the first time in the Atlantic. Occurrences of 18 species are confirmed or recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone: Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Gonostoma denudatum (Gonostomatidae), Aristostomias grimaldii, Astronesthes gudrunae, Bathophilus nigerrimus, Borostomias elucens, Eustomias bibulbosus, E. braueri, E. minimus, E. schmidti, Grammatostomias ovatus, G. dentatus, Leptostomias gladiator, Melanostomias biseriatus, M. bartonbeani, Pachystomias microdon, Photonectes achirus, and Photostomias goodyeari (Stomiidae). Diagnostic and distributional data for all species recorded are provided, with new anatomical information presented for Melanostomias bartonbeani and Grammatostomias ovatus. A checklist of the 108 species of Stomiiformes confirmed in Brazilian waters is also presented.

Abstract <p>Stomiiformes inclui cerca de 455 esp&eacute;cies v&aacute;lidas de peixes principalmente mesopel&aacute;gicos, distribu&iacute;dos nas fam&iacute;lias Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae e Stomiidae. Aqui, relatamos a ocorr&ecirc;ncia de 55 esp&eacute;cies de Stomiiformes coletadas durante as expedi&ccedil;&otilde;es ABRACOS (Acoustics along the BRAzilian COaSt) no nordeste do Brasil, incluindo as ilhas e montes submarinos da Cadeia de Fernando de Noronha. Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Pachystomias microdon e Melanostomias biseriatus (Stomiidae) s&atilde;o registradas pela primeira vez no Atl&acirc;ntico Sul ocidental. Eustomias bibulbosus, Grammatostomias ovatus e Photonectes achirus (Stomiidae) s&atilde;o registradas pela primeira vez no Atl&acirc;ntico Sul. Eustomias minimus (Stomiidae), anteriormente conhecida a partir de quatro esp&eacute;cimes mal preservados, &eacute; reportada pela primeira vez no Atl&acirc;ntico. A ocorr&ecirc;ncia de 18 esp&eacute;cies &eacute; confirmada ou registrada pela primeira vez na Zona Econ&ocirc;mica Exclusiva brasileira: Triplophos hemingi (Diplophidae), Gonostoma denudatum (Gonostomatidae), Aristostomias grimaldii, Astronesthes gudrunae, Bathophilus nigerrimus, Borostomias elucens, Eustomias bibulbosus, E. braueri, E. minimus, E. schmidti, Grammatostomias ovatus, G. dentatus, Leptostomias gladiator, Melanostomias biseriatus, M. bartonbeani, Pachystomias microdon, Photonectes achirus, e Photostomias goodyeari (Stomiidae). Dados diagn&oacute;sticos e de distribui&ccedil;&atilde;o de todas as esp&eacute;cies registradas s&atilde;o fornecidos, com novas informa&ccedil;&otilde;es anat&ocirc;micas para Melanostomias bartonbeani e Grammatostomias ovatus. Uma lista preliminar das 108 esp&eacute;cies de Stomiiformes confirmadas em &aacute;guas brasileiras tamb&eacute;m &eacute; apresentada.</p>
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Villarins Bárbara T., Dario Fabio Di, Eduardo Leandro N., Lucena-Frédou Flávia, Bertrand Arnaud, Prokofiev Artem M., Mincarone Michael M. (2022). Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. Neotropical Ichthyology, 20(2), 27-31. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0004 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00783/89475/