First occurrence of the blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Congridae), in the waters of the Canary Islands: A comparative study of eastern Atlantic Paraconger species

The blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870), is a Macaronesian endemic species, hitherto known for Madeira and Azores. This work, based on by an extensive classical and molecular systematic study of one specimen captured by scuba-diving at El Hierro, provides evidence of its presence in...

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Published inActa ichthyologica et piscatoria Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 89 - 93
Main Authors Moreno Borges, Sergio, Brito, Alberto, Escanez, Alejandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Szczecin West Pomeranian University of Technology 01.01.2019
Pensoft Publishers
Subjects
Bioinformatics
Blackspot
Canary Islands
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diving
DNA
Endemic species
first occurrence
Fish
Fishing
Islands
Mitochondrial DNA
morp
Morphology
Museums
Paraconger
Phylogenetics
Scuba diving
Studies
Vertebra
Gulf of Guinea
Madeira (Island)
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Azores
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Summary:The blackspot conger, Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870), is a Macaronesian endemic species, hitherto known for Madeira and Azores. This work, based on by an extensive classical and molecular systematic study of one specimen captured by scuba-diving at El Hierro, provides evidence of its presence in the Canary Islands. A comparative study of the Paraconger species inhabiting the eastern Atlantic is presented.
ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3750/AIEP/02518