First record of Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Osteichthyes: Gonostomatidae) in the North - Western Mediterranean

The first record of Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Osteichthyies: Gonostomatidae) in the North-Western Mediterranean (South West of Majorca lsland) is reported. lt is a deep mesopelagic fish, with a circumglobal distribution, tropical and subtropical. It occurs in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indo-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Román-Marcote, Esther, Alemany, Francisco, Carbonell, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/328859
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/328859
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gonostomatidae
Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
Pesquerías
Mediterranean
Balearic Sea
Mediterrani
Mar Balear
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Sumario:The first record of Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Osteichthyies: Gonostomatidae) in the North-Western Mediterranean (South West of Majorca lsland) is reported. lt is a deep mesopelagic fish, with a circumglobal distribution, tropical and subtropical. It occurs in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indo-Pacific between 500 to 1200 m. Morphometric and meristic characteristics are given.