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Issue: Vol. 1236 No. 1: 19 Jun. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-06-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1236.1.2
Page range: 23–36
Abstract views: 69
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Distribution of larval Stomiidae of the Brazilian central coast, southwest Atlantic Ocean (12°S–22°S)

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão. 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão. 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Pisces Spatial distribution Stomiidae mesopelagic larvae Southwest Atlantic Ocean

Abstract

This study was designed to describe the occurrence and distribution of Stomiidae along the Brazilian central coast. Three oceanographic cruises were made in the Brazilian central coast during the spring/1998, winter/1999 and autumn/2000. Stomiid larvae were very rare in the samples, occurring in 13% of the sampled stations. A total of 102 stomiid larvae were collected representing 11 species, some of which could only be identified to genus: Aristostomias sp., Astronesthes sp., Bathophilus sp., Eustomias sp., Melanostomias sp., Stomias sp., Chauliodus sloani, Flagellostomias boureei, Photonectes mirabilis, Photostomias guernei and Stomias affinis. All species identified have already been recorded from the Brazilian coast as adults, except for P. guernei, first recorded in this study. Most taxa were distributed both in the northern and southern regions of the study area, including the banks of the Vitória-Trindade Ridge. Stomias sp. was the most abundant taxon among all groups and was widely distributed along the study area. The species C. sloani and F. boureei were only collected in the south and north regions, respectively.

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