First record of Pomacanthus maculosus (Perciformes, Pomacanthidae) in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean

A single Pomacanthus maculosus was filmed during a scuba diving survey on a rocky reef from southern Brazil. The body shape and coloration pattern confirmed the species identification. The biological and ecological characteristics of P. maculosus and the long distance of Brazil from its original dis...

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Published in:Journal of fish biology 2018-11, Vol.93 (5), p.988-991
Main Authors: Soeth, Marcelo, Adelir‐Alves, Johnatas, Loose, Robin, Daros, Felippe A., Spach, Henry L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Distribution
Animals
Anthropogenic factors
Atlantic Ocean
Body shape
Brazil
Coloration
Colour
Diving
Diving surveys
Introduced Species
Marine fishes
New records
non‐indigenous species
pathway of dispersion
Perciformes - anatomy & histology
Perciformes - classification
Perciformes - physiology
Pomacanthus maculosus
reef fish
Scuba diving
Species identification
Surveying
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Summary:A single Pomacanthus maculosus was filmed during a scuba diving survey on a rocky reef from southern Brazil. The body shape and coloration pattern confirmed the species identification. The biological and ecological characteristics of P. maculosus and the long distance of Brazil from its original distribution strongly suggest of an anthropogenic pathway of dispersion.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/jfb.13791