| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Caires, Rodrigo Antunes
[1]
;
dos Santos, Wagner C. R.
[2, 3]
;
Machado, Leonardo
[4]
;
Oliveira, Claudio
[5]
;
Cerqueira, Najila N. C. D.
[5]
;
Rotundo, Matheus Marcos
[6]
;
Oliveira, Cintia
[7]
;
Marceniuk, Alexandre P.
[3, 4]
Total Authors: 8
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool MZUSP, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rural Amazonia, Belem, Para - Brazil
[3] Ctr Pesquisa & Gestao Recursos Pesqueiros Litoral, Inst Chico Mendes Conservacao Biodiversidade ICMB, Belem, Para - Brazil
[4] Inst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Santa Catarina, Ctr Referencia Navegacao & Pesca Maritima, Itajai, SC - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho UN, Inst Biociencias, Dept Morfol, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Santa Cecilia, Acervo Zool, Santos, SP - Brazil
[7] Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belem, Para - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 7
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Acta Amazonica; v. 49, n. 3, p. 197+, JUL-SEP 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT Despite its importance in biogeographical, ecological, and commercial terms, the fish fauna of the northern Brazilian coast is still poorly known, representing the least sampled portion of the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. We collected Tonkin weakfish, Cynoscion similis specimens during extensive surveys of the northern Brazilian coast and concluded that C. similis is common in this region. While the species had not previously been reported for the northern Brazilian state of Pará, it may have been recorded in studies of industrial fisheries, being identified only as Cynoscion sp. or by the common name pescada negra. This reinforces the need for the reliable taxonomical identification of species, to guarantee the collection of accurate data on ecology and fisheries, and ultimately, support the development of effective conservation strategies. Here we provide additional morphological and molecular data to distinguish Cynoscion similis from the closely related Cynoscion jamaicensis, and other congeners. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/26508-3 - Phylogeny of the hyperdiverse order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) using ultraconserved elements |
| Grantee: | Claudio de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/09204-6 - Biodiversity and Biogeography in marine-estuarine fishes (Teleostei) from Brazil |
| Grantee: | Claudio de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |