New and rare records of teleost fishes from the Cape Verde Islands (eastern-central Atlantic Ocean) Author González, José A. Author Martins, Albertino Author Santana, José I. Author Triay-Portella, Raül Author Monteiro, Carlos Author García-Martín, Verónica Author Jiménez, Sebastián Author González-Lorenzo, Gustavo Author Pajuelo, José G. Author Lorenzo, José M. Author Biscoito, Manuel text Cybium 2014 2014-12-31 38 4 289 300 http://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2014-384-007 journal article 10.26028/cybium/2014-384-007 2101-0315 13617414 Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) Material examined. - MMF 43114, 390 mm TL , 16°35’N 22°54’W , Baía de Santa Maria , Sal Island , cruise Cabo Verde 2005‑06, caught at surface over a substrate of sand and pebbles with green ( Avrainvillea sp. ) and red algae and rhodoliths at 13 m depth , 21 Jul. 2012 , hand net . Additional material. - Another specimen was caught at 15°26’N 23°27’W , Bancona Bank , NE of Santiago Island , cruise Taliarte 2003‑08, caught at surface over a hard substrate at 35‑40 m depth, 17 Aug. 2003 , hand net. Table II. - Systematic list of the species collected, with depth of capture, number of individuals caught, collecting gear and location. First records in bold. SV: São Vicente, SZ: Santa Luzia, BV: Boa Vista, ST: Santiago, SL: Sal, and SN: São Nicolau; * incidental collection; 0: no catches, –: collecting gear not operated at this depth in this island.
Total Collecting gear Islands
Order / Family Species Depth of capture (m) BT SFST Other SV SZ BV ST SL SN
Anguilliformes
Myrocongridae Myroconger compressus 104‑925 174 142 32 8 2 23 130 11
Muraenidae Gymnothorax maderensis 149‑250 10 0 10 7 3
Gymnothorax polygonius 88‑220 103 29 74 11 7 7 16 62
Gymnothorax vicinus 41-96 6 6 0 3 2 1
Muraena helena 83‑300 256 72 184 39 8 9 41 154 5
Muraena robusta 47 1 1 0 1
Synaphobranchidae Synaphobranchus affinis 191‑1060 427 279 148 1 117 307 2
Ophichthidae Echelus myrus 118‑339 27 8 19 18 9
Echelus pachyrhynchus 175‑460 13 10 3 1 8 4
Myrichthys pardalis 0 2 2 1 1
Phaenomonas longissima 0 1 1 1
Colocongridae Coloconger cadenati 260‑900 273 226 47 179 92 2
Congridae Conger conger 66-344 63 38 25 3 5 7 36 9 3
Gnathophis mystax 110‑289 7 7 0 7
Stomiiformes
Gnostomatidae Cyclothone microdon 300‑500 1 1* - 1
Stomiidae Stomias affinis 500‑700 2 2* - 2
Aulopiformes
Synodontidae Synodus synodus 140‑150 1 1 0 1
Polymixiiformes
Polymixiidae Polymixia nobilis 66‑289 8 8 0 7 1
Gadiformes
Macrouridae Hymenocephalus italicus 300‑500 1 1 - 1
Nezumia aequalis 500‑700 1 1 - 1
Nezumia africana 191‑198 1 1 - 1
Nezumia duodecim 831‑1023 2 2 - 2
Sphagemacrurus hirundo 268‑292 1 1 0 1
Moridae Gadella imberbis 192‑400 3 1 2 1 2
Laemonema laureysi 305‑745 58 57 1 38 18 2
Physiculus cyanostrophus 90‑339 459 12 447 31 62 14 315 22 15
Physiculus spp. 104‑506 80 5 75 5 25 44 6
Phycidae Phycis phycis 50‑700 20 19 1 16 1 2 1
Beryciformes
Trachichthyidae Gephyroberyx darwinii 126‑450 3 3 0 1 1 1
Holocentridae Sargocentrum hastatum 74‑96 1 1 0 1
Gasterosteiformes
Syngnathidae Hippocampus algiricus 175‑274 1 1 - 1
Aulostomidae Aulostomus strigosus 104‑131 4 1 3 4
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae Ectreposebastes imus 651‑670 1 1 - 1
Helicolenus dactylopterus 175‑659 37 34 3 8 27 2
Neomerinthe folgori 110‑378 13 7 6 3 1 9
Pontinus kuhlii 89‑360 352 117 235 41 3 17 178 98 15
Scorpaena elongata 106‑270 15 15 0 1 13 1
Scorpaena laevis 25 1 1 1
Table I. - Continued.
Total Collecting gear Islands
Order / Family Species Depth of capture (m) BT SFST Other SV SZ BV ST SL SN
Liparidae Paraliparis sp. 502‑592 1 1 - 1
Perciformes
Serranidae Anthias anthias 104‑225 7 3 4 1 5 1
Cephalopholis taeniops 104‑121 1 1 0 1
Epinephelus goreensis 113‑180 2 1 1 1 1
Rypticus saponaceus 66‑74 1 1 0 1
Serranus atricauda 66‑180 41 3 38 4 11 9 17
Carangidae Seriola fasciata 132‑148 1 0 1 1
Caristiidae Platyberyx opalescens 776‑800 1 1 - 1
Lutjanidae Lutjanus goreensis 51‑60 5 5 5
Haemulidae Parapristipoma humile 70‑135 20 5 15 2 3 6 9
Pomadasys perotaei 11‑55 5 1 - 4 4 1
Sparidae Boops boops 100‑230 2 2 0 2
Dentex macrophthalmus 89‑592 1081 146 935 25 4 1027 25
Pagellus acarne 67‑335 2210 1252 958 591 117 1477 20 5
Pagrus africanus 100 2 2 - 2
Spondyliosoma cantharus 90‑187 1 1 0 1
Mullidae Pseudupeneus prayensis 74‑96 1 1 0 1
Labridae Acantholabrus palloni 74‑302 13 0 13 4 1 6 2
Bodianus scrofa 104‑131 6 1 5 2 1 1 2
Lappanella fasciata 102‑125 7 0 7 4 3
Trachinidae Trachinus sp. 122‑137 1 1 0 1
Blenniidae Ophioblennius atlanticus 112‑220 2 2* 0 2
Gempylidae Promethichthys prometheus 125‑197 6 0 6 2 1 2 1
Caproidae Antigonia capros 96-234 12 0 12 8 4
Capros aper 113‑182 3 1 2 3
Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides marmoratus 74‑96 2 2 0 2
Sphoeroides pachygaster 66‑255 309 51 258 76 91 113 13 15 1
Remarks. - A tropical demersal eastern Atlantic species found burrowing in coarse sand along rocky coasts. Known from the Canary Islands and Western Sahara ( Leiby, 1990 ), the Cape Verdes ( Franca and Vasconcelos, 1962 ; Blache and Cadenat, 1971 ; Brito et al. , 1999 ) and São Tomé Island ( Afonso et al. , 1999 ) to Annobon Island , Equatorial Guinea ( Leiby, 1990 ). Information on its bathymetric distribution is scarce. In the Canaries it has been found between 3 and 15 m ( Brito et al. , 2002 ), and recently between 1 and 25 m (in sea grass meadows) ( Espino et al. , 2007 ; Arturo Boyra, pers. com. 2014). Our specimens were caught while actively swimming at surface at night, over 13 to 35 m depth, probably due to the large number of small organisms concentrated around the vessel, attracted by its bright lights.