Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus (Labridae) confirmed in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean |
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| Authors: | C. L. S. Sampaio J. Santander‐neto T. L. A. Costa |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Unidade de Ensino Penedo. Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conserva??o, Penedo, AL, Brazil;2. Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Campus Piúma. Rua Augusto da Costa Oliveira, Piúma, Espírito Santo, Brazil;3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Botanica, Ecologia e Zoologia, Campus Universitário, Natal, RN, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Based on material deposited in collections, photographic records and other reports from fishermen and divers, the occurrence of the hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus (Labridae) is confirmed in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean, near the Brazilian coast as far south as southern Brazil. The recognized range of this species should therefore be extended c. 3000 km further south. |
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| Keywords: | Brazil conservation Labridae new record reef fish |
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