Validating the presence of Spanish Flag, Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) (Perciformes, Serranidae), from the south-western Gulf of Mexico

Validating the presence of Spanish Flag, Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) (Perciformes, Serranidae), from the south-western Gulf of Mexico

We report the presence of Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Four specimens (198–224 mm standard length) were caught at two locations south of Veracruz. These records increases the number of species in the family Serranidae for Mexico to 113....

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Main Authors: Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo López-Segovia, Viridiana R. Escartín-Alpizar, María de Lourdes Jiménez-Badillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-09-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Chernas
Epinephelinidae
grouper
range extension
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/66867/download/pdf/
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Summary:We report the presence of Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Four specimens (198–224 mm standard length) were caught at two locations south of Veracruz. These records increases the number of species in the family Serranidae for Mexico to 113. We include morphometry and meristic data of our specimens.
ISSN:1809-127X

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