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First record of Polymixia nobilis (Polymixiformes: Polymixiidae) close to the Strait of Gibraltar (south-western Spain)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

C. Farias ,
J. Canoura  and
J. Gil
C. Farias*
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
J. Canoura
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
J. Gil
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: C. Farias, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The capture of a specimen of Polymixia nobilis, a rare species in the eastern Atlantic waters north of the Canary and Madeira Islands, is reported as the first record in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Keywords

Polymixia nobilisStrait of GibraltarPagellus bogaraveoGulf of Cádiz
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e55
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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