Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi

The reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae), five of them in the genus Acanthurus. Recent recreational scuba diving at Isla Darwin in the Galapagos archipelago produced photographs of adults of an additional species of Acanthurus, A....

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Autores principales:	D. Ross Robertson, Allison L. Morgan-Estapé, Carlos J. Estapé
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Publicado:	Pensoft Publishers 2021
Materias:	Citizen science Galapagos new record oceanic is Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2df1fdb5575443e4b127cf9f77b440492021-11-24T04:30:57ZAcanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi10.15560/17.6.16091809-127Xhttps://doaj.org/article/2df1fdb5575443e4b127cf9f77b440492021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://checklist.pensoft.net/article/73239/download/pdf/https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/73239/download/xml/https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/73239/https://doaj.org/toc/1809-127XThe reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae), five of them in the genus Acanthurus. Recent recreational scuba diving at Isla Darwin in the Galapagos archipelago produced photographs of adults of an additional species of Acanthurus, A. mata (Cuvier, 1829), for which there are no previous records in the TEP. This species may have escaped previous notice due to its semi-pelagic habitat preference and its resemblance to Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835, which occurs throughout much of the Galapagos.D. Ross RobertsonAllison L. Morgan-EstapéCarlos J. EstapéPensoft PublishersarticleCitizen scienceGalapagosnew recordoceanic isBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENCheck List, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 1609-1614 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Citizen science Galapagos new record oceanic is Biology (General) QH301-705.5 D. Ross Robertson Allison L. Morgan-Estapé Carlos J. Estapé Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
description	The reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae), five of them in the genus Acanthurus. Recent recreational scuba diving at Isla Darwin in the Galapagos archipelago produced photographs of adults of an additional species of Acanthurus, A. mata (Cuvier, 1829), for which there are no previous records in the TEP. This species may have escaped previous notice due to its semi-pelagic habitat preference and its resemblance to Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835, which occurs throughout much of the Galapagos.
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author	D. Ross Robertson Allison L. Morgan-Estapé Carlos J. Estapé
author_facet	D. Ross Robertson Allison L. Morgan-Estapé Carlos J. Estapé
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title	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
title_short	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
title_full	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
title_fullStr	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
title_full_unstemmed	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi
title_sort	acanthurus mata (cuvier, 1829), elongate surgeonfish (acanthuridae), newly recorded in the tropical eastern pacifi
publisher	Pensoft Publishers
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2df1fdb5575443e4b127cf9f77b44049
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Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829), Elongate Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), newly recorded in the Tropical Eastern Pacifi

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