First Report of Dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus (lampriformes: Trachipteridae), from Canadian Waters

Auteurs-es

  • Craig F. Purchase Memorial University

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i4.1912

Mots-clés :

Dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus, Newfoundland, range extension

Résumé

In November 2014, a recently dead specimen of the meso-pelagic Dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus, was found on a fjord beach in northern Newfoundland. This represents the first record of the species in Canadian waters.

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Publié-e

2018-05-23

Numéro

Vol. 131 No. 4 (2017)

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