New records of Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino &amp; Luzzatto, 2004 (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil

Luci Pereira; Rosana Silveira; Vinícius Abilhoa

doi:10.15560/12.1.1822

Check List 12(1): e19424, doi: 10.15560/12.1.1822

New records of Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004 (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil

Luci F. Pereira^‡, Rosana B. Silveira^§, Vinícius Abilhoa^|

‡ Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil§ Laboratório de Aquicultura Marinha (LABAQUAC), Brazil| Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia, Brazil

Corresponding author: Luci Pereira ( luci.pereira@ufpr.br )

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Citation: Pereira L, Silveira R, Abilhoa V (2016) New records of Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004 (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil. Check List 12(1): 1822. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.1.1822

Abstract

Abstract: The seahorse Hippocampus patagonicus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) is the southernmost occurring species of its genus in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its distribution seems to be restricted to the Southwestern Atlantic, along the coasts of Argentina and Brazil. Herein we report the incidental capture of six individuals as bycatch in the shrimp trawl fishery off the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil. Additional information on the geographic distribution of H. patagonicus, together with its ecology and life history, is important for conservation of this threatened species. These data can promote the development of appropriate management and conservation strategies for populations along the Brazilian coast.

Keywords

distribution; Gasterosteiformes; bycatch; Southwestern Atlantic; threatened species