First record of Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch &amp; Schneider, 1801) and Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) (Pisces: Teleostei) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern coast of Brazil

José Garcia Júnior; Geovanine Alves; Jorge Eduardo Oliveira; Adriana Carvalho

doi:10.15560/13.3.2119

Check List 13(3): e19721, doi: 10.15560/13.3.2119

First record of Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) and Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) (Pisces: Teleostei) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern coast of Brazil

José Garcia Jr.^‡, Geovanine Araújo Alves^§, Jorge Eduardo Lins Oliveira^|, Adriana Rosa Carvalho^§

‡ Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Macau, Rua das Margaridas, 300, CEP 59500-000, Macau, RN, Brazil., Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Dept. of Ecology, Campus Central. CEP 59.098-970 Natal/RN, Brazil., Brazil| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Laboratório de Biologia Pesqueira, Praia de Mãe Luiza, s/n°, CEP 59014-100, Natal, RN, Brazil., Brazil

Corresponding author: Geovanine Alves ( geovaninealves@gmail.com )

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Citation: Garcia Júnior J, Alves G, Oliveira J, Carvalho A (2017) First record of Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) and Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) (Pisces: Teleostei) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern coast of Brazil. Check List 13(3): 2119. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2119

Abstract

A new occurrence each of Batrachoides surinamensis and Canthidermis maculata is reported in the northeastern coast of Brazil. This report adds to the known records for both species and increases the regional marine fish richness to 461 species. Following these records, 1.6 tons of C. maculata were landed from May 2016 to January 2017, representing more than 1,500 individuals caught monthly. While it sheds light on the importance of C. maculata, the economic and social role of B. surinamensis remains unknown. Likewise, their conservation status is currently uncertain and further investigation is warranted.

Keywords

ichthyofauna; marine biodiversity; new record; Western Atlantic Ocean; Pacuma Toadfish; Rough Triggerfish