Check List 17(6): 1633-1637, doi: 10.15560/17.6.1633
Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), Golden Snapper, range extension to the Galapagos Islands
D. Ross Robertson‡, Carol D. Cox§, Robert L. Cox§‡ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama§ Independent Photographer, Port St Joe, United States of America
Corresponding author: D. Ross Robertson ( robertsondr@si.edu ) Academic editor: Hudson Tercio Pinheiro © D. Ross Robertson, Carol D. Cox, Robert L. Cox. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. Citation:
Robertson DR, Cox CD, Cox RL (2021) Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), Golden Snapper, range extension to the Galapagos Islands. Check List 17(6): 1633-1637. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.6.1633 |  |
Abstract
The well-cataloged marine fish fauna of the Galapagos Islands includes eight of the 12 species of snappers (Lutjanidae) found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. A recent recreational scuba dive in the Galapagos produced photographs of an additional snapper species, Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), which was sufficiently common as to likely have a recently established resident population.
Keywords
Citizen science, new record, oceanic island, reef-fish, scuba diving, Tropical Eastern Pacific