Geographic range expansion and taxonomic notes of the shortfin Neoscopelid Neoscopelus cf. microchir (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae) in the North-Eastern Atlantic
DATE:
2022-07-12
UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER: http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3696
EDITED VERSION: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/7/954
UNESCO SUBJECT: 2401.14-4 Taxonomía Animal Peces ; 2510.05 Zoología Marina ; 2510.06 Procesos del Fondo Marino
DOCUMENT TYPE: article
ABSTRACT
One specimen of the shortfin neoscopelid Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, 1943, has been recorded for the first time on the Porcupine Bank, southwestern Ireland, providing a new northern limit of distribution for the eastern Atlantic. Morphometric and meristic parameters confirm the taxonomic identification. However, DNA barcoding shows deficiencies in current taxonomy and the potential occurrence of cryptic species. On this basis, the specimen is cautiously reported as Neosopelus cf. microchir pending a taxonomic revision of the genus.