scholarly journals New distribution record of Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (Elopiformes, Megalopidae) in El Salvador, Eastern Pacific Ocean

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 933-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Enrique Barraza
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Eastern Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tropical Eastern Pacific ◽  
Species Occurrence ◽  
Regional Monitoring ◽  
Megalops Atlanticus ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

A new geographical distribution record of an Atlantic Ocean species, Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847, is reported on the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean based on 2 incidental captures by local fishermen at the Acajutla city, El Salvador. Two photographs, which give clear evidence of this species, demonstrate the increasing range of M. atlanticus in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Regional monitoring of this species occurrence is recommended.

Paleoceanography of the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean

Science ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 255 (5041) ◽  
pp. 172-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. GRIGG ◽  
R. HEY
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Eastern Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tropical Eastern Pacific

First record of hybridization in Caranx Lacepède, 1801 (Carangidae: Perciformes) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4890 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-274
Author(s):  
ARTURO ANGULO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS MOLINA ◽  
FEDERICO HAMPL ◽  
SEBASTIÁN HERNÁNDEZ
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
First Record ◽  
Molecular Techniques ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Recreational Fishing ◽  
Eastern Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tropical Eastern Pacific ◽  
Fishing Trip ◽  
Unusual Combination

During a recreational fishing trip on May 2017 to Isla Montuosa, Pacific coast of Panama (7.467472, -82.266556; 30 m depth), a specimen belonging to the genus Caranx was captured. The specimen showed an unusual combination of external characters, intermediate among the species known to occur in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), which caught the attention of the fishermen. A detailed analysis involving traditional morphology and molecular techniques revealed that the specimen corresponds to a hybrid of the species C. melampygus and C. sexfasciatus. This represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first confirmed record of hybridization within the genus and family in the TEP and the second record for the entire Pacific Ocean. 

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