Abstract
Three chondrichthyes: Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828; Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892); and Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908), and seven teleosts: Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829; Peristedion cf. cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758); Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758; Liopropoma emanueli Wirtz et Schliewen, 2012; Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951; Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833); and Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 were recorded for the first time for São Tomé. These records were based on fishes landed in local markets, captured, or observed while SCUBA diving and from BRUV surveys.
Highlights
The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (BRUV) system
Since the work of the Portuguese scientist Osório, Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 late in the 19th century, very few studies have addressed A single individual of circa eight meters TL was the costal biodiversity from São Tomé e Príncipe (STP). observed late November 2015 (Fig. 2A), while scuba
Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) One individual with approximately 140 cm wingspan was photographed in a restaurant (Fig. 2C), in São Tomé city, in February 2016
Summary
0°20’ N islands in West Africa (Thorrold et al 2014), suggesting high degree of population connectivity, at least in the northeast Atlantic, possibly including the Gulf of Guinea. Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) One individual with approximately 140 cm wingspan was photographed in a restaurant (Fig. 2C), in São Tomé city, in February 2016. It was an immature male and was caught by a local fishermen off São Tomé city. This species is pelagic but more common near the coast (McEachran and Notarbartolo di Sciara 1995). Its geographic distribution is probably circumglobal in all temperate and tropical seas, São Tomé Island
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