Abstract
We report the presence of Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Four specimens (198–224 mm standard length) were caught at two locations south of Veracruz. These records increases the number of species in the family Serranidae for Mexico to 113. We include morphometry and meristic data of our specimens.
Highlights
The family Serranidae Swainson, 1839 is a monophyletic group and includes six subfamilies, 72 genera, and between 579 and 583 species (Fricke et al 2020; Parenti and Randall 2020)
We report the presence of Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico
There are no confirmed records based on deposited specimens in reference collections from Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean, it is mentioned in the faunistic lists of Mexican Atlantic coasts (Lara-Domínguez et al 1993; Baqueiro and Mendez 1994), including the coast at Los Tuxtlas (Schaldach et al 1997) and as larvae on Campeche Bank (Flores-Coto et al 2009)
Summary
The family Serranidae Swainson, 1839 is a monophyletic group and includes six subfamilies, 72 genera, and between 579 and 583 species (Fricke et al 2020; Parenti and Randall 2020). This family has significant economic importance, as it supports commercial fisheries and sport fishing activities (Bullock and Smith 1991). The north-western distribution of this species includes the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, and other parts of the United States (Briggs, 1958; Briggs et al 1964; Moore 1975; Smith 1976; Bullock and Smith 1991; Hoese and Moore 1998). With the new records presented here, we confirm the presence of G. hispanus in the south-western Gulf of Mexico
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