Acromycter atlanticus Smith 1989

Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C. & Costa, Paulo A. S., 2009, The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S, Zootaxa 2234, pp. 1-20 : 3-6

Acromycter atlanticus Smith 1989

Material examined. Two specimens, 180.0–235.0 mm TL: USU 0 1405 (1, 180.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 64 CB 105; MNHN 1989-349 (1, 235.0 mm, x-rayed), MD, 64 CB 105.

Distribution. Acromycter atlanticus is being reported for the first time in the WSA. It was described from the Caribbean Sea, and is also known from off the coast of Florida, USA ( Smith 2002).

Remarks. Diagnosis of Acromycter atlanticus from A. perturbator was made based on vertebral counts (167 to 171 in A. atlanticus vs. 159 to 164 in A. perturbator ). Also, A. atlanticus is known to inhabit shallower regions (from 500 to 650 m) than A. perturbator (about 1,300 m) ( Smith 1989b). Both specimens examined were reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as A. perturbator ; other specimens reported by them as A. perturbator were correctly identified.

on the Brazilian continental slope.

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Station Date Coordinates Depth range Initial Final (m) E-547 6/ 7/2000 21 °46.569’S, 39°53.364’W 21°44.949’S, 39°55.117’W 1081–1141 E-548 7/ 7/2000 21 °28.611’S, 39°40.303’W 21°25.523’S, 39°40.443’W 1790–1806 E-549 7/ 7/2000 21 °25.738’S, 39°43.946’W 21°22.965’S, 39°44.646’W 1712–1721 E-550 7/ 7/2000 21 °26.324’S, 39°49.113’W 21°28.583’S, 39°47.176’W 1594–1614 E-551 8/ 7/2000 21 °07.780’S, 39°49.106’W 21°04.783’S, 39°48.698’W 1633–1665 E-552 8/ 7/2000 21 °07.493’S, 39°46.423’W 21°09.541’S, 39°46.079’W 1686–1699 Station Date Coordinates Depth range

Initial Final (m) ASTRO2003020701 7/ 2/2003 22 °24.449’S, 39°55.280’W 22°21.936’S, 39°53.602’W 1128–1135 ASTRO2003020703 7/ 2/2003 22 °10.118’S, 39°48.977’W 22°06.885’S, 39°48.887’W 1318–1319 ASTRO2003020801 8/ 2/2003 22 °30.092’S, 40°00.263’W 22°28.709’S, 39°58.633’W 1122–1147 ASTRO2003020802 8/ 2/2003 22 °27.080’S, 39°54.706’W 22°24.471’S, 39°52.781’W 1299–1320 ASTRO2003020803 8/ 2/2003 22 °27.422’S, 39°52.289’W 22°24.803’S, 39°50.622’W 1640–1649 ASTRO2003021001 10/ 2/2003 22 °42.263’S, 40°07.631’W 22°39.896’S, 40°05.410’W 1321–1324 ASTRO2003021002 10/ 2/2003 22 °45.086’S, 40°10.352’W 22°42.562’S, 40°07.835’W 1322–1326 ASTRO2003021101 11/ 2/2003 22 °42.263’S, 40°07.631’W 22°39.896’S, 40°05.410’W 1320–1323 ASTRO2003021301 13/ 2/2003 22 °15.790’S, 39°53.145’W 22°12.903’S, 39°52.148’W 1071–1205 ASTRO2003021403 14/ 2/2003 21 °53.608’S, 39°51.280’W 21°50.845’S, 39°52.087’W 1060–1074 ASTRO2003082002 20/ 8/2003 21 °53.524’S, 39°50.700’W 21°49.319’S, 39°52.499’W 1077–1082 ASTRO2003082403 24/ 8/2003 22 °15.548’S, 39°51.256’W 22°12.409’S, 39°49.450’W 1330–1332 ASTRO2003082601 26/ 8/2003 22 °26.940’S, 39°52.022’W 22°24.049’S, 39°50.147’W 1627–1630 ASTRO2003082703 27/ 8/2003 22 °39.684’S, 39°58.940’W 22°41.947’S, 40°02.917’W 1602–1605 ASTRO2003082704 27/ 8/2003 22 °41.863’S, 40°05.319’W 22°44.773’S, 40°10.012’W 1305–1318