Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2021-452-006 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493613 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3E0E8799-FF88-FFAC-D3E3-F945FBE8FD8E |
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Felipe |
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Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828) |
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Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828) View in CoL
– African hind or blue-spotted seabass
Cephalopholis taeniops View in CoL : Brito et al., 2011: 2185-2189 (GC); Triay-Portella et al., 2015: 165-166 (GC); Pajuelo et al., 2016: 25-26 (GC); Falcón et al., 2018: 43 (GC); Báez et al., 2019: suppl. tab. (C).
A Guinean species, found from Atlantic Morocco to Angola, including the Canary and Cabo Verde Islands ( Triay-Portella et al., 2015; Heemstra and Anderson, 2016). After the first record of this species for the Canaries in December 2009 based on a subadult ( Brito et al., 2011), C. taeniops is now regularly observed in the region and sometimes captured and commercialized.
It is a non-native species in the Canary Islands, inhabiting between 15 and 30 m depth. Reported maximum size: to 39 cm TL. Spanish vernacular names: mero tropical. It is part of the bycatch in local commercial and recreational fishing. When captured it is commercialized or consumed by the fishermen themselves.
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Epinephelinae |
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Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)
González-Lorenzo, J. Gustavo, González-Jiménez, José F. & González, José A. 2021 |
Cephalopholis taeniops
BRITO A. & CLEMENTE S. & HERRERA R. 2011: 2185 |