Coryphaenoides asper Günther, 1877

Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, European Journal of Taxonomy 73, pp. 1-73 : 35

Coryphaenoides asper Günther, 1877

– No common name;

The species C. asper is regarded as being present off the Azores (GBIF occurrences). Two specimens are deposited in the fish collections of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, MNHN No. 2009-0420, 25.4680º W, 39.4180º N, 17 Oct. 1971 ; MNHN, No. 2009-0419, 25.4680º W, 39.4180º N, 17 Oct. 1971.

In 2009 the specimens were re-evaluated and identified as Coryphaenoides sp. The occurrences from the Azores are therefore considered as doubtful and the presence of this species off the Azores should not be accepted. For this reason this species is not counted in the present list.