Nezumia duodecim (Iwamoto, 1970)

González, José A., Martins, Albertino, Santana, José I., Triay-Portella, Raül, Monteiro, Carlos, García-Martín, Verónica, Jiménez, Sebastián, González-Lorenzo, Gustavo, Pajuelo, José G., Lorenzo, José M. & Biscoito, Manuel, 2014, New and rare records of teleost fishes from the Cape Verde Islands (eastern-central Atlantic Ocean), Cybium 38 (4), pp. 289-300 : 294-295

Nezumia duodecim (Iwamoto, 1970) ( Fig. 2C )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. - MMF39286 , 72.8 mm PAL , MMF39287 , 62.9 mm PAL , 16°18’N 22°44’W, E of Ponta Antónia , Boa Vista Island, 831‑1023 m, cruise Cabo Verde 2005‑06, sta. 48, 7 Jun. 2005, BT .

Remarks. - A benthopelagic deep-water species found between 329 and 1261 m depth. Known only from the eastern Atlantic, from Mauritania (24°N) to Angola ( Cohen et al., 1990). Apparently found deeper in the northern part of its range ( Merrett and Marshall, 1981). This is the first record of this species from the Cape Verde Islands.

Figures

Figure 2. ‑ First records of teleost fishes from the Cape Verde Islands. A: Gnathophis mystax, SL 365 mm, MMF39446; B: Nezumia africana, PAL 65.2 mm, MMF43121; C: Nezumia duodecim, PAL 72.8 mm, MMF39286; D: Ectreposebastes imus, SL 91 mm, MMF48816; E: Paraliparis sp., SL 251 mm, TFMC‑VP/01377; F: Lappanella fasciata, SL 140 mm, MMF42284. Scale bars = 20 mm.