ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e111930
New records of the deep-sea fish species Tetragonurus cuvieri (Risso, 1810) and Notacanthus bonaparte (Risso, 1840) (Chordata: Teleostei) in Southwestern Europe (Gulf of Cádiz, SW Spain)
expand article infoManuel Jesús León-Cobo‡, Gustavo de Carvalho-Souza‡, Jose A. Cuesta§, Cristobal Lobato Gomez|, Enrique González-Ortegón
‡ CSIC, Puerto Real, Spain§ Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucia (CSIC) Avda. Republica Saharaui, 2 11519 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain, Cadiz, Spain| AGAPA, Puerto Real, Spain¶ Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía - CSIC, Puerto Real, Spain

Corresponding author: Enrique González-Ortegón ( e.gonzalez.ortegon@csic.es )

© Manuel Jesús León-Cobo, Gustavo de Carvalho-Souza, Jose A. Cuesta, Cristobal Lobato Gomez, Enrique González-Ortegón.
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Abstract
Two specimens of the deep-sea fish Tetragonurus cuvieri (Risso, 1810) and Notacanthus bonaparte (Risso, 1840) were captured in the Gulf of Cadiz on January 2023 at a depth of 14.15 m and on March 2023 at a depth of 532 m, respectively. The identity of the specimens was verified using both morphological and genetic criteria. They are uncommonly observed in these waters of the Iberian Peninsula, having being spotted T. cuvieri for the first time in this area.
Keywords
Deep-sea fish, teleost, COI, barcoding, Iberian Peninsula