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First record of Scartella itajobi Rangel and Mendes, 2009 (Perciformes: Blenniidae) from São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, Brazil

2011; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 7; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/7.5.599

1809-127X

Paulo Augusto de Lima Filho, Rodrigo Xavier Soares, Wagner Franco Molina, Liana de Figueiredo Mendes,

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

This article presents the first record of the blenniid Scartella itajobi in the São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, located off the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. As a result, the species distribution is extended 610 km northeast. The number of species of Blenniidae known to occur in São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago is three, whereas the number of endemic fish species shared by São Pedro e São Paulo, Fernando de Noronha, and Rocas Atoll now stands at two.