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First documented occurrence of the starry toadfish Arothron firmamentum (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) in the south-west Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2003

J.M. Díaz de Astarloa ,
D.E. Figueroa  and
R. Reta
J.M. Díaz de Astarloa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Research visitor under the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship Programme, Laboratory of Stock-enhancement Biology, Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
D.E. Figueroa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina
R. Reta
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo s/n, B7602HSB Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Abstract

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The first documented record of the Indo-west Pacific pufferfish Arothron firmamentum was reported off Mar del Plata, Argentina at a depth of ∼45 m and is the first occurrence of the starry toadfish in American Atlantic waters. Some morphological and biological characteristics are given for the two specimens caught. Different explanations of how the two pufferfish specimens arrived in south Atlantic waters are discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 879 - 880
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2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom