First record of the Sea Chub, Kyphosus atlanticus (Sakai & Nakabo 2014) (Perciformes, Kyphosidae), in the extreme south of the Brazilian coast
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Abstract
This is the first record of Kyphosus atlanticus (Sakai & Nakabo, 2014) from Tramandai,
Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. In the Western Atlantic, the range of this marine
fish known to extend from New England to São Paulo state, Brazil. We hypothesize that
the occurrence of K. atlanticus outside its natural range is due to the recent (1968)
establishment of new fish aggregation devices (two buoys, SPM-1 and SPM-2, of the
Sea Terminal “Almirante Soares Dutra”), which enable this species to populate new
areas.