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First occurrence of the Monrovia doctorfish Acanthurus monroviae (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in European Atlantic waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2013

Bárbara Horta e Costa  and
Emanuel J. Gonçalves
Bárbara Horta e Costa
Affiliation:
Eco-Ethology Research Unit, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Emanuel J. Gonçalves*
Affiliation:
Eco-Ethology Research Unit, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E.J. Gonçalves, Eco-Ethology Research Unit, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal email: emanuel@ispa.pt
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Abstract

Acanthurus monroviae is reported for the first time in European Atlantic waters. One adult specimen of this species was observed and photographed in the Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal, 38.43°N9.07°W) in December 2007. Short term temperature changes associated with warmer winters may favour the occurrence of vagrant individuals of tropical species in this temperate biogeographic transition zone. This area is considered an important ‘barometer' for studying the effects of climate change with possibly permanent expansions of the geographical ranges of these species.

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tropical surgeonfishrange expansiontemperatureNorth Atlantic Oscillationtemperate biogeographic transition zoneclimatic events

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e20
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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