Ocurrence of the African Sergeant, Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) in the Canary Islands Waters
- F. Espino 1
- F. Tuya 1
- A Brito 2
- 1 Departamento de Biología. Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria. España
- 2 Departamento de Biología Animal y Edafología y Geología. Universidad de La Laguna. España
ISSN: 1130-4723
Datum der Publikation: 2015
Titel der Ausgabe: Biología
Ausgabe: 27
Nummer: 1
Seiten: 83-89
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias: = Folia Canariensis Academiae Scientiarum
Zusammenfassung
Pomacentridae is one of the most numerous families of fishes (both in number of species and number of individuals). Pomacentrids are mainly distributed in tropical seas, especially in the Indo-Pacific, but some members occur at subtropical and temperate lati- tudes. During a scientific diving at the North-East of Gran Canaria Island, October 2014, two individuals of the African sergeant, Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae), were sighted and photographed in a rocky reef, 39 m depth. The presence of the species in the Canary Islands waters increase the number of tropical affinity fish species in this archipelago. The arrival of these warm-affinity species could be related to some human activities (e.g. shipping and oil platforms traffic); while in- creased sea surface temperature in the last decades may also contribute to facilitate the dis- persion of such species.