First record of Sphyraena qenie (Chordata: Perciformes) in El Salvador

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https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar.15-2.4

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blackfin barracuda, rocky reef, new record, niche expansion, Central American Pacific

Abstract

In 2022, Sphyraena qenie was registered in El Salvador for the first time, thus expanding its known distribution in Central America where it had been previously reported in Guatemala and Panama. A visual census was conducted, and specimens were collected in Acajutla. Sphyraena qenie is different from S. ensis in the following taxonomic characteristics: 18-22 oblique bars, 120-130 scales in the lateral line, two spines, and 8 rays in the fin.

Author Biographies

Johanna Vanessa Segovia-Prado, Universidad Francisco Gavidia El Salvador

Instituto de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnología, Universidad Francisco Gavidia, 1101, San Salvador, El Salvador

Centro de Investigación Marina y Limnológica, Universidad Francisco Gavidia, 1101, San Salvador, El Salvador

José Alberto González-Leiva, Universidad Francisco Gavidia El Salvador

Centro de Investigación Marina y Limnológica, Universidad Francisco Gavidia, 1101, San Salvador, El Salvador.

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2023-08-25

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Segovia-Prado, J. V., & González-Leiva, J. A. (2023). First record of Sphyraena qenie (Chordata: Perciformes) in El Salvador. Journal of Marine and Coastal Sciences, 15(2), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar.15-2.4

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Vol. 15, Núm. 2 (2023): (July-December)

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Segovia-Prado, J. V., & González-Leiva, J. A. (2023). First record of Sphyraena qenie (Chordata: Perciformes) in El Salvador. Journal of Marine and Coastal Sciences, 15(2), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar.15-2.4

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