First record of the Indo-West Pacific spotted scat Scatophagus argus (Acanthuriformes, Scatophagidae) from the Canary Islands (East-Central Atlantic).
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Indo-West Pacific spotted scat Scatophagus argus (Acanthuriformes, Scatophagidae) is reported for the first time in the Canary Islands (eastern-central Atlantic). This record is based on the sighting of an individual in 2017, which was photographed swimming in shallow waters off the northeastern coast of Gran Canaria, along a route with heavy maritime traffic. In addition to ballast water and organisms transported by oil platforms, the specimen may have been released from an aquarium. No further sightings or captures of this species have been recorded.
Authors: Fernando Espino, José A. González
Institution: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411350805