Now you see me: “first” records of the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili at Rapa Nui range extension or increased scientific effort?

Authors

Naiti Morales
Amy Rose Coghlan
Erin E. Easton, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Alan M. Friedlander
James J. Herlan
Carlos F. Gaymer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2022

Abstract

We report new records of the fisheries-harvested subtropical greater amberjack Seriola dumerili for the south-east Pacific Ocean. Previously, only one species of Seriola (the yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi) was scientifically recorded for Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) despite local fishers' asserting that three Seriola morphotypes are found in the region. Here we present the first 'scientific record' of what could be a pre-existing (albeit transient) species of the Rapa Nui ecoregion. Establishing the existing range limits of commercially and ecologically valuable species is key for observing climate-driven distribution shifts, and the inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge is likely to be particularly important in areas with relatively fewer scientific surveys.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14983

Recommended Citation

Morales, Naití A., Amy Rose Coghlan, Erin E. Easton, Alan M. Friedlander, James Herlan, and Carlos F. Gaymer. "Now you see me:“first” records of the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili at Rapa Nui range extension or increased scientific effort?." Journal of Fish Biology 100, no. 3 (2022): 835-842. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14983

Publication Title

Journal of Fish Biology

DOI

10.1111/jfb.14983