First Record of the Yellowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis chryseresJordan & Evermann, 1903, in the Easter Island Ecoregion 1

Authors

Erin E. Easton, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Javier Sellanes
Matthias Gorny

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2018

Abstract

Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903, is recorded for the first time in the Easter Island Ecoregion. Two specimens were observed swimming along a rock cliff and entering a cavern at ∼163 m depth near the peak of Pukao seamount, located ∼85 km (46 nm) west of Easter Island. This report expands the geographic range of M. chryseres eastward by ∼3,800 km and is the first report of the species for the eastern Pacific. It is unclear whether this new record is indicative of a relatively recent range expansion or a lack of visual surveys in the region, which are especially important for surveying fishes that are less likely to be caught by line and trawls because of their behavior and the complex rocky habitats in which they live.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.2984/72.1.9

Recommended Citation

Erin E. Easton, Javier Sellanes, and Matthias Gorny "First Record of the Yellowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis chryseres, in the Easter Island Ecoregion," Pacific Science 72(1), 143-148, (1 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.2984/72.1.9

First Page

143

Last Page

148

Publication Title

Pacific Science

DOI

10.2984/72.1.9