New record of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil

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  • Rodrigo Cumplido 1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Centro de Tecnologia e Ciências, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia (PPG-OCN). Rua São Francisco Xavier, nº 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil, CEP: 20550-000
  • Marcelo Tardelli Rodrigues Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFF), Campus Cabo Frio, Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Microbiologia Ambiental (LEMAM). Estrada Cabo Frio - Búzios, s/nº, Baía Formosa, Cabo Frio - RJ, Brazil, CEP: 28909-971
  • Eduardo Barros Fagundes Netto Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM), Departamento de Oceanografia, Divisão de Oceanografia Biológica. Rua Kioto, nº 253, Praia dos Anjos, Arraial do Cabo - RJ, Brasil, CEP: 28930-000
  • Ubirajara Gonçalves de Melo Júnior Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM) e Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Marinha (PPGBM). Rua Kioto, nº 253, Praia dos Anjos, Arraial do Cabo - RJ, Brasil, CEP: 28930-000

Abstract

On June 13, 2019, during a beach trawling activity carried out at Praia Grande, in Arraial do Cabo, on the east coast of Rio de Janeiro State, a specimen of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) was incidentally caught in a fishing net. This is the fourth record of the species on the coast of the region.

Keywords:

Billfish, Occurrence, Arraial do Cabo

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2023)

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2023-12-27

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Cumplido, R., Tardelli Rodrigues, M., Barros Fagundes Netto, E., & Gonçalves de Melo Júnior, U. (2023). New record of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. Natureza Online, 21(1). Retrieved from https://naturezaonline.com.br/revista/article/view/484

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