Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)

Triay-Portella, Raül, Pajuelo, José G., Manent, Pablo, Espino, Fernando, Ruiz-Díaz, Raquel, Lorenzo, José M. & González, José A., 2015, New records of non-indigenous fishes (Perciformes and Tetraodontiformes) from the Canary Islands (north-eastern Atlantic), Cybium 39 (3), pp. 163-174 : 168

Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) , African sergeant

Material examined. – MMF 44366, one resting female, 228 mm TL, 173 mm SL, dike Reina Sofía, 28°07’N 15°24’W, 18-19 m over a bottom of 21 m of depth, 21 Mar . 2015, rocky breakwater ( Fig. 2E ). Four maturing males, off San Cristóbal, 28°04’N 15°24’W, 18 m, 24 Apr. 2015, rocks with sand: MMF 44375, 219 mm TL, 155 mm SL; MMF 44376, 220 mm TL, 155 mm SL; ICCM 405, 193 mm TL, 138 mm SL; ICCM 406, 195 mm TL, 144 mm SL.

Sightings and catches. – Three times, n> 100: dike Reina Sofía, 21 m, rocky breakwater; off San Cristóbal, 18 m, rocks with sand ( Fig. 3 ) .

Remarks. – A tropical reef-associated species ( Allen, 1991). A littoral species that inhabits rocky reefs ( Lloris and Rucabado, 1990). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding; eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate; males guard and aerate the eggs ( Breder and Rosen, 1966). No information exists on its feeding habits in literature. Maximum length published is 200 mm TL. An eastern Atlantic species, known from Senegal and Cape Verde Islands ( Edwards, 1986; Wirtz et al., 2013; Hanel and John, 2015) to Benin, including São Tomé Island and Ilheu das Rolas ( Osório, 1891; Lloris and Rucabado, 1990; Wirtz et al., 2007).

This is the first record for A. hoefleri from the Canary Islands.

Figures

Figure 2. - Non-native species introduced to the Canaries. A: Holocentrus adscensionis; B: Cephalopholis taeniops; C: Paranthias furcifer; D: Prognathodes marcellae; E: Abudefduf saxatilis; F: Abudefduf hoefleri; G: Acanthurus bahianus; H: Acanthurus coeruleus; I: Acanthurus chirurgus; J: Acanthurus monroviae; K: Cantherhines pullus. Scale bars = 5 cm.

Figure 3. - Collection locations for the new records from the Canaries. 1: Holocentrus adscensionis, 2: Cephalopholis taeniops, 3: Paranthias furcifer, 4: Prognathodes marcellae, 5: Abudefduf saxatilis, 6: Abudefduf hoefleri, 7: Acanthurus bahianus, 8: Acanthurus coeru- leus, 9: Acanthurus chirurgus, 10: Acanthurus monroviae, 11: Cantherhines pullus.