Symbolophorus boops, (Richardson, 1845)

Abstract, Stefan Koerber, 2024, Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) collected by the German research vessel Walther Herwig in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Argentina and Uruguay., Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 85, pp. 1-51 : 48-49

S. boops (Richardson, 1845)

Myctophum boops Richardson, 1845

Myctophum boops Richardson, 1845 Drawing from original description. Swapped horizontally.

Bogue lanternfish references general statements on the distribution of this species:

o Hulley (1981): According to Walther Herwig data, S. boops is distributed in the region of and south of the Subtropical Convergence in the western South Atlantic, where…it was taken between 35°56'S and 50°40'S …

o Fricke et al. (2024): southern circumglobal

EEZ-AR references localities in EEZ-AR:

o Stehmann & Schulze (1996): sub Gymnoscopelus b.,

Walther Herwig 693/78

mere listings for Argentina:

o Menni et al. (1984): ref. to Angelescu & Cousseau (1969)

o Chebez & Padilla (1999)

o Cousseau & Rosso (2019)

o Cousseau et al. (2020): ref. to Angelescu & Cousseau

(1969)

o Mabragaña & Cousseau (2021): ref. to Cousseau et al.

(2020)

miscellanea:

o Angelescu & Cousseau (1969): stomach content of

Merluccius hubbsi , no distinct locality, no mentioned voucher specimens specimens USNM collection:

o 206611 348/71 Hulley

ZMH collection:

o 115492 503/78 Krefft o 115514 518/78 Krefft o 115515 504/78 Krefft o 115516 517/78 Krefft o 115600 693/78 Krefft status Evidence-based confirmation of previous records from EEZ-AR.

EEZ-UY references mere listings for Uruguay: o Nion et al. (2002, 2016)

specimens ZMH collection:

o 104275 197/66 Hulley o 115677 707/78 Krefft o 115694 700/78 Krefft status Evidence-based confirmation of previous records from EEZ-UY.

FCZ-FK references o?none specimens ZMH collection:

o 108143 295/71 Hulley status Tentatively the first evidence-based record from FCZ-FK.