Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870

González, José A., Martins, Albertino, Santana, José I., Triay-Portella, Raül, Monteiro, Carlos, García-Martín, Verónica, Jiménez, Sebastián, González-Lorenzo, Gustavo, Pajuelo, José G., Lorenzo, José M. & Biscoito, Manuel, 2014, New and rare records of teleost fishes from the Cape Verde Islands (eastern-central Atlantic Ocean), Cybium 38 (4), pp. 289-300 : 291

Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870

Material examined. - MMF 41909, 606 mm TL, MMF 41910, 526 mm TL, MMF 41911, 390 mm TL, 16°15’N 23°05’W, Baía de Sal Rei, Boa Vista Island, 215 m, cruise Cabo Verde 2005‑06, sta. 22, 5 Jun. 2005 , SFST.

Additional material. - 171 specimens, 303‑620 mm TL, caught between 104 and 905 m depth, from off São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Boa Vista, Santiago and Sal islands .

Remarks. - A tropical demersal species occurring in a few scattered localities of the eastern Atlantic: from St. Helena , and Dakar, Senegal ( Smith, 1990), São Tomé and Príncipe ( Smith, 1990; Afonso et al., 1999), the Cape Verde Islands ( Brito et al., 1999; González et al., 2004; Menezes et al., 2004; González and Tariche, 2009), and the Vavilov Underwater Ridge (the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean) ( Parin et al., 2010). The present material was caught in both traps used (Tab. II). Their major presence in bottom traps (81%) confirms its demersal nature. Gonad examination revealed that the red eel is a gonochoristic species. The 620 mm TL specimen is apparently the largest ever recorded (538 mm TL: Smith, 1990).