Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899

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 : 295

Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899 ( Fig. 2D )

Material examined. - MMF 48816, 110 mm TL, 91 mm SL, 15°58’N 23°06’W, Ponta Varandinha , Boa Vista Island, 651‑670 m, cruise Cabo Verde 2005‑06, sta. 128, 12 Jun. 2005, BT .

Remarks. - A circumtropical mid- to deepwater species found above the upper slope and deep continental shelf and in the vicinity of oceanic islands, at a 150 m to 2000 m depth, usually at 500‑850 m ( Bianchi et al., 1999; Poss and Eschmeyer, 2002; Froese and Pauly, 2014). It occurs in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas of the Indian, Pacific, western and eastern Atlantic oceans. In tropical West Africa it can be found from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, including the Gulf of Guinea ( Eschmeyer and Collette, 1966; Eschmeyer, 1969; Froese and Pauly, 2014). It has recently been recorded for the first time off the Canary Islands, at a 800 m to over 1500 m depth, which extends the northern limit of its distribution in the Atlantic Ocean ( Escánez and Brito, 2011). The present material being caught on BT, may indicate that this species is benthic in the area. This is the first record of this species from the Cape Verde Islands.

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Figure 2. ‑ First records of teleost fishes from the Cape Verde Islands. A: Gnathophis mystax, SL 365 mm, MMF39446; B: Nezumia africana, PAL 65.2 mm, MMF43121; C: Nezumia duodecim, PAL 72.8 mm, MMF39286; D: Ectreposebastes imus, SL 91 mm, MMF48816; E: Paraliparis sp., SL 251 mm, TFMC‑VP/01377; F: Lappanella fasciata, SL 140 mm, MMF42284. Scale bars = 20 mm.