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New Record and Range Expansion of Frigate Tuna Auxis thazard (Scombridae) in the Equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ocean

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We report the first record of frigate tuna Auxis thazard from the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, a small Brazilian group of oceanic rocky islands, located in the equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This finding constitute a range extension of the distribution of the species in Brazilian waters.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to all the fishermen who help us in SPSPA. We thank FACEPE Foundation for scholarship (N.P.A.B); CNPq Foundation and PRÓARQUIPÉLAGO/ SECIRM Program for logistical and financial support. We are grateful to Dr. Daniel Nyqvist for reviewing our English manuscript.

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  1. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, PE 52171-900, Recife, Brazil

    N. P. A. Bezerra, B. C. L. Macena & F. H. V. Hazin

  2. Universidade Federal da Paraíba, , PB 58051-900, João Pessoa, Brazil

    F. V. Albuquerque & J. Figueiredo-Filho

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Bezerra, N.P., Albuquerque, F.V., Figueiredo-Filho, J. et al. New Record and Range Expansion of Frigate Tuna Auxis thazard (Scombridae) in the Equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 60, 668–671 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945220040025

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