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Northernmost record of the Chilean torpedo Tetronarce tremens from tropical coastal waters of the Mexican Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2023

Fernando Ruiz-Escobar Open the ORCID record for Fernando Ruiz-Escobar [Opens in a new window] ,
Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa Open the ORCID record for Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa [Opens in a new window]  and
Valentina Islas-Villanueva Open the ORCID record for Valentina Islas-Villanueva [Opens in a new window]
Fernando Ruiz-Escobar*
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ecología Marina, Universidad del Mar, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, Mexico
Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
Valentina Islas-Villanueva
Affiliation:
Instituto de Genética, Universidad del Mar, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, Mexico Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), 03940 Ciudad de México, Mexico
*
Author for correspondence: Fernando Ruiz-Escobar, E-mail: pigargoalfa@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Chilean torpedo Tetronarce tremens is recorded for the first time in the Mexican Pacific. A single male specimen was captured by artisanal fishermen using a bottom-set gillnet off San Agustinillo, Oaxaca. The specimen identification was based on morphology and confirmed by DNA barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene and its comparison with sequences available in online repositories. A phylogenetic analysis of Tetronarce resulted in the clustering of three species that inhabit the Pacific Ocean: Tetronarce tremens, Tetronarce californica and Tetronarce tokionis. This study provides the northernmost record of Tetronarce tremens in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, an atypical sighting beyond its native distribution range in tropical and temperate waters off South America.

Keywords

Atypical recordBatoideaTorpedinidaeTorpediniformesTropical Eastern Pacific
Type
Marine Record
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 103 , 2023 , e6
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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