Primer registro de un pulpo de la familia Tremoctopodidae (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) para el Caribe colombiano
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Date
2004
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First record of an octopus species of the family Tremoctopodidae (Cephalopoda) for the Colombian CaribbeanAbstract
The Tremoctopodidae is a small group of epipelagig to mesopelagic octopuses with a single genus (Tremoctopus) and three recognized species. Of them, T. violaceus is known to occur in Atlantic waters between 40°N and 35°S, including the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Mexico, with only two records for the Caribbean (Cayman Islands and eastern Venezuela). An adult female of this species was recently colleected at Islas del Rossario, off Cartagena, constituting the first record of this species for Colombia.El Tremoctopodidae es un pequeño grupo de epipelagig a mesopelágicas pulpos con un solo género (Tremoctopus) y tres especies reconocidas. De ellos, T. violaceus se sabe que se producen en aguas del Atlántico entre los 40 ° N y 35 ° S, incluyendo el Mediterráneo y el Golfo de México, con sólo dos registros para el Caribe (Islas Caimán y el este de Venezuela). Una hembra adulta de esta especie ha sido recientemente colleected en Islas del Rossario, frente a Cartagena, lo que constituye el primer registro de esta especie para Colombia.
Journal
Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y CosterasVolume
33Page Range
pp.285-288Resource/Dataset Location
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