Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific

Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific

“Octopus” rubescens Berry, 1953 is an octopus of temperate waters of the western coast of North America. This paper presents the first record of “O.” rubescens from the tropical Mexican Pacific. Twelve octopuses were studied; 10 were collected...

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Main Authors: María del Carmen Alejo-Plata, Miguel A. Del Río-Portilla, Oscar Illescas-Espinosa, Omar Valencia-Méndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Artisanal fishery
cryptic species
Gulf of Tehuan
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/66844/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-7f62a6512e0a4b14a8d25d439f3b842f2021-09-28T14:33:55ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2021-08-011741107111210.15560/17.4.110766844Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical PacificMaría del Carmen Alejo-Plata0Miguel A. Del Río-Portilla1Oscar Illescas-Espinosa2Omar Valencia-Méndez3Universidad del Mar, Campus Puerto ÁngelCentro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaUniversidad del Mar, Campus Puerto ÁngelUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana“Octopus” rubescens Berry, 1953 is an octopus of temperate waters of the western coast of North America. This paper presents the first record of “O.” rubescens from the tropical Mexican Pacific. Twelve octopuses were studied; 10 were collected in tide pools from five localities and two mature males were caught by fishermen in Oaxaca. We used morphometric characters and anatomical features of the digestive tract to identify the species. The five localities along the Mexican Pacific coast provide solid evidence that populations of this species have become established in tropical waters.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/66844/download/pdf/Artisanal fisherycryptic speciesGulf of Tehuan
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author María del Carmen Alejo-Plata
Miguel A. Del Río-Portilla
Oscar Illescas-Espinosa
Omar Valencia-Méndez
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Miguel A. Del Río-Portilla
Oscar Illescas-Espinosa
Omar Valencia-Méndez
Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
Check List
Artisanal fishery
cryptic species
Gulf of Tehuan
author_facet María del Carmen Alejo-Plata
Miguel A. Del Río-Portilla
Oscar Illescas-Espinosa
Omar Valencia-Méndez
author_sort María del Carmen Alejo-Plata
title Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
title_short Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
title_full Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
title_fullStr Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
title_full_unstemmed Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), in the Mexican tropical Pacific
title_sort red octopus, octopus rubescens berry, 1953 (cephalopoda: octopodidae), in the mexican tropical pacific
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Check List
issn 1809-127X
publishDate 2021-08-01
description “Octopus” rubescens Berry, 1953 is an octopus of temperate waters of the western coast of North America. This paper presents the first record of “O.” rubescens from the tropical Mexican Pacific. Twelve octopuses were studied; 10 were collected in tide pools from five localities and two mature males were caught by fishermen in Oaxaca. We used morphometric characters and anatomical features of the digestive tract to identify the species. The five localities along the Mexican Pacific coast provide solid evidence that populations of this species have become established in tropical waters.
topic Artisanal fishery
cryptic species
Gulf of Tehuan
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/66844/download/pdf/
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