10.26028/CYBIUM/2013-373-011
Gonzalez-Cuellar, Ollin T.
Ollin T.
Gonzalez-Cuellar
Reyes-Bonilla, Héctor
Héctor
Reyes-Bonilla
Fourrière, Manon
Manon
Fourrière
Rojo, Mario
Mario
Rojo
Hernández-Velasco, Arturo
Arturo
Hernández-Velasco
Sánchez-Alcántara, Israel
Israel
Sánchez-Alcántara
Pfister, Tad
Tad
Pfister
Range extensions of four species of parrotfishes (Scaridae) in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico
Cybium
2013
CreativeWork
Gulf of California, Mexico, Reef fishes, Scaridae, Scarus compressus, Scarus ghobban, Scarus perrico, Scarus rubroviolaceus, Zoogeography
We present new records extending the known geographic range of four species of parrotfishes (family Scaridae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico: Scarus compressus, S. ghobban, S. perrico and S. rubroviolaceus. The presence of these species in the northern gulf is relevant considering their ecological role as consumers of algae and mollusks, and as producers of carbonated sediments in the reefs, which is not currently played by any other fish in that area. The records of Scarus spp., a warm-water genus, might point out that oceanographic conditions in the northern Gulf of California are becoming acceptable for tropical species and thus, an increase in the number of range extensions might occur in years to come.