First record of Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Pisces, Tetraodontiformes, Balistidae) from the island of Madeira (NE Atlantic Ocean)

Biscoito, Manuel; Delgado, João

dc.contributor.author	Biscoito, Manuel
dc.contributor.author	Delgado, João
dc.date.accessioned	2025T17:36:35Z
dc.date.available	2025T17:36:35Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.identifier.issn	0523-7904
dc.identifier.uri	https://publications.cm-funchal.pt/xmlui/handle/100/1734
dc.description.abstract	The black triggerfish Melichthys niger is recorded for the first time from the Island of Madeira. This represents the northernmost record of this species in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and is another example of ongoing tropicalization of Macaronesia.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Bocagiana	en_US
dc.subject	Ichtyology	en_US
dc.subject	Pisces	en_US
dc.subject	Tetraodontiformes	en_US
dc.subject	Balistidae	en_US
dc.subject	Melichthys niger	en_US
dc.subject	Fish diversity	en_US
dc.subject	Triggerfishes	en_US
dc.subject	Tropicalization	en_US
dc.subject	New record	en_US
dc.subject	Madeira Island	en_US
dc.subject	Macaronesia	en_US
dc.title	First record of Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Pisces, Tetraodontiformes, Balistidae) from the island of Madeira (NE Atlantic Ocean)	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.authoremail	manuel.biscoito@funchal.pt	en_US
dc.identifier.authoraddress	Museu de História Natural do Funchal, Rua da Mouraria, 33, 9004-546 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal	en_US
dc.identifier.volume	-	en_US
dc.identifier.issue	253	en_US
dc.identifier.pages	1-5	en_US
dc.identifier.graphism	With 1 figure / 1 table	en_US
dc.identifier.e-issn	2183-3141