Southward range extension of the goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), to northern Taiwan

Southward range extension of the goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), to northern Taiwan

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The goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Jordan et Hubbs, 1925), is known swivel as a typical cold-water species, occurring from southern Hokkaido to Kagoshima.In the presently reported study, a specimen was collected from the local fishery catch off Keelung, northern Taiwan, which represents Ignition Module the first specimen-based record of the genus in Taiwan.Moreover, the new record of Sebastes thompsoni in Taiwan represented the southernmost distribution of the cold-water genus Sebastes in the Northern Hemisphere.