@article{fdi:010082192, title = {{N}ew record of {E}ctreposebastes niger ({F}ourmanoir, 1971) ({S}etarchidae, {S}corpaeniformes) : a rare bathypelagic fish from {L}a {P}erouse {S}eamount, {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean, and distribution of {E}ctreposebastes {G}arman, 1899 in the {I}ndian {O}cean}, author = {{R}omanov, {E}. {V}. and {C}herel, {Y}. and {M}arsac, {F}rancis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} new record of a rare deep-water scorpionfish {E}ctreposebastes niger ({F}ourmanoir, 1971), is described from the south-western {I}ndian {O}cean. {T}his is the ninth record in the {I}ndian {O}cean and the first documented record of this species in the waters of {R}eunion {I}sland. {I}t is also the first record of this species in the {I}ndian {O}cean since 1982. {I}ts congener, {E}ctreposebastes imus {G}arman, 1899 is more common: together with non-published records from museums and online databases the number of verified {I}ndian {O}cean records exceeds 15 individuals. {B}oth species are pseudo-oceanic, usually associated with continental and peri-insular slopes and seamounts between 200 and 1300 m depth, occupying a wide range of habitats from demersal to pelagic in the meso- and bathypelagic zones.}, keywords = {{D}eepwater habitat ; pseudo-oceanic species ; pelagic occurrence ; fish ; morphology ; otoliths ; genetic analysis ; new record ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {LA} {PEROUSE} {MONT}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Z}oosystema}, volume = {43}, numero = {15}, pages = {283--296}, ISSN = {1280-9551}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.5252/zoosystema2021v43a15}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082192}, }