title: First record of Cynoscion regalis (Pisces, Sciaenidae) in Portuguese continental waters.
abstract: The occurrence of Cynoscion regalis in Portuguese continental waters is reported for the first time, with six specimens collected in 2015 from three areas: Tagus Estuary, Sado Estuary and Praia da Vieira (central-west coast). Analyses of morphometric and meristic characteristics confirmed all six specimens as C. regalis; further validation was obtained by sequencing a 675 bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene. These records constitute a range extension of C. regalis into the southern north-east Atlantic Ocean.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos (DMRM), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carneiro
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D011174:Portugal
keywords: Cynoscion regalis; DNA barcode; Portuguese continental coast; weakfish