New Record of a Non-Native Marine Fish Species, Chaetodipterus Faber (Broussonet, 1782), Coming from Western Atlantic Waters into the Canary Islands (Central-Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

Abstract

In February 2020, a single individual of Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber, was captured in the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean). Its morphology and external features were analyzed and described. As this species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, its detection near the commercial harbour supports the hypothesis of ‘trans-Atlantic route’ facilitated by oil platforms or ballast water in ships.