Table I in Review of the family Serranidae (Perciformes) from the Canary Islands (eastern-central Atlantic), with the first records of Serranus hepatus and Epinephelus aeneus

Table I. – Species of Serranidae occurring around the Canary Islands. Biogeographic pattern, temporal process of establishment, local fishing uses, and measures for their conser - vation management. EAWT: eastern Atlantic warm-temperate species; ATLM: Atlanto-Mediterranean species; TSEA: tropical and subtropical eastern Atlantic species (Guinean species); AAWA: amphi-Atlantic species with warm affinity; IPWA: Indo-Pacific species with warm affinity; AAWIO: amphi-Atlantic and western Indian Ocean species with warm affinity; EMsl: endemic to Macaronesia sensu lato (from the Azores to Cabo Verde Islands); WAWA: western Atlantic species with warm affinity. Numbers in columns of records represent year of capture or sighting. MLS: Minimum landing size.
Canary Islands SerranidaeBiogeographic patternAppearanceEstablishment New recordsEstablishedLocal fishing usesConservation management In force Proposed Main referenceS. atricaudaEAWT18591874 - to dateYesCommercial, gamefishMLS 15 cm TL 19 cm TLGarcía-Díaz et al., 2006S. cabrillaEAWT18421865 - to dateYesCommercial, gamefishMLS 15 - 19 cm TL 17 cm TLGarcía-Díaz et al., 1997S. hepatusATLM(1936) 20202020 - to dateOngoingNoneNot evaluatedS. papilionaceusTSEA18421890 - to dateYesCommercial, gamefishNone 17 cm TLTuset et al., 2005A. anthiasEAWT18421865 - to dateYesMinorNot evaluatedC. nigriTSEA19881991- 2018Insufficient dataNot evaluatedNot evaluatedC. taeniopsTSEA2009 (2011)2015 - to dateInsufficient dataMinorNot evaluatedE. adscensionisAAWA2012NoneNotNot evaluatedNot evaluatedE. aeneusATLM2015 (this work)NoneNotNot evaluatedNot evaluatedE. caninusEAWT1843 (1978)2000 approx.NotNot evaluatedNot evaluatedE. costaeEAWT18431865 - to dateYes (on 1 island)Minor, gamefishNot evaluatedE. fasciatusIPWA2018NoneNotNot evaluatedNot evaluatedE. itajaraAAWA1990 approx.NoneNotMinor, gamefishMLS 45 cm TL No dataE. marginatusAAWIO18431867 - to dateYesCommercial, gamefishNot evaluatedM. fuscaEMsl18431865 - to dateYesCommercial, gamefishMLS 35 cm TL 35 cm TLBustos et al., 2010M. tigris?WAWA2018 (doubtful)NoneNotNot evaluatedNot evaluatedP. furciferAAWA20152019NotNot evaluatedNot evaluated