出版社：Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo
摘要：45 m) were characterized by the presence of extensive rhodolith beds and rocky reefs sparsely covered with crustose coralline algae, black coral (Cirripathes sp.) and a few massive or plate-like reef corals.Part-time or obligatory planktivorous fishes (e.g.Cephalopholis furcifer and Clepticus brasiliensis) also dominated deep reefs.Similar characteristics were recorded in mesophotic reef ecosystems across the Western Atlantic.Evidence of overfishing (obtained here and in other recent studies), the presence of four endemic and restricted range fish species, as well as the increase in number of new (and still undescribed) endemic taxa, indicates that the adoption of precautionary conservation measures are urgently needed in order to maintain the fragile and unique ecosystems of the TMVIG.
关键词：Ilhas oceânicas;Brasil;Peixes recifais;Assembléias bentônicas;Características do hábitat;Recifes mesofóticos
