We report the presence of Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Four specimens (198–224 mm standard length) were caught at two locations south of Veracruz. These records increases the number of species in the family Serranidae for Mexico to 113. We include morphometry and meristic data of our specimens.
Se presenta el registro de dos especies de peces mesopelágicos capturados en el sur de Veracruz, golfo de México, a una profundidad cercana entre los 100 a 120 m. La presencia de la Golondrina, Taractichthys longipinnis (385 mm longitud patrón [LP]) y el pez nopal Ruvettus pretiosus (496 mm LP), es reflejo de sus hábitos mesopelágicos y la reciente explotación comercial como fauna incidental de la pesca de atún.
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