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<journal-id>0122-9761</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras - INVEMAR]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0122-9761</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS "JOSE BENITO VIVES DE ANDRÉIS" (INVEMAR)    INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS -JOSE BENITO VIVES DE ANDRÉIS- (INVEMAR)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0122-97612026000100220</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25268/bimc.invemar.2025.55.1.1375</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[First record on the central Venezuelan coast of the species Sigmops elongatus (Gonostomatidae, Stomiiformes) and data on its distribution in the country]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Nuevo registro para el litoral central venezolano de Sigmops elongatus (Gonostomatidae, Stomiiformes) y datos sobre su distribución en el país]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Nuevo registro para el litoral central venezolano de Sigmops elongatus (Gonostomatidae, Stomiiformes) y datos sobre su distribución en el país]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fariña Pestano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángel Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eric Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vásquez Levy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ruth Emilia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Oriente  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio del Poder Popular de Pesca y Acuicultura  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio del Poder Popular de Pesca y Acuicultura  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>55</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>220</fpage>
<lpage>226</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100220&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100220&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0122-97612026000100220&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The new record for the Venezuelan continental shelf and the southernmost in the country for the species Sigmops elongatus is presented, in addition to being the only one for Venezuela in the last 37 years. It also represents the first capture of this species using a fish trap as a fishing method. At the same time, the distribution of S. elongatus in Venezuela is updated and expands based on previous records from the 1960s and 1970s.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se presenta un nuevo registro para la costa continental venezolana y el más meridional en el país, de la especie Sigmops elongatus, además de ser el único para Venezuela desde hace 37 años. Igualmente, constituye la primera captura de esa especie empleando nasa como arte de pesca. Paralelamente, se actualiza y amplia la distribución de S. elongatus en Venezuela con base en registros previos correspondientes a las décadas de los años 60 y 70 del siglo pasado.]]></p></abstract>
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