On the occurrence of the snakefish <i>Trachinocephalus myops</i> ( <scp>Aulopiformes: Synodontidae</scp> ) in the <scp>Azores</scp> archipelago

The snakefish Trachinocephalus myops is an Atlantic species distributed in tropical and temperate coastal waters on sandy substrates. This study reports the validated record of an adult T. myops in the Azores archipelago caught by a fisherman at Faial Island. Meristic, morphometric characters and molecular analyses supported species identity. The possibilities of recurrent misidentification or recent colonization of the species in the region and its biogeographic affinities are discussed. T. myops is hereby included as a native species in the Azores.