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- First record of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Cetacea: Phocoenidae), in the Azores (NE Atlantic)Publication . Barreiros, João P.; Rodeia, João; Teves, ManuelThe harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a small cetacean widely distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. It is a coastal species seriously threatened by fishing, pollution and environmental changes (Donovan & Bjørge, 1995; Palka et al., 1996) with some populations, such as those from the Baltic, North and Black seas, drastically dwindling. [...]
- The sunfish Mola mola as an attachment surface for the lepadid cirriped Lepas anatifera : a previously unreported associationPublication . Barreiros, João P.; Teves, ManuelOn the 14th September 2004 a stranded sunfish (Mola mola) was found on the south coast of Terceira Island, Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic). Whilst examining its mouth for the possible presence of plastic debris, we discovered a live colony of the cirriped Lepas anatifera attached to the anterior portion of the sunfish’s oesophagus. This previously undescribed association expands the ecological niches exploited by goose barnacles with apparent advantages such as a regular intake of food and protection both from hydrodynamic hazards and from predators.