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Authors
Silva, Maria Inês
Martins, Rui
Sequeira, Vera
Silva, Dina
Farias, Inês
Assis, Carlos A.
Gordo, Leonel Serrano
Vieira, Ana Rita
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/04292/2020)
ARNET (LA/P/0069/2020)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund MAR2020 (MAR-01.03.01-FEAMP-0003)
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Article History
Received: 19 March 2024
Accepted: 26 August 2024
First Online: 31 August 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Sampling for the present study focused on the boarfish from the western Portuguese coast. Dead specimens were acquired in the commercial port of Peniche and no animals were killed specifically for this study. Ethical or government approval, specific permissions or licenses for sample collection were not required for this study, as all specimens were collected as part of routine fishing procedures by fishermen of commercial fleet. Considering the depth at which this species lives, fish are killed during the hauling of fishing gear due to differences in atmospheric pressure. The experiments were conducted on dead animals, hence, no animal welfare or animal use permits were required for this study. <i>C. aper</i> is not an endangered or protected species.
