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ArticleJournal of fish biology2026

When mesophotic meets shallow: First records of deep-associated reef fishes in a well-studied tropical bay under the influence of spring-summer upwelling.

Miguel Loiola, Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira, Carla Sthefany Barroso Teles, Maisha Gragnolati, Guilherme Camargo Lessa, Pedro Milet Meirelles, Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, José Amorim Reis-Filho

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Miguel LoiolaInstitute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Rodrigo Maia-NogueiraInstitute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-9698
Carla Sthefany Barroso TelesDepartment of Biological Science, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Alagoinhas, Brazil.
Maisha GragnolatiReef System Ecology and Conservation Lab (LECAR), Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-5799
Guilherme Camargo LessaDepartament of Oceanography, Institute of Geosciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0928-2441
Pedro Milet MeirellesInstitute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1306-0331
Igor Cristino Silva CruzLong-Term Ecological Research Program of the Baía de Todos os Santos (PELD TSB), Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7475-533X
José Amorim Reis-FilhoInstitute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6942-1290

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Abstract

We document the first records of reef fishes typically associated with mesophotic environments on shallow (<10 m) coral reefs inside a well-studied tropical bay. The vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens and the pygmy angelfish Centropyge aurantonotus, usually restricted to deeper (>40 m) shelf habitats along the Brazilian coast, were recorded inside Baía de Todos os Santos (BTS). Integrating long-term ecological and oceanographic monitoring, fisheries information and underwater visual records, we show that these occurrences coincided with coastal upwelling and the advection of cooler shelf waters. We propose that cold-water intrusions act as thermal corridors enabling cross-shelf movements.

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Coral ReefsFishesAnimalsBaysBrazilEcosystemSeasonsTropical Climateepisodic cooling eventshabitat permeabilityrare ecological eventsshelf–bay interactionstropical reef dynamics

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