New records of fishes for the Vitória-Trindade Chain, southwestern Atlantic

Oceanic islands and seamounts present high and unique biodiversity; however, these environments are still poorly understood. Here we report seven new records of fishes for Martin Vaz Archipelago, five for Trindade Island, and one for Davis Seamount, in the Vitoria-Trindade Chain. Three species, Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829), Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832), and Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 are new records for the whole chain. Such isolated sites are among the last frontiers for shallow-reef exploration in the South Atlantic, and more scientific effort is needed to better understand their biogeography and to help advance conservation efforts.