Article Nº 0908 Fish Vol. I · p. 518
Chapouto
Madeiran fishermen's name for an extremely rare fish of the mackerel family, called merma in Porto Santo and the Algarve.
Madeiran fishermen give this name to an extremely rare fish. It is a species of the mackerel family (Scombridae), which in Porto Santo and the Algarve is called merma. In Portugal the name chaputa is given to Brama raii and to Centrophorus lusitanicus.
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