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First record of the marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus (Pisces: Siganidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2004

J. Dulĉić  and
A. Pallaoro
J. Dulĉić
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, šetalište Ivana Metrovića 63, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
A. Pallaoro
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, šetalište Ivana Metrovića 63, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
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Abstract

Lessepsian migrant Siganus rivulatus is reported for the first time from the Adriatic Sea, substantially further north than its usual area of occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea. Two specimens (111 mm total length [TL] and 149 mm TL) were captured by beach seine on 5 October 2002 off islet Bobara, near Cavtat (southern Adriatic). Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimens are provided. The possible explanations of this occurrence are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 84 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 1087 - 1088
Copyright
2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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