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First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

David Abecasis ,
Luís Bentes ,
Joaquim Ribeiro ,
Daniel Machado ,
Frederico Oliveira ,
Pedro Veiga ,
Jorge M.S. Gonçalves  and
Karim Erzini
David Abecasis*
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Luís Bentes
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Joaquim Ribeiro
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Daniel Machado
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Frederico Oliveira
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Pedro Veiga
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Jorge M.S. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Karim Erzini
Affiliation:
CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: David Abecasis, CCMAR Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal email: davidbecas@netcabo.pt
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Abstract

Several juvenile specimens of Sparisoma cretense, a previously unrecorded species, were caught using beach seining in Ria Formosa.The hypothesis that these occurrences are related with climatic changes is discussed.

Keywords

Sparisoma cretensePortugalRio Formosa
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e27
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2005

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