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First record of African brown snapper Lutjanus dentatus in the Canary Islands (north-eastern Atlantic Ocean)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2014

Antonio M. García-Mederos  and
Víctor M. Tuset
Antonio M. García-Mederos
Affiliation:
Servicio de Inspección Pesquera, Viceconsejería de Pesca y Aguas, Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas, Gobierno de Canarias, Avenida Alcalde Ramírez Bethencourt 22, 35071, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain
Víctor M. Tuset*
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: V.M. Tuset, Department of Marine Renewable Resources, Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain email: vtuset@icm.csic.es
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Abstract

The African brown snapper Lutjanus dentatus is a fish native of the West African coastal zone of the Atlantic Ocean. Here we document the first recorded capture of this species in the Canary Islands, an archipelago close to Africa, in August 2013.

Keywords

Lutjanus dentatusfishfirst recordrange expansionCanary Islands
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e65
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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