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First record of Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus (Osteichthyes: Diodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2014

A. Garrido ,
A.J. Ibáñez-Yuste ,
C. Norman  and
A. Terrón-Sigler
A. Garrido*
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain
A.J. Ibáñez-Yuste
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain
C. Norman
Affiliation:
Servicio Desarrollo Pesquero, Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente, Edif. Administrativo Almanjayar, C/Joaquina Eguaras n°2. 18071 Granada, Spain
A. Terrón-Sigler
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain Asociación Hombre y Territorio: C/ Castellar n° 54–56, Local 2, CP 41003, Seville, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Garrido, Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain email: ana.garrido.diaz@juntadeandalucia.es
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Abstract

The capture of one specimen of Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus from the Andalusian coast (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean) represents the first record in Mediterranean waters.

Keywords

TetraodontiformesDiodontidaefirst recordChilomycterus spinosus mauretanicusMediterranean Sea
Type
Review Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e79
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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