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First record of Pontinus kuhlii in Maltese waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2014

Luca Castriota  and
Alan Deidun
Luca Castriota*
Affiliation:
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy
Alan Deidun
Affiliation:
IOI-MOC, Room 315, Chemistry Building 3rd Floor, University of Malta, Msida, MSD 2080, Malta
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Castriota, via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy email: castriotaluca@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The presence of the offshore rockfish, Pontinus kuhlii (Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae), is reported for the first time in Maltese waters (Strait of Sicily). One specimen was caught offshore Gozo (Maltese archipelago) in October 2013 by bottom longline. The eastward range expansion within the Mediterranean of this Atlantic species is discussed.

Keywords

ScorpaenidaePontinus kuhliiimmigrantStrait of SicilyMediterranean Seaoffshore rockfish
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e2
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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