Northernmost occurrence of the offshore rockfish, Pontinus kuhlii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in the Mediterranean Sea
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Publication Date:
2005
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Northernmost occurrence of the offshore rockfish, Pontinus kuhlii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in the Mediterranean Sea / Pais, A., Chessa, L.A., Delrio, G.. - In: ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA. - ISSN 0137-1592. - 35:2(2005), pp. 143-145. [10.3750/AIP2005.35.2.12]
abstract:
An adult male specimen of the offshore rockfish,Pontinus kuhlii(Bowdich, 1825), was caught off
the coast of Alghero (NW Sardinia, Italy) in August 2004. That capture represents the second documented record
of this Atlantic migrant in Italian waters, after more than a century from the first report. Furthermore, the new
specimen is the largest specimen of this species ever recorded in the Mediterranean Basin and the most northern
capture for this geographic area. Morphologic and meristic characters of the collected fish are described and the
existence of a Mediterranean population is hypothesized.
the coast of Alghero (NW Sardinia, Italy) in August 2004. That capture represents the second documented record
of this Atlantic migrant in Italian waters, after more than a century from the first report. Furthermore, the new
specimen is the largest specimen of this species ever recorded in the Mediterranean Basin and the most northern
capture for this geographic area. Morphologic and meristic characters of the collected fish are described and the
existence of a Mediterranean population is hypothesized.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Fish; zoogeography; offshore rockfish; Pontinus kuhlii; Scorpaenidae; Atlantic migrant; Mediterranean; Italy; Sardinia
List of contributors:
Pais, Antonio; Chessa, Lorenzo Antonio; Delrio, Gavino
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