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First records of the subtropical fish Megalops atlanticus (Osteichthyes: Megalopidae) in the Cantabrian Sea, northern Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2004

J.C. Arronte
Affiliation:
Universidad de Oviedo, Facultad de Biología, Dpto. B.O.S. Área de Zoología, C/Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain
J.A. Pis-Millán
Affiliation:
Centro de Experimentación Pesquera, Avda. Príncipe de Asturias s/n, 33212 Gijón, Spain
M.P. Fernández
Affiliation:
Centro de Experimentación Pesquera, Avda. Príncipe de Asturias s/n, 33212 Gijón, Spain
L. García
Affiliation:
Centro de Experimentación Pesquera, Avda. Príncipe de Asturias s/n, 33212 Gijón, Spain

Abstract

Meristic and morphometric data of a specimen of tarpon Megalops atlanticus caught off the Asturias coast, northern Spain, are reported. This is the first record of this species in Spanish waters.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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