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First record of the lessepsian migrant Leiognathus klunzingeri (Pisces: Leiognathidae) from the Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2002

J. Dulčić  and
A. Pallaoro
J. Dulčić
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
A. Pallaoro
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
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Abstract

Lessepsian migrant Leiognathus klunzingeri is reported for the first time from the Adriatic Sea, substantially further north than its usual area of occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea. Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimen are provided. The possible explanations of this occurrence are discussed.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 523 - 524
Copyright
2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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