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Second record of Gephyroberyx darwinii in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2012

Franco Andaloro ,
Manuela Falautano ,
Maria Grazia Finoia  and
Luca Castriota
Franco Andaloro
Affiliation:
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy
Manuela Falautano
Affiliation:
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy
Maria Grazia Finoia
Affiliation:
ISPRA, via Vitaliano Brancati 60, 00144 Rome, Italy
Luca Castriota*
Affiliation:
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Castriota, via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Evidence is given of the second documented record of Gephyroberyx darwinii (Beryciformes: Trachychthyidae) in the Mediterranean. One specimen was caught offshore S. Agata di Militello (Tyrrhenian Sea) in August 2011 by trammel net. Herein are reported its morphometric and meristic features.

Keywords

TrachychthyidaeGephyroberyx darwiniiimmigrantTyrrhenian SeaMediterranean SeaDarwin's slimehead
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e101
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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