Occurrence of Barred Knifejaw, Oplegnathus Fasciatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (Central Mediterranean) with a Discussion on Possible Modes of Entry | Zendy

Patrick J. Schembri | Zendy; Pascaline Bodilis | Zendy; Julian Evans | Zendy; Patrice Francour | Zendy

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Occurrence of Barred Knifejaw, <I>Oplegnathus Fasciatus</I> (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (Central Mediterranean) with a Discussion on Possible Modes of Entry

Author(s) -

Patrick J. Schembri,

Pascaline Bodilis,

Julian Evans,

Patrice Francour

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aip2010.40.2.01

Subject(s) - actinopterygii , perciformes , mediterranean climate , geography , harbour , fishery , mediterranean sea , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography , zoology , biology , geology , archaeology , computer science , programming language

The barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1844), a species native to the North Western and Eastern Central Pacific, is recorded from the central Mediterranean for the first time. Two individuals were photographed within a month of each other in Grand Harbour and in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It seems likely that the fish were introduced by shipping and different scenarios how this may have happened are discussed.peer-reviewe

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