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First record of Lagocephalus laevigatus (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) from Galician waters (north‐west Spain), a northernmost occurrence in the north‐east Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Bañón R.,
Santás V.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02935.x
Subject(s) - biology , fishery , oceanography , geology
The first record of the smooth puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus from Galician waters (north‐west Spain) is reported. Three possible mechanisms of introduction of the specimen are considered: natural displacement, the aquarist trade and transport in ballast water.