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Paranthias furcifer (Perciformes: Serranidae), a new alien fish in the Mediterranean Sea
Author(s) -
Dulčić J.,
Dragičević B.
Publication year - 2013
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.1095-8649.2012.03462.x
Subject(s) - perciformes , biology , serranidae , bay , fishery , mediterranean sea , mediterranean climate , fish <actinopterygii> , alien , sciaenidae , ecology , oceanography , population , demography , sociology , census , geology
A specimen of a creole fish Paranthias furcifer (285 mm total length) was captured in Marina Bay (Croatian coast) in the eastern Adriatic Sea. This is the first Mediterranean record of this species. The possible modes of introduction of species are discussed.