Open AccessFirst record of the white prawn Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 in the Mediterranean waters of Morocco
Author(s) -
Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi,
Youness Mabrouki,
José A. Cuesta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
arxius de miscel·lània zoològica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1698-0476
DOI - 10.32800/amz.2021.19.0307
Subject(s) - shrimp , prawn , fishery , mediterranean climate , white (mutation) , mediterranean sea , geography , range (aeronautics) , oceanography , biology , geology , archaeology , biochemistry , materials science , composite material , gene
In this paper, we provide the first record of the white prawn Palaemon longirostris, a palaemonid shrimp with socio–economic interests, in the northeastern coasts of Morocco, and the third confirmed record for the Mediterranean. Future surveys may increase its known range in the Mediterranean Sea.