Zenopsis conchifera (Lowe, 1852) (Pisces, Actinopterygii, Zeidae): a new alien fish in the Mediterranean Sea

Authors: Ragonese; Giusto

Source: Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 71, Number 6, December 2007 , pp. 1853-1857(5)

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Abstract:

The first documented occurrence of a silvery John dory, Zenopsis conchifera, in the Mediterranean Sea is reported. A female (645 mm total length, 3296 g body mass) of Z. conchifera was caught in July 2006 by a commercial bottom trawler off the northern Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean Sea).

Keywords: alien species; Mediterranean; trawl; Zenopsis conchifera

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01636.x

Affiliations: 1: Institute for the study of the Marine Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), via L. Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara (TP), Italy

Publication date: 2007-12-01