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First record of Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus (Osteichthyes: Diodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2014

A. Garrido*
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain
A.J. Ibáñez-Yuste
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain
C. Norman
Affiliation:
Servicio Desarrollo Pesquero, Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente, Edif. Administrativo Almanjayar, C/Joaquina Eguaras n°2. 18071 Granada, Spain
A. Terrón-Sigler
Affiliation:
Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain Asociación Hombre y Territorio: C/ Castellar n° 54–56, Local 2, CP 41003, Seville, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Garrido, Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, C/ Bergantín, 39, CP 41012 Seville, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The capture of one specimen of Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus from the Andalusian coast (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean) represents the first record in Mediterranean waters.

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Review Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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