First record of the blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus (Teleostei: Serranidae) in the Mediterranean Sea
Loading...
Files
Date
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
A specimen of the Indo-Pacific blacktip grouper was collected at a depth of 20 m from off the coast of Lebanon. This constitutes the first record of the species in the Mediterranean and adds to the number of exotic serranids in the Mediterranean Sea. Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012.
Description
Keywords
Alien species, Epinephelus fasciatus, Lebanon, Lessepsian migration, Mediterranean sea