First records of Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis (Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae) from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean)

Authors

  • Sihem RAFRAFI-NOUIRA
  • Daniel GOLANI
  • Christian CAPAPÉ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.59.2.9

Keywords:

Osteichthyes, Scorpaenidae, Scorpaena maderensis, Tunisia, population, central Mediterranean

Abstract

        The authors present the first records of Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833 from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean). The specimens are described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. The origin of the species in its new living area is discussed and commented. However, these new findings confirm the establishment of a viable population of S. maderensis in central Mediterranean.

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Published

15.12.2018

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Short communication

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