Information on the Adriatic ichthyofauna - effect of water warming?

Abstract

       Observations on the Adriatic ichthyofauna over the last 25 years (1973-1998) are reported. During this time, changes in the quantitative and qualitative composition of the fish fauna have been noted. The number of thermophilic species has increased. Several species, scarce or rare until now, are more abundant, while others are new records. There are also some examples of the disappear­ance or increasing scarcity of some species. These observations could be related to oceanographic changes in the Adriatic Sea.