First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters

First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters

On 14th October 2021, a single specimen of Sargocentron caudimaculatum was captured in the locality of Cape Bon, Eastern Tunisia, by a local fisher using gillnets at 60 m depth, on rocky bottom. This observation represents the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. General informatio...

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Main Authors: Raouia Ghanem, Wafa Rjiba Bahri, Amani Chaffai, Jeanne Zaouali, Bilel Hassen, Sahar Karray, Monia El Bour, Jamila Ben Souissi, Ernesto Azzurro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Tunisian coasts
climate change
non-indigenous species
citizen
DNA barcoding
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.869138/full

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