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On the occurrence of the silverstripe blaasop Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) along the Libyan coast

Ernesto AzzurroFabio BadalamentiMarco Milazzo

subject

fishSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaEcologyved/biologyTetraodontidaeved/biology.organism_classification_rank.speciesLagocephalus sceleratusAquatic animalInvasive speciesAquatic organismsFisheryGeographySilverstripe blaasopinvasive specieMediterranean SeaNorth africanEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

Five individuals of Lagocephalus sceleratus were caught by trammel and gill nets off Ain Al Ghazala, Libya (approximately 32°09'N − 23°15'E) between 15 and 25 m depth in September 2010. Our findings represent the first record of this toxic species from Libya and provide further evidence of its occurrence along North African coasts.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2012-06-01
10.3391/bir.2012.1.2.08http://hdl.handle.net/10447/74763