Northernmost occurrence of the white grouper, Epinephelus aeneus (Perciformes: Serranidae), in the Mediterranean area

• Autorzy: Dulcic J. , Tutman P. , Caleta M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

On 5 March 2006 an adult specimen of white grouper, Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817), was caught with long-line gear off the Island Dugi otok (between islets Mužanj and Sakarun, eastern Adriatic Sea, Croatian coast, 44°06′46.9″N; 14°53′47.08″E) on a soft, sandy bottom at a depth of 40 meters. The capture location is around 400 km north of the northern range of distribution in the Adriatic and around 800 km north of the northern limit of distribution published earlier. This is the northernmost occurrence of the white grouper in the Mediterranean area. As a top carnivorous species and among the largest coastal fish species, groupers could probably influence ecology of many native fish species and affect local artisanal fishery.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Epinephelus aeneus; Perciformes; Serranidae; Mediterranean area; fish; zoogeography; white grouper; grouper; Croatia; occurrence; Adriatic Sea

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: 36
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.73-75,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dulcic J.

• Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, POB 500, Setaliste Ivana Mestrovica 63, 21000 Split, Croatia

autor

Tutman P.

autor

Caleta M.

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