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The first record of Enchelycore anatina (Muraenidae: Pisces) in the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean basin)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2012

P. Guidetti ,
S. Causio  and
C. Licchelli
P. Guidetti*
Affiliation:
DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
S. Causio
Affiliation:
DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
C. Licchelli
Affiliation:
Cooperativa Hydra, 73100 Lecce, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Guidetti, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy email: paolo.guidetti@unisalento.it
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Abstract

The record of the fangtooth moray Enchelycore anatina along the south-eastern Apulian coast (south-eastern Italy) is here reported, which represents the first record of the species in the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean basin).

Keywords

non-native fishfangtooth morayMuraenidaeAtlantic migrationbiogeographyItaly
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e22
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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