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First record of Selene dorsalis (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, from coastal waters off the Maltese Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2009

P. Vella  and
A. Deidun
P. Vella
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Junior College, Guze Debono Square, Msida, MSD 1252 Malta
A. Deidun*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Junior College, Guze Debono Square, Msida, MSD 1252 Malta
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Deidun, Department of Biology, Junior College, Guze Debono Square, Msida, MSD 1252 Malta email: alan.deidun@gmail.com
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Abstract

The first Mediterranean record of the African moonfish, Selene dorsalis, is reported, with the capture of a single female specimen by means of a trammel net from coastal waters off the Maltese Islands. The species is a non-indigenous one for the Mediterranean, being native of tropical and subtropical waters of the east Atlantic. The Mediterranean record of S. dorsalis could be indicative of a northward range expansion of the species, spurred in part by the recent warming trend observed in the Mediterranean Sea.

Keywords

Selene dorsalisMediterranean Seanon-indigenousrange expansion
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e125
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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