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First record of Selene dorsalis (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) in the Spanish waters of the Gulf of Cádiz (ICES Division IXa South)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

A. Juárez*
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
L. Silva
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
J. Gil
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Juárez, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apdo. 2609, Muelle Pesquero s/n, 11006 Cádiz, Spain email: ana.juarez@cd.ieo.es
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Abstract

The capture of a specimen of Selene dorsalis in the Chipiona (southern Spain), a rare species in waters north of the Cape Verde Islands and Senegal, is reported as the first record in the Gulf of Cadiz.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2006

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