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First record of the rare gobiid fish Gobius couchi in the Ligurian Sea (north-western Mediterranean)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2009

Ha Trieu Hung Liu ,
Harald Ahnelt ,
Giovanni A.C. Balma  and
Giovanni B. Delmastro
Ha Trieu Hung Liu
Affiliation:
University of Vienna, Department of Theoretical Biology, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Wadden Sea Station Sylt, Hafenstrasse 43, D-25992 List, Germany
Harald Ahnelt*
Affiliation:
University of Vienna, Department of Theoretical Biology, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Giovanni A.C. Balma
Affiliation:
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, via San Francesco di Sales 188, Parco Cascina Vigna, I-10022 Carmagnola (TO), Italy
Giovanni B. Delmastro
Affiliation:
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, via San Francesco di Sales 188, Parco Cascina Vigna, I-10022 Carmagnola (TO), Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: H. Ahnelt, University of Vienna, Department of Theoretical Biology, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria email: harald.ahnelt@univie.ac.at
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Abstract

The first record of Gobius couchi for the Ligurian Sea and the second record of this rare gobiid fish for the western Mediterranean are reported.

Keywords

GobiidaeGobius couchifirst recordLigurian Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e135
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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