First record of Acanthurus chirurgus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with some distributional notes on Mediterranean Acanthuridae

Authors :: Massimiliano Marcelli
P. G. De Cecco
C. Luciani
M. Vacchi
M. Boyer
Joachim Langeneck
Source :: Mediterranean Marine Science 16 (2015): 427–431. doi:10.12681/mms.1239, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Langeneck J.; Boyer M.; De Cecco P.G.; Luciani C.; Marcelli M.; Vacchi M./titolo:First record of Acanthurus chirurgus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with some distributional notes on Mediterranean Acanthuridae/doi:10.12681%2Fmms.1239/rivista:Mediterranean Marine Science/anno:2015/pagina_da:427/pagina_a:431/intervallo_pagine:427–431/volume:16, Mediterranean Marine Science; Τόμ. 16 Αρ. 2 (2015); 427-431, Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2015); 427-431, Mediterranean Marine Science, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 427-431 (2015)
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: National Centre for Marine Research, Athens , Grecia, 2015.
Abstract: The occurrence of the doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, off Elba Island, Tyrrhenian Sea (42.726667° N, 10.434444° E). This record is tentatively related to aquarium release. The occurrence of Acanthuridae in the Mediterranean Sea is briefly reviewed, and some distributional notes on Acanthurus coeruleus and Acanthurus monroviae in the Mediterranean are provided.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 17916763 and 1108393X
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Mediterranean Marine Science 16 (2015): 427–431. doi:10.12681/mms.1239, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Langeneck J.; Boyer M.; De Cecco P.G.; Luciani C.; Marcelli M.; Vacchi M./titolo:First record of Acanthurus chirurgus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with some distributional notes on Mediterranean Acanthuridae/doi:10.12681%2Fmms.1239/rivista:Mediterranean Marine Science/anno:2015/pagina_da:427/pagina_a:431/intervallo_pagine:427–431/volume:16, Mediterranean Marine Science; Τόμ. 16 Αρ. 2 (2015); 427-431, Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2015); 427-431, Mediterranean Marine Science, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 427-431 (2015)
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....b852b3594e49d34eac480ae65fe8fad1
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.1239

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