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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/142458| Title: | Second record of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) from Maltese waters |
| Authors: | Scicluna, Antonia Schembri, Patrick J. |
| Keywords: | Epinephelus -- Malta Fisheries -- Malta Introduced organisms -- Malta Fishes -- Migration -- Malta Groupers -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2025 |
| Publisher: | Turkish Marine Research Foundation |
| Citation: | Scicluna, A., & Schembri, P. J. (2025), Second record of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) from Maltese waters. Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment, 31(3), 269-272. |
| Abstract: | On 6 July 2025, a specimen of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (63.4 cm TL) was captured off Marsaxlokk Bay, southeastern Malta. This represents the second confirmed record from Maltese and central Mediterranean waters, following the first in 2011. The observation indicates a possible low but persistent presence, suggesting the early stages of establishment of this Indo-Pacific Lessepsian immigrant in the region. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/142458 |
| ISSN: | 27178129 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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