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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21005| Title: | Occurence of barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (Central Mediterranean) with a discussion on possible modes of entry |
| Authors: | Schembri, Patrick J. Bodilis, Pascaline Evans, Julian Francour, Patrice |
| Keywords: | Fishes -- Malta Introduced organisms -- Malta Chordata -- Malta Perciformes -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Societas Scientiarum Stetinensis. Scientific Society of Szczecin |
| Citation: | Schembri, P. J., Bodilis, P., Evans, J., & Francour, P. (2010). Occurence of Barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (central Mediterranean) with a discussion on possible modes of entry. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 40(2), 101-104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2010.40.2.01 |
| Abstract: | The barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1844), a species native to the North Western and Eastern Central Pacific, is recorded from the central Mediterranean for the first time. Two individuals were photographed within a month of each other in Grand Harbour and in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It seems likely that the fish were introduced by shipping and different scenarios how this may have happened are discussed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21005 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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| 3. Schembri et al (2010) Oplegnathus fasciatus in Malta.pdf | 574.13 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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