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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/90468| Title: | The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii : Perciformes : Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters |
| Authors: | Adel, Mohammed Nour, Ola Mohamed Al Mabruk, Sara A. A. Zava, Bruno Deidun, Alan Corsini-Foka, Maria |
| Keywords: | Introduced organisms -- Egypt Surgeonfishes -- Egypt Aquarium fishes -- Egypt |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher: | Institouton Okeanografikon kai Alieutikon Ereunon |
| Citation: | Adel, M., Nour, O.M., AL Mabruk, S.A.A., Zava, B., Deidun, A., & Corsini-Foka, M. (2021). The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters. Mediterranean Marine Science 23(1), 134-139 |
| Abstract: | An adult of Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 was caught in the waters off Alexandria, Egypt, in August 2021, through spearfishing. This finding documents the first occurrence of the species in the Mediterranean basin. Description of the specimen, morphometric measurements and meristic characters are given. The yellowfin surgeonfish is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, absent in the Red Sea and is a popular aquarium fish. Potential routes of introduction of the species into the Mediterranean are briefly discussed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/90468 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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