Lessepsian migrant fishes off the coast of Tunisia. First record of Fistularia commersonii (Osteichthyes, Fistularidae) and Parexocoetus mento (Osteichthyes, Exocoetidae)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-248

  Ben Souissi, J ^a   Zaouali, J ^b   Bradai, M N ^c   Quignard, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^b INSTM ^*  (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Lessepsian fishes; New records; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

FISH; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEW RECORD;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA; WORLD;

EXOCOETIDAE; FISTULARIA; FISTULARIA COMMERSONII; OSTEICHTHYES; PAREXOCOETUS MENTO; PISCES;

EID: 13644255424     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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