Omobranchus punctatus (Teleostei: Blenniidae), an exotic blenny in the Southwestern Atlantic

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 941-946

  Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri ^a   Freitas, Matheus Oliveira ^a   Andrade, Áthila Bertoncini ^a   Rangel, Carlos Augusto ^b  

^a Instituto Vidamar   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alien species; Ballast water; Mariculture; Offshore oilrigs; Omobranchus punctatus; Ship fouling

Indexed keywords

FISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MIGRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BAHIA; BRAZIL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

BLENNIIDAE; OMOBRANCHUS DASSON; OMOBRANCHUS PUNCTATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33745652106     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-5104-2     Document Type: Article

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