Westward range expansion of the Lessepsian migrant Fistularia commersonii (Fistulariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with notes on its parasites

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 269-277

  Pais, A ^a   Merella, P ^a   Follesa, M C ^b   Garippa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fistularia commersonii; Italy; Lessepsian migration; Mediterranean Sea; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FLATWORM; HOST; NEMATODE; PARASITE; PERCIFORM; RANGE EXPANSION; STOMACH CONTENT;

ARBATAX; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NUORO; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; FISTULARIA COMMERSONII; FISTULARIA TABACARIA; FISTULARIIDAE; LEPOCREADIIDAE; METAZOA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 33846108418     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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