First confirmed record of the Halave's Guitarfish, Rhinobatos halavi (Forsskål, 1775) (Chondrichthyes: Rhinobatidae) in the Mediterranean Sea with a description of a case of albinism in elasmobranchs

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Ben Souissi, Jamila ^a   Golani, Daniel ^b   Méjri, Hamadi ^a   Ben Salem, Mohamed ^c   Capapé, Christian ^d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Albinism; Lessepsian migration; Mediterranean sea; Rhinobatidae; Rhinobatos halavi; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; FISH; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TYPE SPECIMEN;

AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; RHINOBATIDAE; RHINOBATOS HALAVI;

EID: 34047241250     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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