First record of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Actinopterygii, Gempylidae), off the coast of Benghazi, Libya (southern Mediterranean)

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-69

  Elbaraasi, Houssein ^a   Elmariami, Muftah ^a   Elmeghrabi, Moftah ^a   Omar, Salah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

First record; Fish; Libya; Mediterranean; Oilfish; Ruvettus pretiosus

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; GEMPYLIDAE; RUVETTUS PRETIOSUS;

EID: 34547664640     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2007.37.1.10     Document Type: Article

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