First confirmed record of the blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae) off the Algerian coast (south-western Mediterranean);Primeiro registro confirmado do baiacu Sphoeroides pachygaster (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae) na plataforma argelina (sudoeste do Mediterrâneo)

Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Hemida, Farid ^a   Ben Amor, Mohamed Mourad ^b   Capapé, Christian ^c  

^a University Campus of Dely Ibrahim   (Algeria)

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

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Algerian ichthyofauna; Distribution; Maghreb shore; Migration

Indexed keywords

OSTEICHTHYES; SPHOEROIDES PACHYGASTER; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 68349130461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18099009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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