New findings of Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1835 and Sphoeroides Pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) in the northern Tyrrhenian sea

Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie Serie B

Volumn 114, Issue , 2007, Pages 131-133

  Ligas, A ^a   Sartor, P ^b   Sbrana, M ^b   Sirna, R ^a   De Ranieri, S ^b  

^a Acquario Comunale di Grosseto   (Italy)

^b Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Fistularia commersonii; Lessepsian migration; Mediterranean sea; Sphoeroides pachygaster

Indexed keywords

FISTULARIA COMMERSONII; FISTULARIA TABACARIA; SPHOEROIDES PACHYGASTER; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 78449255355     PISSN: 03657450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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