Two new lessepsian species found in the north-eastern levantine basin: broadbanded cardinalfish (apogon fasciatus (white, 1790)) and indian scad (decapterus russelli (rüppell, 1830)) (osteichthyes)

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-118

  Akamca, Erhan ^a   Mavruk, Sinan ^a   Özyurt, Caner E ^a   Kiyaga, Volkan Barş ^a   Manaçirl, Meltem ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PERCIFORM;

LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

APOGON FASCIATUS; DECAPTERUS RUSSELLI; OSTEICHTHYES; PRIACANTHUS HAMRUR;

EID: 78650726458     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2010.10638449     Document Type: Article

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