Occurrence of barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus Fasciatus (actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (central mediterranean) with a discussion on possible modes of entry

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-104

  Schembri, Patrick J ^a   Bodilis, Pascaline ^b   Evans, Julian ^a   Francour, Patrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Barred knifejaw; Maltese islands; Mediterranean; Non indigenous species; Shipping

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; OPLEGNATHIDAE; OPLEGNATHUS FASCIATUS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 78650994208     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2010.40.2.01     Document Type: Article

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