In October 2024, a single specimen of Cephalopholis taeniops, an Eastern Atlantic grouper, was captured by a recreational fisher near the port of Genoa, Italy (44 degrees 23 ' 2 '' N, 8 degrees 59 ' 34 '' E), in the Ligurian Sea. Here, we briefly report this unusual capture, which represents the northernmost Mediterranean record for the species, and we examine evidence suggesting a possible new and independent introduction likely related to ship transport.
First record of the African hind Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828) in the NW Mediterranean Sea: a likely ship-borne introduction documented in collaboration with a recreational fisher
Suaria G.;Azzurro E.
2025
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In October 2024, a single specimen of Cephalopholis taeniops, an Eastern Atlantic grouper, was captured by a recreational fisher near the port of Genoa, Italy (44 degrees 23 ' 2 '' N, 8 degrees 59 ' 34 '' E), in the Ligurian Sea. Here, we briefly report this unusual capture, which represents the northernmost Mediterranean record for the species, and we examine evidence suggesting a possible new and independent introduction likely related to ship transport.File in questo prodotto:
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