The first record of the lowfin chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) from Malta

The first record of the lowfin chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) from Malta

This paper presents the morphometric, meristic and genetic analyses of the first specimen of the lowfin chub,Kyphosus vaigiensis, from the coastal Maltese waters. A single specimen was caught in January, 2015 from Malta, but since then a number of other occasional visual records of this species have...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean environment 2016-01, Vol.22 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Vella, Noel, Vella, Adriana, Darmanin, Sandra Agius
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Sprache:eng
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Kyphosus vaigiensis
Marine
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents the morphometric, meristic and genetic analyses of the first specimen of the lowfin chub,Kyphosus vaigiensis, from the coastal Maltese waters. A single specimen was caught in January, 2015 from Malta, but since then a number of other occasional visual records of this species have been noted in close-by areas, indicating an established population in these waters.
ISSN:1304-9550