The ichthyofauna of Miramare Nature Reserve (Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic)

In Miramare Nature Reserve near Trieste (Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic, Italy), a special data collection centre called Littoral Observatory (O.d.L. - Osservatorio del Litorale) was opened recently, its main objective being integration of the older data with the new biological and physical-chemical records within the framework of the field monitoring of the quality of the sea. On the basis of the research carried out so far, it has become clear that in view of the endemic teleost species with limited geographical range occurring there, the Miramare Nature Reserve is certainly a very important protected area, particularly due to the fact that the majority of fish species reproduce and develop within this protected area.