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Finding of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi (Moridae) in the central Mediterranean Sea 93 years after its previous record, with a first description of sagittae and fresh coloration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2012

Pietro Battaglia ,
Giovanni Ammendolia ,
Teresa Romeo  and
Franco Andaloro
Pietro Battaglia*
Affiliation:
ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Milazzo, via dei Mille 44, 98057 Milazzo (ME), Italy
Giovanni Ammendolia
Affiliation:
Via Consolare Pompea 3 - Coop. Sicilianella, 98168 Messina (ME), Italy
Teresa Romeo
Affiliation:
ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Milazzo, via dei Mille 44, 98057 Milazzo (ME), Italy
Franco Andaloro
Affiliation:
ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, c/o Residence Marbela, via Palermo, Salvatore Puglisi 9, 90143 Palermo, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Battaglia, ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Milazzo, via dei Mille 44, 98057 Milazzo (ME), Italy email: pboceano@libero.it
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Abstract

The finding of a specimen of Eretmophorus kleinenbergi (Moridae) stranded on the shore on the Sicilian coast of the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea) is reported. Morphometric and meristic characters are given, and the description of sagittal otoliths and a colour photograph of a fresh specimen are provided.

Keywords

MoridaeEretmophorus kleinenbergifresh colorationotolithMediterranean Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e20
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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