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First documented record of Leucoraja circularis (Rajidae) in the central Tyrrhenian Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

I. Consalvo ,
P.N. Psomadakis ,
M. Bottaro  and
M. Vacchi
I. Consalvo
Affiliation:
ICRAM, Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Via di Casalotti 300, I-00166 Roma, Italy
P.N. Psomadakis*
Affiliation:
ICRAM, Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Via di Casalotti 300, I-00166 Roma, Italy
M. Bottaro
Affiliation:
ICRAM c/o MNA, Università di Genova, viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genova, Italy
M. Vacchi
Affiliation:
ICRAM c/o MNA, Università di Genova, viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genova, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P.N. Psomadakis, ICRAM, Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Via di Casalotti 300 I-00166 Roma, Italy email: peterpsomadakis@inwind.it
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Abstract

A male specimen of Leucoraja circularis was captured in January 2005 by a bottom trawler operating south-east off the Anzio coast (central Tyrrhenian Sea). Biometric and meristic characters of the specimen are presented. This capture represents the first documented record of the species in the central Tyrrhenian Sea.

Keywords

Leucoraja circularisRajidaeTyrrhenian SeaMediterranean
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e24
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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